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Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens (Shizuoka): Botanical garden for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Minamiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, about 141 km from Tokyo Station and 308 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens
Photo: Augustus Binu/ facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBotanical garden
Name in Japanese下賀茂熱帯植物園
LocationMinamiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Izukyū Shimoda Station – about 8.1 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 141 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 190 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 286 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.64930, 138.86300
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.shimokamo-nettai.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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