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Tohoku University Botanical Gardens (Miyagi): Botanical garden for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tohoku University Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aoba-ku, Miyagi Prefecture, about 285 km from Tokyo Station and 562 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Tohoku University Botanical Gardens
Photo: Caveman2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBotanical garden
Name in Japanese東北大学学術資源研究公開センター植物園
LocationAoba-ku, Miyagi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ayukai Station – about 8.4 km
From Sendai Stationabout 77 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 285 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 440 km (straight line)
Designationsnatural monument
Coordinates38.23330, 140.00000
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://web.tohoku.ac.jp/garden/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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