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Tsukuba Botanical Garden (Ibaraki): Botanical garden for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tsukuba Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Amakubo, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 56 km from Tokyo Station and 446 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Tsukuba Botanical Garden
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBotanical garden
Name in Japanese筑波実験植物園
LocationAmakubo, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tsukuba Station – about 2.1 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 56 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 250 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 310 km (straight line)
Established1976
Coordinates36.10140, 140.11200
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://tbg.kahaku.go.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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