Man'yō Botanical Garden (Nara)
萬葉植物園
This garden displays 300 plant species from Japan's oldest poetry collection, offering historical and poetic context.
What it is
- Botanical garden established in 1932.
- Contains plants mentioned in the Man'yoshu, ancient Japanese poetry collection.
What to see
- Approximately 300 species of plants.
- Classical Japanese poems displayed alongside plants.
- Over 200 wisteria trees in twenty varieties.
When to go
- Wisteria flowers bloom between late April and early May.
In detail
The Man’yo Botanical Garden was established in 1932. It contains approximately 300 species of the plants mentioned in the Man’yoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, which was compiled in the eighth century.
Noted scholar Sasaki Nobutsuna (1872–1963), who specialized in Man’yoshu studies, founded the garden and gathered many of its plants.
Classical Japanese poems from the Man’yoshu are displayed inside the garden alongside the plants that they mention, allowing visitors to appreciate the various species in their historical and poetic contexts.
The Man’yo Botanical Garden is famous for its more than 200 wisteria trees in twenty different varieties. The flowers bloom between late April and early May.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
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