Toho University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Medicinal Botanical Garden

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東邦大学薬学部薬用植物園

Explore a vast collection of medicinal plants at this university botanical garden.

Toho University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Medicinal Botanical Garden — TEMPA WATARU CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

A botanical garden managed by Toho University.
Opened in 1927 in Tokyo, moved in 1967.
Dedicated to medicinal plants and research.

What to see

A medicinal plant specimen garden.
A herb garden with various species.
A garden dedicated to medicinal trees.
Approximately 1250 plant species from 167 families.
Notable plant: Pterolobium.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Address: 〒274-8510　千葉県船橋市三山2-2-1
Area: Funabashi, Chiba
Official site: www.lab.toho-u.ac.jp
Phone: 047-472-1349
Opening hours: 9:30-16:00 (weekdays)
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, annual campus-wide inspection days, entrance examination days, various test days, school event days
Getting there: Keisei-Okubo Station — about 12 min on foot (0.7 km)

Hours and admission taken from the official site on 30 July 2026. Nearest station calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors; walking time is a straight-line estimate. Check before you travel.

On the ground

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