Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
The Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens operated by Hokkaido University. They are located at North 3, West 8, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, and open daily; an admission fee is charged.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical gardens
- Also known as: “Botanic Garden Hokkaido University”, “Botanic Garden, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University”, “Botanic Garden, Hokkaido University”, “Hokkaido Daigaku Shokubutsuen”, and “Hokkaidō Daigaku Shokubutsuen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau and Ōdōri Park.
Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau
Government office
The Central Circuit covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Ōdōri Park
Park
Photo: redlegsfan21, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Odori Park is a park located in the heart of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Ōdōri means "large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri, and divides the city into north and south sections.
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building
Public building
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The facilities of the former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo, Japan, include a conference room, a museum shop, a tourist information office, and a few historical exhibition rooms and libraries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Kita-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.
Kita-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kita-ku is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. Kita-ku is situated 3 km north of Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens.
Nishi
Suburb
Nishi is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. Nishi is situated 3½ km west of Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens.
Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
- Categories: botanical garden and university museum
- Location: Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北海道大學植物園”
- French: “Hokkaido Daigaku Shokubutsuen”
- French: “Jardin botanique de l’université de Hokkaidō”
- Italian: “Orto botanico dell’Università di Hokkaidō”
- Japanese: “北大植物園”
- Japanese: “北海道大学北方生物圏フィールド科学センター植物園”
- Japanese: “北海道大学北方生物圏フィールド科学センター耕地圏ステーション植物園”
- Japanese: “北海道大学植物園”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Hokkaidō”
- “HUNHM”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kita-rokujō and Ōdōri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tonan Byōin and Hotel Sapporo Garden Palace.
Central Circuit: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Otaru, Muroran, Tomakomai, and Iwamizawa.
Curious Gardens to Discover
Uncover intriguing gardens from every corner of the globe.