Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
The Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden, also known as the Kusatsu Aquatic Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden specializing in aquatic plants and best known for its extensive lotus display.Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: Japanese attraction in Shiga, comprised aquatic plants
- Also known as: “Kusatsu Aquatic Botanical Garden”, “Kusatsu Botanical Aquatic Garden”, and “Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Biwa Museum and Roadside station Kusatsu.
Lake Biwa Museum
Museum
Photo: Kekero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lake Biwa Museum is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan. Lake Biwa Museum is situated 500 metres west of Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden.
Roadside station Kusatsu
Restaurant
Roadside station Kusatsu is a restaurant, which is situated 420 metres south of Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden.
Ashiura Kannon-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ashiura Kannon-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Hakuho period and its grounds were designated a National Historic Site in 2004. Ashiura Kannon-ji is situated 2 km southeast of Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karasuma Peninsula and Kusatsu.
Kusatsu
Photo: Hiroshige, Public domain.
Kusatsu is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city lies on Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 139,913 in 63,942 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2.
Otsu
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Ōtsu is the capital of Shiga prefecture. Enryaku-ji, a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history.
Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
- Categories: botanical garden and recreation area
- Location: Kusatsu Shi, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.0737° or 35° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
135.94041° or 135° 56′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q3WFR+F5OpenStreetMap ID
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leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q5954731
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Spanish—“Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မိဇုနိုမိုရိအဏ္ဏဝါရုက္ခဗေဒဥယျာဉ်”
- Chinese: “草津市立水生植物公園水之森”
- Japanese: “みずの森”
- Japanese: “水生植物公園みずの森”
- Japanese: “草津市立水生植物公園みずの森”
- Russian: “Водный ботанический сад Мицуномори”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico Acuatico Mizunomori”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico Acuático Mizunomori”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botánico Acuático Mizunomori”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico Acuatico Mizunomori”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico Acuático Mizunomori”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico Acuático Mizunomori”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 草津市立水生植物公園 みずの森 and ハス池.
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