What other travelers are saying about The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Nice place to go if you want to spend some time in the nature when you in Kochi city. To go there, you can take the my-yu bus as there’s a stop at the entrance. Just make sure you have the bud schedule. Inside, there is a variety of plants and the area is pretty big. If you just want to walk around, it will take about two hours to have a quick look at everything. There’s also a souvenir shop and a cafe.
Not very well planned. You need to walk one way in and same way out . Should have made circle. NOT very wheelchair friendly!
The green house was excellent and has a lift to different floors so you could see tops of trees and water pond with large water plants.
Sprawling grounds that contain a wide variety of plants and flowers. Beautiful landscaping everywhere. The greenhouse has great decorations with excellent atmosphere that feels like being in a rainforest in the tropic jungle.
Beautiful place, with a large tropical island indoor greenhouse an impressive collection of orchids, as well as a massive terraced landscape that could take you all day to explore. Beautiful year round, but at just the right time, this place is exploding with colour.
FYI you can take a My-Yu bus here and pay half price for the bus showing your passport. With the bus ticket, you get a reduced entry price for the gardens.
Make a day of it by visiting Chikurinji Temple and Godaisan park
Almost gave this four stars instead of five, mainly for the difficulty in going. There seems to be just one narrow road up a mountain in the middle town. It’s one way at least, although I didn’t know that until I went down. Finding the entrance is not easy.
Once you get there, this is a hell of a Botanical garden. Unlike most I’ve seen in Japan, the action is primarily outside. Therefore, while each season has something to see, your best bets Weill be from mid spring to mid autumn. The indoor part is lovely all year found, but somewhat small compared to others on Honshu.
The outside area is really nice. Be prepared for a LONG and hilly walk though. Bring comfortable shoes! You can get a good basic workout just checking out all the plants!