Jindai Botanical Garden

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The name ‘Jindai’ survives only here: 400 varieties of roses, 5,200 plants, 500 yen

It is the first and only public botanical garden in Tokyo, opened in 1961, and its name preserves the old place name ‘神代’ (Jindai), which has disappeared from current use everywhere else. The rose garden has about 400 varieties in 5,200 plants, and it blooms twice, at the end of May and in mid-October. It borders the Jindaiji temple and its soba, both a few minutes away on foot.

Opened in 1961, it is the first and only public botanical garden in Tokyo. The operator's official page states that the historic place name ‘神代’ survives only here, having disappeared from current use everywhere else (source read by verification batch L09, LETT.). In 2009 the rose garden won an award from the World Federation of Rose Societies. The area open to the public is 514,039.70 m² as of 1/2/2025, according to the official management plan of the Tokyo Metropolis.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00 (entry to the main garden until 16:00; greenhouses and aquatic garden until 16:30), closed on Mondays (the following day if it is a public holiday, read directly on the official site in this session) and 29/12–1/1. Entry 500 yen adults (400 yen in a group; 250/200 over-65s; 200/160 junior high students, free if resident in Tokyo; children free). ⚠️ On peak days (rose season, sakura) the queues at the ticket office exceed half an hour, and several reviews report mosquitoes in the warm season. It can only be reached by bus: there is no station nearby.

🚉 Chofu · 31 min walk

Sources: tokyo-park.or.jp · ja.wikipedia.org

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