Hiroshima Botanical Garden

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The Hiroshima Botanical Garden, Saekiku, Hiroshima, is located in the western Honshū, facing the Seto Inland Sea. The Garden was opened to the public on 3 November 1976.

Since its inception, the Garden has been adding to its collection of exotic as well as indigenous plants. The Garden has a collection of plants and flowers from several parts of the world, and has been organized in a number of display houses. It also has several Japanese classical horticultural plants such as morning glory and Japanese primrose.

The Garden, located on undulating terrain covers an area of around 18 hectares. The Garden undertakes a variety of activities, including research, to create awareness in people about the plant life and is divided into several segments, including research laboratory, conservatory, begonia display house, fuchsia display house, phylogenic garden, rock garden, Japanese garden, and camellia garden.