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咲くやこの花館 Sakuya Konohana Kan

A Place for Viewing Flowers and Plants From the Tropics to the Polar Regions Right Here in Osaka,Japan

Features

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1.Tropical Aquatic Plant Area-　　notice that tropical waterlilies, victorias, and fourpetaled mangroves are grown in water maintained at around 28 degrees
C.year round

2.Humid Tropical Plant House-　　catch an image of the jungle from plants like palm and Chinese banyan; enjoy orchids creating an exotic, colorful atmosphere

3.Tropical Insectivorous Plant Area-　　take a close look at the trap system of nepenthes

4.Tropical Water Plants in Aquarium-　　view aquatic plants such as tapegrass and race leaf, as well as fish from tropical regions

5.Tropical flowering Trees and Shrubs-　　imagine yourself in Hawaii or Tahiti, while marveling at plants ranging from angel's trumpet and“powder puff”to hibiscus

6.Succulent Plant House-　　learn how plants in extremely dry areas like mainland Africa and Madagascar, Latin America and Australia survive and even thrive in severe conditions

7.Alpine House-　　marvel at 200 species spreading a flowery meadow of primulas and blue poppies(Himalaya and West China) and at a wide range of alpine plants from the Rockies, Alps, and Japanese mountain areas

8.Arctic and Antarctic Plant Area-　　stroll through this magnificent greenhouse displaying cold-region flora, including real moss brought from the Showa Base, South Pole, and cushion-like purple saxifrage from the Antarctic Circle

9.Exhibition Hall-　　make even more discoveries and find helpful pamphlets: Regular and Special Exhibitions, Sakuya Floral Map, Visual Aid Room, and Flower Key Station

10.Sakuya Information Center-　　drop by to ask questions and to browse reading books and other reference materials

11.Flower Hall-　　relax and gather for events in this spacious area, dotted with coconut palm trees

Pictures

A.　fringed hibiscus(5)*

B.　Musella lasiocarpa(relative of banana), native to province of Yunnan, China(5)

C.　silversword, Hawaiian alpine plant(7)

D.　Nepenthes bicalcarata, insectivorous plant growing in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo(3)

E.　cultivated type of tropical waterlilies(1)

F.　tree fern(5)

G.　desert rose(6)

H.　Himalayan blue poppy(7)

I.　angel's trumpet(5)

J.　prickly pear, native to South America(6)

*numbers in parentheses indicate viewing areas listed above

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Photo E

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Photo H

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Hours and Admission

Open:　from 10:00 to 17:00 (enter before 16:30)

Closed:　on Mondays(except when a national holiday; then closed on Tuesday)and from December 28 to January 4

Fee:　500 yen for those 15 or older; free admission for those under 15, those over 65, and physically challenged persons with registration books

Discount:　for groups of 30 or more, ask about discount admissin fee

Location

Sakuya Konohana Kan,
2-163 Ryokuchi Koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036
(TEL 06-6912-0055) -east of Umeda,Osaka

By subway:　Get off at Tsurumi Ryokuchi Station on the Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi line from Shinsaibashi(Midosuji or Yotsubashi line)or Kyobashi(JR Kanjo line or Keihan Densha)

By car:　Take Osaka Chuo Kanjo road to Hanahaku Dori(street), turn west and use parking area 1 or 2
Or take Osaka Uchi Kanjo road to Hanahaku Dori, turn east
From Kinki Jidosha Do expressway, get off at Daito Tsurumi (if going north) or Kadoma (if coming south)
From Hanshin Kosoku Moriguchi expressway, head for Hanshin Kosoku Morisyoji, taking the Morisyoji ramp (exiting near Osaka Uchi Kanjo Road, Midori 1-chome intersection); go south to Hanahaku Dori

	Sakuya Konohana Kan
	A Place for Viewing Flowers and Plants From the Tropics to the Polar Regions Right Here in Osaka,Japan