Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden

Monkeys bathing in hot springs are popular! Botanical garden full of tropical mood

You may not associate the word “tropical” with Japan’s northernmost main island. However, the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden, a large pyramidal greenhouse in Hakodate City, is a veritable paradise of rare and wild flora indigenous to regions much further south. The garden is also famous for its unusual outdoor onsen (hot spring) and the furry primates that visit it during the long northern winter. From December to May, you can spot adorable monkeys taking a relaxing bath in the hot springs. The monkeys frequenting the 40-degree pools to stave off the bitter winter chill and frolicking on the attached monkey playground have become some of the primary highlights of Hakodate winters. You can find a footbath near the park to use freely and warm your body up too!

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Nearest airports
New Chitose Airport Sapporo Okadama Airport Hakodate Airport Okushiri Airport Asahikawa Airport Wakkanai Airport Rishiri Airport Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport Memanbetsu Airport Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport Tancho Kushiro Airport Tokachi Obihiro Airport

General Information

Postal code
〒042-0932 
Address
北海道函館市湯川町3-1-15
Telephone Number
0138-57-7833
Open
9:30-18:00, (Nov.-Mar.) 9:30-16:30
Closed
Dec. 29 - Jan. 1
Prices
[Admission] 300 yen for adults, 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students
Car Park
124 spaces, free
Directions
●By streetcar: About 30 minutes from Hakodate Station, get off at Yunokawa Onsen Station, and walk for about 10 minutes
●By car: About 10 minutes from Hakodate Airport
Website

Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden

* Information on facilities is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.

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