The Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome (夢の島熱帯植物館, Yumenoshima Nettai Shokubutsukan), also sometimes called the Yumenoshima Tropical Plant Dome, is a botanical garden located at 3-2, Yumenoshima, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association and open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.
| Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome | |
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| 夢の島熱帯植物館 | |
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| Location | 3-2, Yumenoshima, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°39′05″N 139°49′46″E / 35.651298°N 139.829307°E |
| Established | 1988 |
| Operated by | Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association |
| Species | 1,000 |
| Website | www |
The greenhouse was established in 1988 in Yumenoshima ("Dream Island") Park, a reclaimed landfill and dumping ground in Tokyo Bay.[2] Its three domes, A, B, and C, currently contain about 1,000 species of tropical and semitropical plants. A Dome features a rainforest habitat with ferns and waterfall, B Dome represents a tropical village, and C Dome contains vegetation of the Ogasawara Islands. There is also a small carnivorous plant room.
Plants collection
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The domes' plant collections include palms, orchids, aquatic plants, Pandanus, Hevea brasiliensis, Samanea saman, Barringtonia racemosa, Satakentia liukiuensis, Cyathea lepifera, C. mertensiana, C. spinulosa, and Dicksonia antarctica.
See also
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edit- ^ Bureau, Tokyo Convention & Visitors. "Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome". The Official Tokyo Travel Guide, GO TOKYO. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ Nagamura, Kit (2014-09-27). "Yumenoshima: Tokyo's past trash packed into pleasure". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
External links
edit- Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome (Japanese)
- Accessible Tokyo description
- Japan Visitor blog
- BGCI entry
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