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Kitayama Botanical Garden: Location & Nearest Station (18 km from Osaka Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kitayama Botanical Garden is a park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 18 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Osaka.

Kitayama Botanical Garden
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese北山緑化植物園
LocationNishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kōyōen Station – about 1.3 km
From Osaka Stationabout 18 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 47 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 150 km (straight line)
Established1982
Coordinates34.76475, 135.31711
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nishi.or.jp/kotsu/kankyo/hanatomidori/shokubutsuen/index.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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