Enjoy alpine flora at your ease! Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden

  • Nagano
  • Sightseeing
Clumps of alpine meadows
The Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture, is a botanical garden where visitors can easily enjoy plants that bloom at various altitudes in a form close to nature!
Mountains of the Northern Alps

Perfect for summer! Take the gondola to the cool botanical garden

Take the gondola from the foot of Hakuba Goryu and climb up for about 8 minutes to get there. When you exit the station, you will be greeted by the beautiful mountains of the Northern Alps! The botanical garden is located at an altitude of 1,515 meters, making it relatively cool even in summer.

In fact, this place is a ski resort in winter. It is recommended to take the lift seen in the back to the top of the botanical garden, which is built on the slope of the mountain, and take your time while descending!

Colorful flowers blooming in the botanical garden

Komakusa: Best time to see: July

Komakusa, the queen of alpine plants

The small pink flowers are beautiful. The botanical garden is home to about 120,000 comacias, which are at their best in July, when many of them are in full bloom!
Blue poppy: Best viewing July

Mysterious "Blue Poppy

The blue poppy blooms at high altitudes in the Himalayas. The blue poppy blooms high in the Himalayas and is characterized by its beautiful blue color. It is also a great place to see rare plants from other countries.
Edelweiss: Best time to visit: late July to mid-August

Edelweiss, the national flower of Switzerland

Edelweiss will be in full bloom from now on. It produces lovely white flowers. Many of you may have heard of it because of its famous song.
Left: Watermelon juice, Right: Butterfly pea and lemon soda
At the restaurant located at the Alps Plain Station at the top of the gondola, you can enjoy a cool and refreshing drink.
The Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden, where visitors can enjoy more than 300 species of alpine plants from June to October, is carefully tended by the staff every day. The plants in bloom change from season to season, so there is always something to see, no matter how many times you visit. Why not visit Hakuba this summer to see the alpine flora?

The plants in bloom change according to the time of year. Please check the Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden website for the latest information before visiting.
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