The Hiroshima Botanical Garden (広島市植物公園, Hiroshima-shi Shokubutsu Kōen) is located in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima in western Honshū, on the hill facing the Seto Inland Sea. The Garden was opened to the public on 3 November 1976. Since its inception, the Garden has been adding to its collection of exotic as well as indigenous plants. The Garden has a collection of plants and flowers from several parts of the world, and has been organized in a number of display houses. It also has several Japanese classical horticultural plants such as morning glory and Japanese primrose. | ||||||