Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome

Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome
夢の島熱帯植物館
Location	3-2, Yumenoshima, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°39′05″N139°49′46″E / 35.651298°N 139.829307°E / 35.651298; 139.829307
Established	1988 (1988)
Operated by	Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
Species	1,000
Website	www.yumenoshima.jp

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 is open daily except on Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

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 a 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

Inside one of the domes, 2014

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

• List of botanical gardens in Japan

References

1. "Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome". The Official Tokyo Travel Guide, GO TOKYO. Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
2. Nagamura, Kit (2014-09-27). "Yumenoshima: Tokyo's past trash packed into pleasure". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

External links

• Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome (Japanese)
• Accessible Tokyo description Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Japan Visitor blog
• BGCI entry