Shibuya Fureai Botanical Center — Attraction in Tokyo

Saw this place recommended as a firefly spot on several portals for tourists, so I went to see for myself. I was hoping there would be some greenery and fireflies moving freely, and I had read it's the smallest botanical garden in Japan, but I wasn't prepared to see only a small dark room with some kind of net sized 1x2 metres, with plants and fireflies inside. The queue was asked not to stop in the room but to the look while moving, so the whole pleasure lasted for half a minute. But then, it's free. The staff greeted us with warm smiles and there were staff outside keeping an eye on the street in case a car rushes in, because there were a lot of children visiting. To sum it up, that's it - a simple free entertainment for small children who don't yet know much...

Do not recommend you wasting your time and money here.

Paid 100yen to go in with no expectations knowing it was small, but even with no expectations, it was worse than I imagined. All of the plants were half dead like nobody tended to them, and no signs explaining what each plant was.

No guided routes or anything worth seeing. Coffee shop was closed. Walked all the way to the top hoping there would be more than meets the eye but was in and out in 3 min.

The owner needs to convert this space to a coffee shop. Will prob gain more happy customers (and more revenue) rather than unhappy customers who paid 100yen to see...

I really like the idea of the space, but it's really lacking in many aspects.

The main seating area is separate from the area with all the plants, so it doesn't really feel like you're surrounded by green.

The menu is pretty bad. So gross reheated pizza, basic coffee, etc. Nothing gourmet or high end here. The coffee, for example, is one of those crappy automated machines.

No wifi, no outlets for charging anything.

So it's neither a place to go to enjoy green plants, nor a place to go for a great coffee or other food, nor a place to do some remote work.

I can't imagine...