Tokyo Stroll 🌿

🌿The giant flower taro at the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Bunkyo Ward bloomed yesterday, and I hurried over to see it today. The last time it bloomed was 13 years ago! The flowering period of the giant flower taro is very short, and according to the staff, it might wither by tomorrow. 🌿🌟 The botanical garden has detailed and easy-to-understand information about the giant flower taro. 🌿Moreover, almost all other plants in the garden have explanatory signs. The red leaves and ginkgo trees are also very beautiful, and with the good weather, it's really perfect for a stroll. 🌲 🌿🌟 I found out that the Koishikawa Botanical Garden is actually a research institution of the University of Tokyo. 🌿 Its official name is the "Botanical Garden of the Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo." It is one of Japan's oldest botanical gardens, established in 1684 as a medicinal herb garden for the Tokugawa shogunate. 🌿🌟 In 1877, with the founding of the University of Tokyo, the garden became its affiliated botanical garden and continues to play an important role in botanical research and education to this day. 🌿🌟 #BotanicalGarden #LocalTravel #Tourism #Stroll #TokyoStroll