Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden

The Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden (熱川バナナワニ園, Atagawa Banana Wani En) is a botanical garden with alligators located in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 971-9 Naramoto, Higashiizu-cho, Kamo, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is open daily. An admission fee is charged.

Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden
Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden
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TypePrivate
LocationHigashiizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Coordinates34°49′00″N 139°04′04″E / 34.816602°N 139.067895°E / 34.816602; 139.067895
Created1958

The garden opened in 1958. According to Kawata, in 2004 it contained 29 reptile species (349 specimens) in its zoo. The garden also contains a tropical botanical garden and fruit garden heated by hot spring water, with a lotus greenhouse (giant lotus, etc.), main greenhouse (hibiscus, orchid, etc.) and annex greenhouse (banana, papaya, pineapple, etc.). Other plants include bougainvillea.

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