武田薬品の京都薬用植物園見学会【椿と桜、神戸から移築された洋館】比叡山を望む美しい土地にある薬用植物研究施設の春の風景が素敵でした。
Hello. This is the “Chia’s Outing” channel where she travels hard without a car. This time it’s a tour of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Kyoto Medicinal Plant Garden. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s Kyoto Medicinal Botanical Garden is located a 20-minute walk from Shugakuin Station on the Eizan Railway, and Manju-in Temple is nearby.
The Western-style building and cherry blossoms that could be seen from outside the wall were beautiful, and I was excited even before I entered. If you follow the path on the left, you will reach Manju-in Temple.
There were quite a few people coming by taxi. It’s a little far from Shugakuin Station and up a slope, so I think that’s a good thing. You can apply for a tour from the homepage.
The event is held about three days a month, except in midsummer and midwinter, and applications are accepted from about two months before the event. If there are many applications, a lottery will be held.
It used to be quite competitive, but recently the number of tours has increased, so depending on the time of year, I think you can easily participate. The required time is 90 minutes, but after the explanation is over, you are free to leisurely explore the site without any restrictions.
The capacity for each session is 50 people, but they will depart in groups of about 10 people. The content of the tour differs depending on the time of year, but the tour on April 2, 2023 was about camellias.
The camellia viewing event was very popular, and I think I was lucky to win one in the lottery. I’ve been there at other times of the year, and each season has its own attractions, but I recommend visiting during the camellia viewing event, as the cherry blossoms are also beautiful.
Sometimes there are no tours inside the exhibition building, which was originally a Western-style building from Kobe, but I was glad that I was able to see it this time. I will quote the description of the botanical garden directly from the pamphlet.
“Since “Kyoto Medicinal Botanical Garden” opened in 1933 as “Kyoto Medicinal Herb Garden,” we have consistently endeavored to research the cultivation of medicinal plants and collect and preserve genetic resources. In addition to inheriting the accumulation of our predecessors, we strive to collect and conserve important medicinal and useful plant resources, including endangered species, and
Support activities for environmental education so that children can live healthy lives into the future. etc. The camellia garden has over 500 varieties of camellia planted, mainly old varieties that have been passed down from various regions. There were many information boards set up in the park, and the guide gave detailed explanations.
I will also quote from the home page. “The camellia grows naturally in Japan, and because its leaves are evergreen and its age is extremely long, it is considered a long-lived tree and even has the word “camellia longevity.”
Our garden cultivates and exhibits over 500 varieties collected since the 1950s, including various original camellia species as well as varieties created in the Edo period and snow camellia varieties. The best time to see them is from mid-March to April. ” Yabutsubaki and Yukitsubaki are the original species of camellia.
The old variety of Karakobaki is a camellia in which the entire stamen or anther (sac containing pollen) of the flower core has been transformed into a small petal. Other old varieties include the rose flower-shaped Chijubaki, the large-flowered Higotsubaki, and the odd-leaf camellia with its distinctive leaf shape.
“Family of Wabisuke” A group of plants called “Wabisuke (Wabisuke)” is very difficult to place in terms of plant taxonomy.
It is a general term for camellias that have many hairs on the ovary, and the flower shape is extremely small or small, and many have degenerated stamens and no pollen, making it impossible to determine their classification position. ”
The explanation on the website says this, but during the tour, you can see each flower up close and have a detailed explanation of the characteristics of the petals and flower core. It was such an interesting event and I had such a great time walking through the beautiful mountains full of spring nature.
While walking in the mountains, I met some other employees, and I had the pleasure of chatting with them for a bit.While
Western medicine has become the focus, I learned that this botanical garden is home to ancient Japanese medicinal plants. I thought that conducting conservation research and continuing to pass it on is a very valuable and wonderful thing.
One of the highlights of the camellia tour is that the flowers are arranged like this to decorate the flowers.
The camellias seemed to have looked better a while ago, but the weather is nice this time of year and all kinds of flowers are blooming beautifully, so I’m really glad I was able to participate.
After passing the camellia garden, there is an arboretum where about 1,000 species of medicinal and useful trees are cultivated and exhibited in the mountains on the south side of the park. A statue can be seen at the top of the mountain. Monument to Chairman Takeda Chobei (sixth generation). “Chobei VI (April 29, 1905 – September 1, 1980) was the eldest son of the fifth generation.
Born in Osaka. Graduated from Keio High School in 1927. His childhood name was Eitaro Takeda. In 1943 (Showa 18), when Takeda Chobei Shoten changed its name to Takeda Pharmaceutical Industries, he became president and took on the name Chobei VI.
During his tenure, he promoted the diversification and modernization of management, and with the success of products such as “Alinamin,” a vitamin B1 active drug formulation released in 1954, took Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to the top of the industry.
In 1974 (Showa 49), for the first time since its founding, the company handed over the position of president to a person outside the Takeda family (his cousin Shinbei Konishi), and he himself became chairman.
He received the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon in November 1948, the Medal with Blue Ribbon in 1962, and the Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class in April 1976. The arboretum has tall trees such as metasequoia and giant pine, so you can enjoy a different atmosphere from the camellia garden.
It would be nice if there was an explanation. There were many plants that I had heard of in Chinese medicine. Spring flowers such as mountain ash and lily pads were blooming here as well and it was beautiful. After finishing the arboretum, we arrived at the greenhouse.
Approximately 600 species of medicinal and useful tropical and subtropical plants are cultivated and exhibited. (cocoa, pepper, vanilla, etc.). There will also be tours of the greenhouse. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Garden cultivates and exhibits living medicinal plants that make up typical Chinese herbal prescriptions. (Kakkonto, Tokishakuyakusan, Hachimijiogan, etc.).
I was able to see it when I went there another time. When I returned, the weather had improved, so the cherry blossoms looked even more beautiful. A staff member called out to me and carefully took pictures many times. After returning to the training building, go to the exhibition room.
The exhibition building is a building designed by Magoichi Noguchi in Higashinada Ward, Kobe City in 1908. After the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, it was relocated to our garden and renovated. Mainly exhibits specimens of crude drugs. The original owner is Mr. Sadakichi Tanabe, the first manager of Sumitomo Bank.
At this time, a special exhibition titled “Medicinal Plant Paintings by Ryohei Koiso” was being held on the second floor. Ryohei Koiso’s medicinal plants were featured on the cover of Takeda Yakuho, which was distributed by Takeda Pharmaceutical to pharmacies and retailers, for 13 years.
In the beginning, his works were written as sketches, but as the years passed, his works evolved into detailed botanical drawings. The sketches of the medicinal plants were drawn by staff at the Kyoto Medicinal Botanical Garden, who transported the plants to the studio. The first floor is an exhibition of herbal medicines and tools.
It’s retro and tasteful. The exhibits were interesting, but most of all, the building was beautiful. The designer, Magoichi Noguchi, has also designed the Osaka Prefectural Library (Nakanoshima Library) and numerous buildings related to the Sumitomo family.
The first building of the Osaka Club, which I visited previously, was apparently designed by Magoichi Noguchi, and there were also paintings by Ryohei Koiso on display. The cherry blossoms that can be seen from the window are really nice this time of year.
The tour was over, but I didn’t want to leave anything behind, so I walked around the grounds near the entrance once again. There was a fountain in the pond next to the gate and the office building, and it was beautiful surrounded by spring flowers.
The wind was strong today, and the sight of the Western-style building and cherry blossom petals falling was fantastic and beautiful. This time, I also visited Manju-in Temple, but since the video was too long, I would like to introduce it in a separate video along with the tour I went to again in September.
As we headed to Manjuin, we could see the medicinal plant garden from outside the fence. Although it was a little far from Osaka, I was glad to be able to visit Rakuhoku, a beautiful spring area. Thank you for your viewing. Please rate highly and subscribe to the channel.
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