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The {{nihongo|'''Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden'''|六甲高山植物園|Rokkō Kōzan Shokubutsu-en}} is a [[botanical garden]] located on [[Mount Rokkō]], [[Kobe]], [[Japan]]. It is open daily in the warmer months, except some Thursdays; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was established in 1933 at an altitude of 865 meters near the peak of [[Mount Rokkō]]. It currently contains about 1,500 kinds of [[alpine plant]]s from [[Japan]] and the [[Himalayas]], including [[dicentra]], [[edelweiss]], [[skunk cabbage]], and native wild plants.
== See also ==
* [[Kobe Municipal Arboretum]] (nearby)
* [[List of botanical gardens in Japan]]
== References ==
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* [http://kobecityinfo.com/att/mt.html Kobe City Info]
* [http://www.bgci.org/garden.php?id=504 BGCI entry]
* [http://www.feel-kobe.jp/english/sightseeing/rokko6.html Feel Kobe sightseeing article]
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