Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden
熱川バナナワニ園
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
The Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden, “Atagawa Banana Wani-en” in Japanese, is a botanical garden with alligators in the town of Higashiizu, Shizuoka, within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It opened in 1958; in 2004 its zoo held 29 reptile species, 349 animals in all. It also has a tropical botanical garden and fruit garden heated with hot-spring water, with a lotus greenhouse (giant lotus and more), a main greenhouse for hibiscus and orchids, and an annex for bananas, papayas and pineapples.
Izu-Atagawa Station on the Izu Kyūkō Line is about 150 m away in a straight line. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- ATAGAWA TROPICAL & ALLIGATOR GARDEN — 星組背番号10 · Copyrighted free use · source · resized
- Victoria regiaLindl, Atagawa — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Turtles, Atagawa 02 — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Trichechidae, Atagawa — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Plants, Atagawa 02 — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Flowers, Atagawa 01 — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Alligator, Atagawa 01 — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ailurus fulgens, Atagawa — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Alligator, Atagawa 02 — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
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. 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.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Animals
Nearby station
Nearby station: Izu-Atagawa (Izu Kyūkō Line), about 150 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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