The is a botanical garden

Botanical garden

A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...

 operated by the Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

Kagoshima University

, or is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.There are three campuses:* Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries* Sakuragaoka: Faculty of Medicine...

. It is located at 1291 Ju-cho, Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Ibusuki, Kagoshima

is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, that was founded on April 1, 1954.Following the incorporation of Kaimon and Yamagawa on January 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,039 and a population density of 302 persons per km²...

, Japan.

The garden contains useful plants of tropical and subtropical origin for student education and genetic conservation. Its site is of particular interest due to its mild climate and abundant supply of hot spring

Hot spring

A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...

 water from nearby volcanic

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

activities.