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The Yume-no-Shima Tropical Botanical Garden, located within Yume-no-Shima Park, is a botanical garden designed to model a tropical rainforest environment. It features a rich variety of exhibits, including the "Salar Tree," "Worry-Free Tree," and "Bodhi Tree," known as the three sacred trees of Buddhism, as well as the "Jacaranda," one of the world's three major flowering trees. Visitors can also see unique plants from the Ogasawara Islands, such as the "Octopus Tree" from the Phyllanthaceae family, which is only exhibited at the Yume-no-Shima Tropical Botanical Garden, along with many endangered species.
The botanical garden consists of three large greenhouse dome structures: A, B, and C. The A dome features a large waterfall that emits a significant amount of negative ions, and the phytoncides released by different plants fill the entire space, providing a refreshing atmosphere.
Surrounding the exterior walls of the office building is a flowering plant known as "Bougainvillea." This flower is quite rare in Tokyo, not only beautiful but also long-blooming, as it does not wither even in winter. Additionally, the "Bird of Paradise" (Strelitzia reginae) in the triple flowerbed at the entrance is another plant that is hard to find in Tokyo.
In the backyard of the herb garden, there are beehive boxes for Japanese honeybees. The garden sells a limited quantity of honey produced by these Japanese honeybees from Yume-no-Shima, which is very precious.
Services for foreign tourists are also very thoughtful, including ticket vending machines that meet Tokyo's standards with images, support for five languages, and the availability of multilingual guidebooks. The Yume-no-Shima Park offers materials in two languages, while the Yume-no-Kuni Tropical Botanical Garden provides information in five languages.
