The Southeast Botanical Gardens (東南植物楽園, Tōnan shokubutsu rakuen?) (100 acres) are commercial botanical gardens located in the city of Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. They are open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The gardens contain over 2,000 plant species, including some 450 species of palms, as well as flowers, fruit trees, a Polynesian Lake with carp, and an insect collection.
Though the gardens have been closed since 2010 for some managerial reasons, it was announced that they will reopen July 6th 2013 under a new owner.
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