Tsukuba is a Japanese science city. In 1962 the government Commission on regional development has opted for a small town in Ibaraki Prefecture and recommended to place science center. Investments in construction amounted to 1, 3 billion dollars. Today the whole city in which he lives about 150 thousand people, is a research centre of world importance.

Tsukuba is located on Honshu island, 35 miles North-East of Tokyo. There are 47 private, public universities and research institutes physical, engineering and biological profile, including the University of Tsukuba space center, national Museum of science and the Botanical garden.

Tsukuba Botanical garden is not so much a tourist destination, and more serious scientific institution. In his classrooms, equipped with the latest technology, lessons for students, lectures for students, as well as classes for seniors who are interested in botany. Of great interest to the vegetable world is easily explained by Japanese traditions. One of the most common in Japan's religions – Shinto – was formed from the ancient cult of spiritualization of nature and worshipping dead ancestors. That's why the entire population of the Country of the Rising sun admires the cherry blossoms, caring for plants and decorate your living space.

In the Botanical garden Tsukuba area is protected forest, where the foot of man treads only on paved trails. In the collection of aquatic plants each species has a separate pond, paved with stone. In greenhouses with tropical plants were maintained microclimate with thoroughly thought-out system of moisture. In the garden contains flowers, trees and shrubs from around the world, including unique. For example, microscopic Wolfe family raskovich. Flowers of this water plant is recognized as the world's smallest – only 0, 3-0, 5 mm, and it blooms very rarely, scientists consider it a miracle of nature.