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Nitobe Memorial Garden Tour

Offered by
UBC Botanical Garden and Greenheart TreeWalk
Last updated on
Monday, December 22nd, 2025
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

Come discover our authentic Japanese garden. Nitobe Memorial Garden's landscape design contains many thoughtful elements. Learn about Dr. Nitobe and his influence in bridging North American and Japanese relations, as you stroll past lanterns, over bridges, and beneath unique trees linking the east and west sides of the Pacific Ocean. Nitobe Memorial Garden is an inspiring, tranquil oasis worthwile for visitors of all ages.

UBC Botanical Garden is an excellent place to take your class to explore. Whether you teach preschool, elementary, high school or post-secondary your classroom learning can be supported by our outdoor classrooms.

To book, please visit our website at: https://botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/learn/field-trips/

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  • We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.
  • Individuals have rights and responsibilities as global citizens.
  • People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.
  • British Columbia followed a unique path in becoming a part of Canada.
  • Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies.
  • Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.
  • Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations.
  • Contacts and conflicts between peoples stimulated significant cultural, social, political change.
  • Collective identity is constructed and can change over time.
    • Trip Details
    City: 
    Vancouver
    For Grades: 
    K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Months Available: 
    January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
    Days Offered: 
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    Times Offered: 
    10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm
    Duration: 
    60 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    See Additional Notes.
    Offered In French: 
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    Also Offered For: 
    Adult Groups, Daycamps, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Preschool, Scouts
    Packages Provided: 
    No Packages Provided
    Fee Details
    Cost Per Student: 
    $8.00
    Cost Per Adult: 
    $12.00
    Fee Notes: 

    Child: $8, Youth: $10, Adult: $12.  One complimentary chaperone per 8 students.

    Additional Notes

    Minimum 10 participant charge per tour.

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