| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus japonicus (H.Hara) Kitag. |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 27: 205 (1952) |
| Native Range | Japan, Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, mostly elliptic, ciliate, glabrous, distinctly veined and glandular, denticulate, inflorescence capitate, in fruit elongate, corolla ca. 7mm |
| Size | 8-16cm |
| Color | lilac-pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Thymus quinquecostatus var. japonicus H.Hara, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 51: 145 (1937) |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |