Zoo Spots in Japan

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Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Culture / Tour

Ouchiyama Zoo

4.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Wataraiguntaikichou Ouchiyama 530-4

A zoo where everything from lions to carps live in an area surrounded by natural woodland. Opened in 1973, this extremely rare zoo is operated privately. The zoo cares for injured animals and animals which had no place elsewhere to go after the original zoo they were kept at closed. Visitors can also take commemorative pictures with and feed a variety of animals, such as hamadryas baboons.

小さいが子供にはちょうど良い。小さいので子供つれでも疲れない。体感としては東山動物園よりよかった。小さい子供には特に良い。おじいちゃん、おばあちゃんと来ている小さな子供大内山牛乳に寄ってアイスを買って食べた。うまい。帰りに荷坂峠を下り紀伊長島へ荷坂峠入り口のトンネルを抜けると左手に紀伊長島の美しい風景が見える。 42号線沿いのまる清であじフライ定食ととんかつ定食を食べた。丁寧に作ってい...
Shibukawa Zoo

4.0

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Tamanoshi Shibukawa 3-1077-1

This zoo is located in the Shibukawa 3 Chome area of Tamano City. It raises 600 animals from about 80 different species on the site covering almost 100,000 square meters. Besides being able to interact with various animals such as through dog walking and horseback riding, you can collect insects that live in the park for free during the summer.

動物はイヌ、ネコ、大型亀、豚、牛、ヤギ、ロバ等。ただ、ほとんどが放し飼いで触れるのが他と異なる特徴。山がまるごと放し飼いみたいな。子供に最適な動物園です。
Mt. Takao Monkey Park and Wild Plant Garden

3.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hachioujishi Takaomachi 2179

Ride the cable car up Mt. Takao to the Mt. Takao Monkey Park and Wild Plant Garden. Come and get a close look the habitat and behavior of over 70 different types of monkeys. The handlers also hold special performances with some of the trained monkeys. Then check out the Wild Plant Garden with over 300 different types of wild plants. Experience a different scene each season and the rich nature of Mt. Takao. Incredibly popular for Golden Week excursions in May.

子供のころから行っているけど、ショーをやるようになったとは初めて知りました。お猿さんの話はためになりましたが、ちょっと時間が長めで、もう少し簡潔にできればいいと思います。一番上からは都心のビルもよく見えて景色がいいです。
Chichibu Hodosan Zoo

3.5

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 2209-6

Opened as a wild monkey park in 1960, the Chichibu Hodosan Zoo brings people and animals together in a lush, natural area and is particularly popular with children. Located at the top of 497 meter tall Mt. Hodo, visitors can have fun and take in the great outdoors. The zoo’s closing time varies by season; be sure to check before visiting.

宝登山ロープウェイ山頂駅から少し歩いたところにある小動物園です。小さい子供が楽しめる観光スポットが少ない秩父エリアでは、貴重な場所です。うさぎと触れ合えたり、猿に餌やりができました。山頂にあるので眺望がよく、ちょっとしたハイキング気分になれました。
Experiential Frog Museum KawaZoo

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Kamo-gun Kawazucho Nashimoto 377-1

This small, unassuming building at the bottom of the 7 falls hike is an excellent way to round out an afternoon to the falls. Theyre are hundreds of frogs in this clean, compact zoo. Each...
Sabae City Nishiyama Zoo

4.5

10 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukui Pref. Sabaeshi Sakuramachi 3-8-9

Opened in 1985, the Sabae City Nishiyama Zoo has made great strides in raising and breeding rare wild animals, particularly the red panda. This zoo is one of the few in the country to successfully breed red pandas. Red pandas don’t like the heat so you can’t see them much in summer, but there are live cameras placed inside and outside the red panda house, so you can see them in all their cuteness.

豪雪の中、鯖江の駅から歩いて行きました！人がマダラの中、辿り着いた時は感動でした。そして、目的のレッサーパンダちゃんが可愛い❤️ リスザルちゃんもかわいい。ここが入場料無料とは驚きです！来れてよかったです。
Satsukiyama Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Ikedashi Ayaha 2-5-33

This zoo is located within Satsukiyama Park and is about a 15-minute walk from Hankyu Ikeda Station. Since opening in 1957 it has played host to numerous guests. The zoo facilities include a Friendship Zoo, Gallery & Apple Island, Tasmanian Place and others. The Friendship Park, where you can pet and meet various animals, is particularly popular amongst children. Rare Australian animals including wombats and wallabies are also here at the zoo including the first wombats born in Japan who are growing up nice and healthy.
Kuju Natural Zoo

3.5

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1685-3

A zoo located along the Yamanami Highway in Tano, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. Herbivores such as deer, goats, lamas, rabbits, and ponies are allowed to roam the zoo freely, and visitors can pet them, feed them, and take pictures with them. A free site caravan campground, where visitors can enjoy barbecuing, adjoins the zoo.

If you love animals or believe animals should be treated humanely, please do not support this horrible place by visiting it. The animals are clearly not loved and well cared for. Their living...
Ichihara Elephant Kingdom

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakogawa 937

"Ichihara Elephant Kingdomhas 10 elephants, more than anywhere else in Japan, and 100 other kinds of animals live there, too, including camels and hippos. After a show in which the elements ""play soccer"" and ""dance,"" visitors can have their pictures taken while riding an elephant. Visitors who make reservations can ride free shuttle buses from Takataki Station on the Kominato Railway or from the Ichihara-Tsurumai Bus Terminal."
Makigahara Chibikko Zoo

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Asahi-ku Oikecho 65-1

This zoo is located a three-minute walk from the Makigaharaoike bus stop and 15 minutes from Futamatagawa Station. Situated on the north side of Children's Natural Park near the picnic field, this zoo is designed to be a place which is open and accessible to families with small children. There's a petting zoo which is open for three sessions a day where children can play with chickens, guinea pigs, mice, and other animals. When the zoo is particularly crowded, petting zoo time may be limited. Visitors can also see Goishi chabo chickens, a domestic Japanese chicken breed now designated a National Natural Monument, up close in the zoo's Japanese chicken house.

四季折々の花々が咲き、大きな池にはたくさんの鯉、そして鴨がいました！4月は桜の時期で桜の下でお弁当食べたり、少し歩くと小動物ふれあい広場があり、ハムスターやウサギ、鶏を触る事ができます！自然が多い為、子連れには最高！
Shirotori Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagawa Pref. Higashikagawashi Matsubara 2111

Shirotori Zoo was established in 1985 in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is popular as a place where visitors can enjoy getting close to the animals without being hindered by cages and fences normally found at other zoos. Rabbits and peacocks can be seen freely roaming about around the zoo and the parking lot. And in the Animals Exploration Plaza, animals such as deer, goat, sheep, turkey, mouflon, and llama graze and wander freely. Other popular attractions include the impressive white tiger display, the Wanwan Plaza where visitors can play with unusual breeds of dog, and a stage with animal shows, etc.
Tokuyama Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamaguchi Pref. Shunanshi Tokuyama 5846

This zoo, located in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, exhibits a variety of animals including monkeys, raccoons, hippopotamus and other mammals, birds and reptiles. The zoo is set out so that visitors can see the animals up close and there are also many experience type events. In addition, it was also the location of the residence of Mori from the former Tokuyama Domain so is famous as an historic site and for cherry blossom viewing.
Hiroyama Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Zushishi Shinjuku 5-1851

This park is arranged around the peak of Mt. Hiroyama in 5-Chome, Shinjuku, Zushi City. It features an observation deck and a rest house. You can see the surrounding scenery such as the city streets, Sagami Bay, Enoshima Island, and Mt. Fuji. Additionally, Japanese monkeys, ducks, peacocks and other animals are raised here.
Yumemigasaki Zoological Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Kawasakishi Saiwai-ku Minamikase 1-2-1

Located in Saiwai District, Kawasaki City, this zoo has no entrance fee. In this park, abundant with natural greenery, are housed 61 types of animals. The lesser panda is one of the most popular with children. Seasonal activities are held year round. The spring zoo festival is one of the most popular. The opportunity to feed the animals, interact with the animals at the touching zoo, and a quiz corner are regular events as well.
Komoro City Zoo

3.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Komoroshi Tei 311

"The oldest zoo in Nagano Prefecture in operation since 1926, it is located inside Komoro Castle Ruins Kaikoen Park. Approximately 86 kinds of animals are bred in the zoo, and events are regularly held such as ""Penguin Mogumogu Petapeta Time"" (when the penguins go for a walk), feeing time when you can feed ponies and deer, and time when you can interact with guinea pigs. Many families visit mainly on the weekends."

懐古園の中にある昔ながらの雰囲気がある動物園です。結構いろいろな動物がいますが、ときどきなくなってしまった動物の訃報が張りだしてあったりして、ちょっとしみじみなごみます。
Takaoka Kojo Zoo

3.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Toyama Pref. Takaokashi Kojou 1-6 (inside Takaoka Kojo Park)

This zoo, which opened in April 1951, is located inside of Takaoka Kojo Park. Starting in 1978, the zoo built a new natural history museum and conducted extensive renovations of its animal enclosures and facilities as part of a three-year plan before reopening in April 1981. The zoo cares for and exhibits 135 individual animals belonging to 40 species with a focus on Japanese macaques, American miniature horses, flamingos, and Humboldt penguins. From April to November, the zoo also operates a petting zoo with rabbits and Guinea pigs.

高岡城址公園にある小さな動物園。すごい動物はいないが、小さな子供連れなら十分楽しめる。職員の手作りの動物の説明がかわいく、けっこう人気を呼んだとか。無料だけど、けっこう運営は厳しいのだろう。頑張ってね。
Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima Park Zoo

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Oshimamachi Senzu Fukushige 2

"A zoo opposite the Oshima Park Camellia Garden, which has been called the ""Best camellia garden in the world."" About 400 animals of 60 species are cared for and shown to the public in a lush laurel forest. It is the first zoo in Japan to successfully breed Japanese wood pigeons, a protected species. They also have a breeding program that's part of Tokyo's Zoo Stock Plan propagating such rare animals as the Aldabra giant tortoise and the Hawaiian goose. Monkey Island at the center of the facility and has a roughly 60-meter bridge. Made with volcanic rock from Oshima eruptions, it's Japan's largest enclosure of its kind with ring-tailed lemur and Barbary sheep."

This mini zoo was a pleasant surprise when we visited Oshima Park. The zoo contained an interesting assortment of animals. It was a very enjoyable experience and not time consuming. Best thing...
Fukuyama Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Hiroshima Pref. Fukuyamashi Ashidachou Fukuda 276-1

A zoo in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, where you will find a variety of animals including carnivores, monkeys, zebras, birds, and reptiles. They also house the only Borneo Elephant in Japan. You can get up close and personal with the animals with feeding experiences and a park tour.
Sayuri World

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakogawa 771

This zoo is five minutes on foot from the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom. It lets you get up close to animals like giraffes, capybaras, and kangaroos in a free-range environment. There's a Bed and Breakfast for those with zoo memberships. Admission tickets are shared with Ichihara Elephant Kingdom.
Asuwayama Park

4.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Yamaokuchou 58-97

An amusement park located in Asuwayama Park, a lush park with spectacular views 20 minutes from the Fukui interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway. Surrounded by trees and situated on a sloping hill, facilities include a small zoo and playground. The new Happy Jungle zoo building provides a space which animals and people can share, and here visitors will find capybara, marmosets, and other small mammals as well as birds and reptiles. There are also rare animals such as parrots and parakeets protected under the Washington Convention as well as red kangaroos.

足羽山公園の中ににある、無料で入れる遊園地と動物園です。とても楽しくて、無料で入れるのはすごいと思います。カピバラとモルモットとアヒルとニホンザルに餌やりが出来ます。それぞれ100円かかるけど、入館が無料だから安いと思います。