Zoo Spots in Tokyo Area

Area

Tokyo
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Culture / Tour

Ueno Zoo

4.0

3044 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Taitou-ku Uenokouen 9-83

This urban zoo located in Taito City’s Ueno-onshi-koen Park is Japan’s oldest zoo, having opened in 1882. Inside are more than 500 types of animals, and it is most famous for giant panda in particular. The zoo is breeding and displaying the world’s three rarest animals that include the pygmy hippopotamus and okapi as well as the panda. From the 1990s the animal enclosures were refurbished to provide a space for patrons to see animals in more natural surroundings.

Some zoos are designed to look like the animals are really in nature. This zoo was not one of those. All the animals were in tiny cages. Some of the cages were just concrete, and there was nothing...
Tokyo Tama Zoological Park

4.5

325 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hinoshi Hodokubo 7-1-1

This zoo opened in 1958 and is one of the largest zoos in the country with approximately 320 species of animals kept on its expansive premises. A characteristic of the zoo is its spacious exhibits that make use of the area’s abundant nature. It is famous for its Sky Walk, a 150-meter rope set up high for orangutans to cross over. The park is divided up into four zones, the Asian Zone, African Zone, Australia Zone, and Insectarium, which are all connected by a shuttle bus. The closest station is Tama-dobutsukoen Station.

Please help baby chimp Plum she needs some physical and mental rehabilitation. She is underdeveloped at her age. The hair on her stomach is worn off . And she is going to be very ill if something...
Inokashira Park Zoo

4.0

250 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Musashinoshi Gotenyama 1-17-6

This is a zoo occupying approximately one-third of Inokashira Onshi Koen (Inokashira Park) in Tokyo’s Musashino City. It is famous for its elephant Hanako, who had lived for a long time, passed away in 2016. Inside the park are small paths where the squirrels roam free, a petting corner, and a square where visitors can search for wildlife (Sundays 11 am-12 pm. Second Sunday only from January-March and November-December) and displays for the very popular capybara. In the separate zoo are exhibits of aquatic animals such as fish, amphibians, insects and waterfowl. Altogether both zoos keep more than 200 species of animals.

The zoo itself isnt anything special but, a nice place to pass the time, a surprising thing was that there is an statue museum inside.
Edogawa City Shizen Zoo

4.5

123 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Edogawa-ku Kitakasai 3-2-1 Rowboat In the park

A zoo located in 3 Chome Kitakasai, Edogawa City. The zoo cares for and displays red pandas, Humboldt penguins, common squirrel monkeys, radiated tortoises, and other animals. There's also a petting zoo where you can play with rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, and sheep; and an aquarium which takes inspiration from Edo City's location surrounded by rivers and the sea, displaying freshwater fish and fish which live in brackish waters where fresh and ocean waters meet.

Chanced upon this mini zoo last year and I have to return here again cause I did not have enough time before it closes (at 4pm!) then. A mini zoo that offers quite a fair bit of animals to see - plus...
Aqua Park Shinagawa

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Minato-ku Takanawa 4-10-30 within Shinagawa Prince Hotel

This aquarium and urban entertainment facility is located inside the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Minato City, Tokyo. The aquarium’s main attraction are its dolphin performances held in a circular pool in the center of the facility; ticket holders can enjoy a stunning show which interweaves light and sound with the sleek acrobatics of the dolphins. The aquarium’s jungle-themed zone houses exhibits presenting freshwater fish and reptiles as well as the park’s popular capybaras. The facility is filled with other interesting attractions, including the fantastical jellyfish zone and a 20 meter long tunnel aquarium.
Gyosen Park

4.0

75 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Edogawa-ku Kitakasai 3-2-1

A 15-minute walk from Nishi-Kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. Plan and built in 1950, this public park is comprised of a zoo and a Japanese garden area. The lush Japanese garden is a strolling-style garden built around a central pond, and here visitors can take in the beauty of the seasons. In the Genshinan teahouse, you can experience Japanese culture; the park also has a playground and a place for fishing. In the zoo area, you can see red pandas, prairie dogs, birds such as the rhinoceros hornbill, turtles, iguanas, and other animals, and also pet rabbits and guinea pigs.

This is a MUST if you visit Tokyo during Cherry Blossom Time [last week of March through to late April]. A short walk SE from Shinjuku Station will take you to a Park entrance. It is beautifully laid...
Adachi Park of Living Things

4.0

43 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Adachi-ku Hokima 2-17-1

"This is Adachi's only aquarium and zoo where you can nurture love through interacting with living things and learn about the preciousness of life. It is a biological garden in a residential area a 20-minute walk from Takenotsuka Station. There are about 300 species of living things such as insects, fishes, amphibians and birds that are raised there. It consists of five sections with the theme of ""interactions, life and symbiosis."" You can interact with guinea pigs and rabbits and also feed sheep every day, so it is crowded with many families during long holidays and weekends. The popular event where creatures recommended by staff for that season are introduces by keepers is held on the first Saturday of each month, and same-day registration is accepted."

エレベーターと授乳室があるので、まだ歩けない小さな子どももばっちり楽しめました！入り口にベビーカー置き場もあります。授乳室はお湯は出ませんので、お湯と調乳用の湯冷ましは持参する必要がありますが、問題なく使えます。おむつ交換台用の除菌アルコールがあるのが嬉しい。乳児と一緒に回って所要時間1.５時間くらいでした。もちろん赤ちゃんだとよく見えない展示もありますが、それでも良い刺激になりました。我が家の...
Hamura Zoo

4.0

41 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hamurashi Hane 4122

This small zoo opened in 1978 as Japan’s first town-managed zoo, and it’s located about 20 minutes from Hamura Station. The zoo keeps a variety of animals including the popular lesser pandas, giraffes, ostriches, and meerkats. The appeal to the zoo is the fact that it is a small-scale park with an at–home ambience featuring the “Doki-doki Hands-On” area where visitors can pet chicks and guinea pigs and the “Nakayoshi Dobutsu Park” with a fairytale theme where guests can feed goats and miniature pigs. It also has a grassy lawn and a steam locomotive on display, making it a perfect place to picnic and spend a relaxing day.

4歳の息子と10歳の娘を連れて行きました。市営の動物園なので、あまり期待していなかったのですが、動物の種類が多く、見応えあり！キリンの子供が可愛らしくほのぼのしました。ペンギンや日本猿の群れはお互いのコミュニケーションの取り方がよく分かり楽しめました。動物園のマスコットのレッサーパンダも可愛かったです。乗り物広場もあり、子連れではちょうど良い敷地の広さでした。駐車場も完備されてい...
Machida Squirrel Garden

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Machidashi Kanaimachi 733-1

In this small zoo located in the Kanaimachi district of Tokyo’s Machida City, approximately 200 Taiwanese squirrels and chipmunks have free range of the premises. In addition to putting on gloves and enjoying the experience of squirrels eating out of your hand, there is also an area to see familiar animals such as guinea pigs, rabbits, and turtles. The “Fureai Hiroba” event in which guests can hold rabbits and guinea pigs is only held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The docile guinea pigs are quite popular among small children.
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。
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...
Itabashi Municipal Children Dobutsuen Takashimadaira Branch

4.0

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Itabashi-ku Takashimadaira 8-chome 24-1

・「板橋こども動物園」さんの分園である「こども動物園高島平園」さん。もちろん、どちらも無料です！・こちらは、都営三田線高島平駅より徒歩5分、東武東上線...
Itabashi Municipal Children Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Itabashi-ku Itabashi 3-chome 50-1
Katsushika Ue Chiba Sunahara Park Fureai Animal Hiroba

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Katsushika-ku Nishikameari 1-chome 27-1

Leisure / Hobbies Culture / Tour Zoo

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