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Joyama Zoo

A free city zoo in Joyama Park next to Zenko-ji in Nagano, with sea lions, Japanese macaques, penguins and flamingos alongside small fairground rides.

Nagano

Zoo & Wildlife

Alpaca Fureai Land

Small facility in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, with 30-minute sessions among alpacas, plus feeding, instant photos and walks with the alpacas through the streets.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

Specialized aquarium featuring approximately 180 penguins from nine species, with interactive exhibits including a natural sea swimming environment.

Nagasaki

Zoo & Wildlife

Oita Marine Palace Aquarium "Umitamago"

An aquarium between Oita and Beppu with a large tank of about 90 fish species, walruses and dolphins, and an outdoor area shared with seals and penguins.

Oita

Zoo & Wildlife

Ueno Zoo

Japan's first zoo, opened in Ueno Park in 1882, with about 3,000 animals of 250 species in an East Garden on the hill and a West Garden by Shinobazu Pond.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Tokyo Sea Life Park

A public aquarium in Kasai Rinkai Park with over 500 species, a 2,200 cubic metre tank of schooling bluefin tuna and one of Japan's largest penguin exhibits.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden

Two troops of wild Japanese macaques come down from the forest of Mount Takasaki to a feeding area here, with no cages or enclosures.

Oita

Zoo & Wildlife

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium

Aquarium on the Sea of Japan coast, open since 1959, with dolphin shows, daily penguin walks, touch pools and a glass-floored coral reef tank.

Sakai · Fukui

Zoo & Wildlife

Fuji Safari Park

A safari park where visitors drive or ride a Jungle Bus past lions, bears, tigers and elephants, with a walking course and a zone for smaller animals.

Susono · Shizuoka

Zoo & Wildlife

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Zoo and botanical garden in Nagoya, on its present site since 1937, with about 450 animal species and 7,000 plant species.

Nagoya · Aichi

Interactive Experience

Tokyo German Village

A hillside park in Sodegaura, Chiba, despite the name, where flower fields, a rose garden, small rides, animals and pick-your-own crops fill the slopes.

Sodegaura · Chiba

Zoo & Wildlife

AOAO SAPPORO

A three-floor aquarium inside a Sapporo shopping complex, open until ten at night, with rockhopper penguins, planted tanks, and immersive digital art.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Zoo & Wildlife

Io World Kagoshima City Aquarium

An aquarium facing Kinko Bay with about 800 species from the bay and the Nansei Islands, and dolphins that swim out into a channel open to the sea.

Kagoshima

Zoo & Wildlife

Takao Monkey Park

A monkey park on Mount Takao in Hachioji with more than 90 monkeys, next to a wild plant garden of about 300 subalpine and alpine species.

Hachioji · Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Kobe Animal Kingdom

Animal park on Port Island, Kobe, with an indoor park and an outdoor area, shoebills, North American and South American zones, and animals to feed.

Kobe · Hyogo

Zoo & Wildlife

Mother Farm

A 250-hectare farm in the Boso Peninsula offering hands-on animal interactions, seasonal flower viewing, fruit picking, and an amusement park.

Futtsu · Chiba

Zoo & Wildlife

Hakone-en Aquarium

Aquarium on Lake Ashi, Hakone, Kanagawa. At 723 metres it is the highest aquarium in Japan with a large seawater tank, with a Seal Plaza and penguins.

Hakone · Kanagawa

Zoo & Wildlife

Izu Shaboten Zoo

Zoo and cactus garden in Ito with about 150 kinds of animals and 1,500 kinds of cacti, where capybaras first took winter hot baths in 1982.

Ito · Shizuoka

Zoo & Wildlife

Joyama Zoo

A free city zoo in Joyama Park next to Zenko-ji in Nagano, with sea lions, Japanese macaques, penguins and flamingos alongside small fairground rides.

Nagano

Zoo & Wildlife

Alpaca Fureai Land

Small facility in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, with 30-minute sessions among alpacas, plus feeding, instant photos and walks with the alpacas through the streets.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

Specialized aquarium featuring approximately 180 penguins from nine species, with interactive exhibits including a natural sea swimming environment.

Nagasaki

Zoo & Wildlife

Oita Marine Palace Aquarium "Umitamago"

An aquarium between Oita and Beppu with a large tank of about 90 fish species, walruses and dolphins, and an outdoor area shared with seals and penguins.

Oita

Zoo & Wildlife

Ueno Zoo

Japan's first zoo, opened in Ueno Park in 1882, with about 3,000 animals of 250 species in an East Garden on the hill and a West Garden by Shinobazu Pond.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Tokyo Sea Life Park

A public aquarium in Kasai Rinkai Park with over 500 species, a 2,200 cubic metre tank of schooling bluefin tuna and one of Japan's largest penguin exhibits.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden

Two troops of wild Japanese macaques come down from the forest of Mount Takasaki to a feeding area here, with no cages or enclosures.

Oita

Zoo & Wildlife

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium

Aquarium on the Sea of Japan coast, open since 1959, with dolphin shows, daily penguin walks, touch pools and a glass-floored coral reef tank.

Sakai · Fukui

Zoo & Wildlife

Fuji Safari Park

A safari park where visitors drive or ride a Jungle Bus past lions, bears, tigers and elephants, with a walking course and a zone for smaller animals.

Susono · Shizuoka

Zoo & Wildlife

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Zoo and botanical garden in Nagoya, on its present site since 1937, with about 450 animal species and 7,000 plant species.

Nagoya · Aichi

Interactive Experience

Tokyo German Village

A hillside park in Sodegaura, Chiba, despite the name, where flower fields, a rose garden, small rides, animals and pick-your-own crops fill the slopes.

Sodegaura · Chiba

Zoo & Wildlife

AOAO SAPPORO

A three-floor aquarium inside a Sapporo shopping complex, open until ten at night, with rockhopper penguins, planted tanks, and immersive digital art.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Zoo & Wildlife

Io World Kagoshima City Aquarium

An aquarium facing Kinko Bay with about 800 species from the bay and the Nansei Islands, and dolphins that swim out into a channel open to the sea.

Kagoshima

Zoo & Wildlife

Takao Monkey Park

A monkey park on Mount Takao in Hachioji with more than 90 monkeys, next to a wild plant garden of about 300 subalpine and alpine species.

Hachioji · Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Kobe Animal Kingdom

Animal park on Port Island, Kobe, with an indoor park and an outdoor area, shoebills, North American and South American zones, and animals to feed.

Kobe · Hyogo

Zoo & Wildlife

Mother Farm

A 250-hectare farm in the Boso Peninsula offering hands-on animal interactions, seasonal flower viewing, fruit picking, and an amusement park.

Futtsu · Chiba

Zoo & Wildlife

Hakone-en Aquarium

Aquarium on Lake Ashi, Hakone, Kanagawa. At 723 metres it is the highest aquarium in Japan with a large seawater tank, with a Seal Plaza and penguins.

Hakone · Kanagawa

Zoo & Wildlife

Izu Shaboten Zoo

Zoo and cactus garden in Ito with about 150 kinds of animals and 1,500 kinds of cacti, where capybaras first took winter hot baths in 1982.

Ito · Shizuoka

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