Zoos, Aquariums & Wildlife in Japan

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Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park

A park in a Nagano mountain valley where wild Japanese macaques bathe in a hot spring built for them, reached by a 1.6 km forest trail.

Yamanouchi · Nagano

Zoo & Wildlife

Maxell AQUAPARK SHINAGAWA

Indoor urban aquarium in Tokyo's Shinagawa Prince Hotel featuring 20,000 creatures from 350 species with immersive digital technology displays.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Wakayama Castle Park Zoo

Free zoo in the grounds of Wakayama Castle, dating from the Taisho era, with Humboldt penguins, European flamingos, red-crowned cranes and miniature horses.

Wakayama

Zoo & Wildlife

Adventure World

A wildlife park in Shirahama featuring diverse animal experiences, though its longtime giant pandas departed in June 2025.

Shirahama · Wakayama

Zoo & Wildlife

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Japan's largest aquarium by tank capacity and floor area, featuring a massive dolphin show tank and research programs for penguins and sea turtles.

Nagoya · Aichi

Zoo & Wildlife

Sunshine Aquarium

Sunshine Aquarium atop Tokyo's World Import Mart Building opened in 1978 as Japan's first urban rooftop aquarium and holds 37,000 fish representing 750 species.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Aquarium in Ocean Expo Park in Motobu, Okinawa, whose 7,500 cubic meter Kuroshio Sea tank holds whale sharks and reef manta rays.

Motobu · Okinawa

Zoo & Wildlife

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

Sendai aquarium opened in 2015 to succeed an 88-year-old facility, with Pacific marine life, a coral reef tank, interactive exhibits and an underwater tunnel.

Sendai · Miyagi

Zoo & Wildlife

Tokushima Zoo

A zoo in Tokushima that groups its animals by climate, from lions and zebras in the savanna area to polar bears, with a children's zoo.

Tokushima

Zoo & Wildlife

Aqua World Oarai

An aquarium on the Ibaraki coast whose symbol is the shark, keeping about 60 shark species among some 580 species in 60 tanks.

Oarai · Ibaraki

Zoo & Wildlife

Zao Fox Village

Mountain forest park in Miyagi with over 100 free-roaming foxes of six species, where visitors can watch and feed them, alongside other animals.

Shiroishi · Miyagi

Zoo & Wildlife

Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park

A park in a Nagano mountain valley where wild Japanese macaques bathe in a hot spring built for them, reached by a 1.6 km forest trail.

Yamanouchi · Nagano

Zoo & Wildlife

Maxell AQUAPARK SHINAGAWA

Indoor urban aquarium in Tokyo's Shinagawa Prince Hotel featuring 20,000 creatures from 350 species with immersive digital technology displays.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Wakayama Castle Park Zoo

Free zoo in the grounds of Wakayama Castle, dating from the Taisho era, with Humboldt penguins, European flamingos, red-crowned cranes and miniature horses.

Wakayama

Zoo & Wildlife

Adventure World

A wildlife park in Shirahama featuring diverse animal experiences, though its longtime giant pandas departed in June 2025.

Shirahama · Wakayama

Zoo & Wildlife

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Japan's largest aquarium by tank capacity and floor area, featuring a massive dolphin show tank and research programs for penguins and sea turtles.

Nagoya · Aichi

Zoo & Wildlife

Sunshine Aquarium

Sunshine Aquarium atop Tokyo's World Import Mart Building opened in 1978 as Japan's first urban rooftop aquarium and holds 37,000 fish representing 750 species.

Tokyo

Zoo & Wildlife

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Aquarium in Ocean Expo Park in Motobu, Okinawa, whose 7,500 cubic meter Kuroshio Sea tank holds whale sharks and reef manta rays.

Motobu · Okinawa

Zoo & Wildlife

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

Sendai aquarium opened in 2015 to succeed an 88-year-old facility, with Pacific marine life, a coral reef tank, interactive exhibits and an underwater tunnel.

Sendai · Miyagi

Zoo & Wildlife

Tokushima Zoo

A zoo in Tokushima that groups its animals by climate, from lions and zebras in the savanna area to polar bears, with a children's zoo.

Tokushima

Zoo & Wildlife

Aqua World Oarai

An aquarium on the Ibaraki coast whose symbol is the shark, keeping about 60 shark species among some 580 species in 60 tanks.

Oarai · Ibaraki

Zoo & Wildlife

Zao Fox Village

Mountain forest park in Miyagi with over 100 free-roaming foxes of six species, where visitors can watch and feed them, alongside other animals.

Shiroishi · Miyagi

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