List of zoos in Japan explained

This is a partial list of zoos in Japan. For aquaria, see List of aquaria in Japan.

Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, and reptile centers, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.

Aichi Prefecture

• Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Nagoya
• Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Aichi
• Okazaki Higashi Park Zoo, Okazaki, Aichi
• Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park, Toyohashi, Aichi
• Toyota City Kuragaike-Park, Toyota, Aichi

Akita Prefecture

• Akita Omoriyama Zoo, Akita, Akita

Chiba Prefecture

• Chiba Zoological Park, Chiba, Chiba^[1]
• Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, Ichihara, Chiba
• Ichikawa Zoological & Botanical Garden, Ichikawa, Chiba^[2]
• Mother Farm, Futtsu, Chiba

Ehime Prefecture

• Tobe Zool. Park of Ehime Prefecture, Iyo, Ehime

Fukui Prefecture

• Sabae Nishiyama Park Zoo, Sabae, Fukui

Fukuoka Prefecture

• • Assuran Bird House, Onojo Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden, Fukuoka
• Itozu no Mori Zoological Park, Kitakyūshū
• Kurume City Bird Center, Kurume, Fukuoka
• Ōmuta Zoo, Ōmuta, Fukuoka
• Uminonakamichi Seaside Park Zoological Garden, Fukuoka

Gunma Prefecture

• Gunma Safari Park, Tomioka, Gunma
• Kiryugaoka Zoo, Kiryu, Gunma

Hiroshima Prefecture

• Fukuyama City Zoo, Fukuyama, Hiroshima
• Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima

Hokkaidō

• Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
• Kushiro Zoo, Kushiro, Hokkaidō
• Noboribetsu Bear Park, Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō^[3]
• Obihiro Zoo, Obihiro, Hokkaido
• Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Sapporo^[4]

Hyogo Prefecture

• Awaji Farm Park England Hill, Minamiawaji, Hyōgo
• Himeji Central Park, Himeji, Hyōgo
• Himeji City Zoo, Himeji, Hyōgo
• Kobe Kachoen, Kobe
• Oji Zoo, Kobe

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Hitachi Kamine Zoological Garden, Hitachi, Ibaraki

Ishikawa Prefecture

• Ishikawa Zoo, Nomi, Ishikawa

Iwate Prefecture

• Morioka Zoological Park, Morioka, Iwate

Kagoshima Prefecture

• Amami Islands Botanical Garden, Kagoshima
• Hirakawa Zoological Park, Kagoshima

Kanagawa Prefecture

• Kanazawa Zoological Gardens, Yokohama
• Nogeyama Zoo, Yokohama
• Odawara Zoo, Odawara, Kanagawa
• Yokohama Zoo (Zoorasia), Yokohama
• Yumemigasaki Zoological Park, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Kōchi Prefecture

• Noichi Zoological Park of Kōchi Prefecture, Komi District, Kōchi^[5]
• Wanpark Kōchi Animal Land, Kōchi, Kōchi

Kumamoto Prefecture

• Cuddly Dominion, Aso, Kumamoto
• Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Kyoto Prefecture

• Kyoto Municipal Zoo, Kyoto

Miyagi Prefecture

• Miyagi Zao Fox Village
• Yagiyama Zoological Park, Sendai

Miyazaki Prefecture

• Miyazaki City Phenix Zoo, Miyazaki, Miyazaki

Nagano Prefecture

• Iida City Zoo, Iida, Nagano
• Nagano Chausuyama Zoo, Nagano, Nagano
• Omachi Alpine Museum, Omachi, Nagano
• Suzaka Zoo, Suzaka, Nagano

Nagasaki Prefecture

• Nagasaki Biopark, Saikai, Nagasaki
• Sasebo Zoological Park and Botanical Garden, Sasebo, Nagasaki

Ōita Prefecture

• Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari, Usa, Ōita
• Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, Ōita, Ōita

Okayama Prefecture

• Ikeda Zoo, Okayama, Okayama
• Great Ape Research institute, Hayashibara, Tamano, Okayama

Okinawa Prefecture

• Neo Park Okinawa, Nago, Okinawa
• Okinawa Kodomo Future Zone, Okinawa

Osaka Prefecture

• Kashihara City Insectary Museum, Kashiwara, Osaka
• Misaki Koen, Sennan, Osaka
• Satsukiyama Zoo, Ikeda, Osaka
• Tennoji Zoo, Osaka

Saitama Prefecture

• Miyazawako Nakayoshi Zoo, Hannō, Saitama
• Saitama Children's Zoo, Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
• Saitama Omiya Park Zoo, Saitama, Saitama
• Sayama Chikosan Park Children Zoo, Sayama, Saitama
• Tobu Zoo, Minamisaitama District, Saitama

Shimane Prefecture

• Matsue Vogel Park, Matsue, Shimane

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden, Kamo District, Shizuoka
• Fuji Safari Park, Susono, Shizuoka
• Hamamatsu Municipal Zoo, Hamamatsu
• iZoo, Kawazu, Shizuoka
• Izu Biopark, Kamo District, Shizuoka
• Izu Shaboten Zoo, Itō, Shizuoka
• Mishima City Park Rakujuen, Mishima, Shizuoka
• Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo, Shizuoka, Shizuoka

Tochigi Prefecture

• Nasu Animal Kingdom, Nasu, Tochigi^[6]
• Utsunomiya Zoo, Utsunomiya, Tochigi

Tokushima Prefecture

• Tokushima Municipal Zoo, Tokushima, Tokushima

Tokyo

• Edogawa Ward Natural Zoo, Edogawa, Tokyo
• Hamura Zoological Park, Hamura, Tokyo
• Inogashira Park Zoo, Tokyo
• Ōshima Park Zoo, Izu Ōshima^{[7] [8]}
• Tama Zoo, Tokyo
• Ueno Zoo, Ueno, Tokyo
• Adachi Park of Living Things, Adachi, Tokyo

Toyama Prefecture

• Takaoka Kojo Park Zoo, Takaoka, Toyama
• Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo, Toyama, Toyama

Wakayama Prefecture

• Adventure World, Shirahama, Shirahama, Wakayama https://web.archive.org/web/20100620073151/http://aws-s.com/english-new/index2_afp.html
• Wakayama Park Zoo, Wakayama, Wakayama

Yamaguchi Prefecture

• Akiyoshidai Safari Land, Mine, Yamaguchi
• Shunan Municipal Tokuyama Zoo, Shūnan, Yamaguchi
• Ube Tokiwa Park, Ube, Yamaguchi

Yamanashi Prefecture

• Kofu Yuki Park Zoo, Kofu, Yamanashi

See also

• List of aquaria in Japan
• List of botanical gardens in Japan
• List of dolphinariums
• List of fossil parks
• List of national parks
• List of tourist attractions worldwide
• List of WAZA member zoos and aquariums
• List of wildlife sanctuaries
• List of zoos

References

• Web site: List of Zoos . jazga.or.jp . Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums . 12 June 2010 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 千葉市動物公園.
2. Web site: CITY OF ICHIKAWA - OFFICIAL ENGLISH WEBSITE - Botanical & Zoological Parks . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132755/http://www.city.ichikawa.lg.jp/english/guide/0092.html . 2011-07-21 .
3. Web site: Noboribetsu Bear Park - General Information . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610052210/http://www.kamori.co.jp/bearpark/english/general_guidance/index.htm . 2010-06-10 .
4. Web site: ホーム.
5. Web site: 高知県立のいち動物公園 公式サイト - 人も動物もいきいきと. 19 September 2023 .
6. Web site: Home . nasu-oukoku.com.
7. Web site: Tourist Attractions:tokyo Municipal Oshima Park . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501064747/http://www.town.oshima.tokyo.jp/english/highlight/oshima-park.html . 2010-05-01 .
8. http://www.yougodo.com/en/Oshima-Park-Zoo/activity/ab722630-e717-4263-ba08-a335009ab7a3.aspx