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Ueno Zoological Gardens �I�I�A Line Administrator ■ Tokyo Zoological Park Society ●Location Taito Ward Ueno Koen Park, Ikenohata 3-Chome Kototoi avenue Kasuga avenue Nezu Chiyoda line Zoo & Botanical garden Shinobazu avenue Yushima 02 Chuo avenue Shinobazu pond Ueno-Hirokoji Keisei-Ueno Okachimachi Keisei line Showa avenue Ueno Naka-okachimachi Oedo line Oedo Ginza line Ginza Ueno Zoological Gardens Hibiya line Administrator ■ Tokyo Zoological Park Society ●Location Taito Ward Ueno Koen Park, Ikenohata 3-chome. ●Contact Information tel:03-3828-5171 Ueno Zoo (9-83 Ueno Zoological Gardens, Taito-ku, 110-8711) ●Transport [To the main gate] - Walk 5 minutes from UENO (Yamanote Line), - walk 12 minutes from UENO (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line or Hibiya Line), or - walk 10 minutes from KEISEI UENO (Keisei Line). [To the Benten Gate]- Walk 5 minutes from UENO (JR Yamanote Line), - Walk 8 minutes from UENO (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line or Hibiya Line), or - Walk 4 minutes from KEISEI UENO (Keisei Line). [To the Ikenohatamon Gate]- Walk 5 minutes from NEZU (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line). Paid parking available inside Ueno Koen Park. ●Closed Mondays (the following day if the Monday is a national holiday), New Year’s holidays (December 29 - January 1) ●Open 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. close) ●Admission Entrance fee: Adults ¥ 600, junior high school student ¥ 200, 65 years old and over ¥ 300 *children under elementary school or junior high school students living/attending school in Tokyo are free of charge ●Free days Park Opening Memorial Day (March 20), Greenery Day (May 4), Tokyo Citizens’ Day (October 1) Ueno Zoological Gardens was established on March 20, 1882, as sight as they walk through the woods. At the Elephant Forest, you the first zoo in Japan and celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2012. At can see Asian elephants the time of opening, the animals were limited to bears, monkeys, foxes, bathing in the dust and raccoons, water birds, and small birds. However, the zoo currently water. At the Bear Hill, breeds and exhibits animals from around the world such as giant pan- you can see bears climb das and western gorillas. trees and play in the water. There is also a Viewing Animals hibernation booth for The active and healthy behaviors of animals are desirable. Japanese black bears. There is something about the behaviors unique to wildlife that The vivarium of amphib- fascinates people. Some of the examples are observing a polar ians and reptiles in the Western Lowland Gorillas bear’s dynamic actions underwater, aye-ayes using their long west section exhibits middle finger to eat their food, and Japanese macaques playing amphibians, reptiles, with equipment in various ways beyond people’s imaginations. and fresh water fish that Care has been taken to make the captive environment of natural live in tropical regions habitats, and to allow wild animals to exhibit their abilities and and Japan. Along with instincts so that visitors can observe. their surrounding envi- ronments such as vege- tation and sand, you can compare various as- pects of animals resid- Sumatran tiger Japanese macaque Polar Bear Viewing Habitats By creating an environment that replicates the habitats of ani- mals, visitors can see how they live. At the Gorilla Woods and Tiger Forest in the east section, western gorillas rest amongst the greenery and Sumatra tigers and Indian lions come in and out of Japanese black bear Japanese black bear monitoring Date of Opening / March 20, 1882, Open Area / 144,048.73 m2 Main Animals / Giant panda, Asian elephant, Sumatran tiger, Western gorilla, polar bear, aye-aye, giraffe, okapi Facilities: monorail (¥150 or middle schoolers and above and ¥80 for 2 year olds and older) 145 ing in a variety of settings such as how animals live and how they differ in body shapes. Enjoy more of Ueno Zoological Gardens Zoo & Botanical garden ● Guided Tours Historical Facilities Animal specialists help you observe each animal in detail as While there are new facilities including Wildlife Helth Center they guide you through the zoo. (since 2016) and Children’s Zoo STEP (since 2018), Ueno Zoo still ●Section Guides has buildings that tell its long history in different parts of the park. Zookeepers and volunteers explain each animal in detail. ●Tokyo Parks Navi Five-storied pagoda of former Kaneiji Temple (1639), Kankantei A zoo exploration app for smartphones and smart devices. It Teahouse, originally built by a feudal lord Toudou Takatora and features videos of animals in action, assisting you in making your restored in 1878, and Kankantei birdcage, which reflect the image zoo exploration fun and learning deeply about the animals. of the park back in the old days when it was just opened. In addition to these activities, various events are held through- out the year. The regularly scheduled event may be canceled or Also, the monorail in the zoo is the first monorail in Japan, which rescheduled due to certain circumstances. Visit the official web- started its operation in 1957. (Services will be suspended from site, “Tokyo Zoo Net,” for details. November 1st, 2019) Also, the monorail in the zoo is the first monorail in Japan which started its operation in 1957. East Garden Kankan tei Ibis Eagles & Gibbons Tigers Sculpture Hawks Lions Owls Gorilla Woods and Tiger Forest Komorebi Gorillas (Sunlight Streaming) Tapirs Path Otters Former Entrance Bird House 2F Bird House 1F Black headed Ibis Thai Pavilion to JR Ueno Kouenguchi Animal Cenotaph Giant panda Strollers Rental Cranes Bears Coin Lockers Birds Elephant Forest Main Gate Main Gate Square Bear Hill Elephants construction Under Sea Lions Tall Zelkova tree Wildlife Health Center General Information Japanese Monkey Center Macaques Polar Bears Japanese BirdsⅠ Polar bear and Monkey Mountain Squirrels seal oceans Prairie Dogs Deer Five storied Japanese BirdsⅡ Pagoda Japanese Animals Ｎ Monorail East Garden Station Voice Guidance Available 0m 50m 100m →To West Garden Aesop Bridge Zebras Pygmy Barbary Sheep Hippopotamuses Small Mammal House Children’s Zoo STEP To East → Garden Animal of Arica Maned wolf Strollers Rental West Garden Monorail West Coin Lockers Cafeteria Garden Station Japanese Cranes, Geese Hippopotamuses Kangaroos Rhinoceroses Shoebill Penguins Shinobazu Pond Benten Giraffes Terrace Meeting place for Pelicans & Cormorants Gate guided tour Flamingos Okapis First Aid Room Shinobazu Pond Aye-aye Forest Oriental White Storks Ikenohata Gate Vivarium West Alligators, Turtles, Garden Baby Carriage Rental Center Snakes & Frogs 146.
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