Zoo

Inokashira Park Zoo

Q: Where is Inokashira Park Zoo?

Tokyo, Japan. Inokashira Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan. Its coordinates are 35.701° N, 139.573° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 128 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Inokashira Park Zoo?

77 species. Citizen-science photos record 77 species at Inokashira Park Zoo, including Japanese Squirrel, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Little Grebe, Snapping Turtle and Capybara. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Inokashira Park Zoo in the wild?

Japanese Squirrel: Sendai. Some of the animals photographed at Inokashira Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Japanese Squirrel (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Sendai), Chinese Bamboo Partridge (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tokyo) and Little Grebe (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arusha National Park).

Q: When did Inokashira Park Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1942, 8.0 ha. Inokashira Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan, opened in 1942 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 77 species are photographed there.

🇯🇵 Japan

🏙️ In Tokyo

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 77 spp. present

Inokashira Park Zoo (Japanese: いのかしらしぜんぶんかえん; Kanji: 井の頭自然文化園) is a city zoo in Musashino, Tokyo. It is in a corner of Inokashira Park near the Ghibli Museum. A branch of the zoo is in Mitaka. It opened on May 17, 1942. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

35.701° N 139.573° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1942

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

tokyo-zoo.net/chinese/ino ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Sciurus lis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Sendai

Bambusicola thoracicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Tokyo+ 11 more cities

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Arusha National Park+ 73 more parks

Chelydra serpentina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 7 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Grus japonensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Fuzhou

LC Endemic

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Nikko National Park

Gorsachius goisagi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Tokyo

Before you go

Where is Inokashira Park Zoo?

Tokyo, Japan

Inokashira Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan. Its coordinates are 35.701° N, 139.573° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 128 km away.

What animals can you see at Inokashira Park Zoo?

77 species

Citizen-science photos record 77 species at Inokashira Park Zoo, including Japanese Squirrel, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Little Grebe, Snapping Turtle and Capybara. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Inokashira Park Zoo in the wild?

Japanese Squirrel: Sendai

Some of the animals photographed at Inokashira Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Japanese Squirrel (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Sendai), Chinese Bamboo Partridge (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tokyo) and Little Grebe (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arusha National Park).

When did Inokashira Park Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1942, 8.0 ha

Inokashira Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan, opened in 1942 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 77 species are photographed there.