Zoo

Kobe Oji Zoo

Q: Where is Kobe Oji Zoo?

Osaka, Japan. Kobe Oji Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Osaka, Japan. Its coordinates are 34.710° N, 135.214° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 451 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Kobe Oji Zoo?

12 species. Citizen-science photos record 12 species at Kobe Oji Zoo, including American Flamingo, California Sea Lion, Silver Pheasant, Emu and Polar Bear. 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 Kobe Oji Zoo in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at Kobe Oji Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park) and Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park).

Q: When did Kobe Oji Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1951, 9.0 ha. Kobe Oji Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Osaka, Japan, opened in 1951 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 12 species are photographed there.

🇯🇵 Japan

🏙️ In Osaka

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 12 spp. present

Kōbe Ōji Zoo (神戸市立王子動物園, Kōbe-shiritsu Ōji Dōbutsuen), or simply Kobe Zoo or Ōji Zoo (王子動物園), is a municipal zoo in Kobe, Japan. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.710° N 135.214° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1951

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

Phone: +81 78 861 5624

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park+ 7 more parks

Lophura nycthemera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Khao Yai National Park+ 3 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Ursus maritimus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Svalbard

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Flinders Chase+ 6 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Osphranter rufus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Kobe Oji Zoo?

Osaka, Japan

Kobe Oji Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Osaka, Japan. Its coordinates are 34.710° N, 135.214° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 451 km away.

What animals can you see at Kobe Oji Zoo?

12 species

Citizen-science photos record 12 species at Kobe Oji Zoo, including American Flamingo, California Sea Lion, Silver Pheasant, Emu and Polar Bear. 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 Kobe Oji Zoo in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at Kobe Oji Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park) and Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park).

When did Kobe Oji Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1951, 9.0 ha

Kobe Oji Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Osaka, Japan, opened in 1951 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 12 species are photographed there.