Zoo

Saitama Children's Zoo

🇯🇵 Japan

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 19 spp. present

35.998° N   139.374° E

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Essentials

Entrance
TourismHigh
Species present
19
species
Opened
1980
SizeLarge

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Opening hours

Every day · 9:30–17:00

Getting there

parks.or.jp/sczoo ↗

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Before you go

Where is Saitama Children's Zoo?

Japan

Saitama Children's Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Japan. Its coordinates are 35.998° N, 139.374° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 95 km away.

What animals can you see at Saitama Children's Zoo?

19 species

Citizen-science photos record 19 species at Saitama Children's Zoo, including Chilean Flamingo, Quokka, Laughing Kookaburra, Hawaiian Goose and Ural Owl. 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 Saitama Children's Zoo in the wild?

Chilean Flamingo: Lauca National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Saitama Children's Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park), Quokka (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rottnest Island) and Laughing Kookaburra (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal National Park).

When is Saitama Children's Zoo open?

Every day · 9:30–17:00

According to its open map listing, Saitama Children's Zoo is open Every day · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

When did Saitama Children's Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1980, 70 ha

Saitama Children's Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Japan, opened in 1980 and covers about 70 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 19 species are photographed there.