Zoo
Tama Zoological Park
🇯🇵 Japan
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 44 spp. present
The Tama Zoological Park (多摩動物公園, Tama Dōbutsukōen; Tama Zoo for short) is a zoo, owned by the government of Tokyo Metropolis, and located in Hino, Tokyo, Japan. The Tama Zoo was opened on May 5, 1958, originally as a branch (分園; satellite facility) of the Ueno Zoo. The zoo aims to use its large site – 52 ha, compared to the 14.3 ha of the Ueno Zoo – to show its animals moving in a more free and natural environment. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.651° N 139.402° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
44
speciesOpened
1958
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Thu–Tue · 9:30–17:00Wed · closed
Getting there
Who runs it
- Run by
- Tokyo Zoological Park Society
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Tama Zoological Park?
Tokyo, Japan
Tama Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan. Its coordinates are 35.651° N, 139.402° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 133 km away.
What animals can you see at Tama Zoological Park?
44 species
Citizen-science photos record 44 species at Tama Zoological Park, including Serval, Golden Eagle, Common Shelduck, Gray Wolf and Snow Crane. 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 Tama Zoological Park in the wild?
Serval: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Some of the animals photographed at Tama Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area), Golden Eagle (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hemis National Park) and Common Shelduck (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wadden Sea National Park).
When is Tama Zoological Park open?
Thu–Tue · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Tama Zoological Park is open Thu–Tue · 9:30–17:00; Wed · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Tama Zoological Park open and how big is it?
Opened 1958, 48 ha
Tama Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan, opened in 1958 and covers about 48 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 44 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)