Zoo
Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)
🇯🇵 Japan
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 145 spp. present
35.714° N 139.770° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
Medium
Species present
145
speciesOpened
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Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +81 3 38285171
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
VU
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
Before you go
Where is Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)?
Tokyo, Japan
Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) is a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan. Its coordinates are 35.714° N, 139.770° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 129 km away.
What animals can you see at Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)?
145 species
Citizen-science photos record 145 species at Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden), including American Flamingo, Steller's Sea-Eagle, African Penguin, Polar Bear and Galápagos Giant Tortoise. 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 Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) in the wild?
American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) 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), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Polar Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard).
When is Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) open?
Every day · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) 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 Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) open and how big is it?
8.0 ha
Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden), a zoo or wildlife park in Tokyo, Japan, covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 145 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · iNaturalist observers