Tennōji Zoo

Overview

Tennōji Zoo is an urban comprehensive zoo located within Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka. It opened on January 1, 1915, making it the third zoo to be built in Japan. Around 200 species and 1,000 animals are kept across its roughly 11-hectare grounds.

Highlights

• ●The third zoo established in Japan, opened in 1915
• ●About 200 species and 1,000 animals on grounds of roughly 11 hectares
• ●An urban comprehensive zoo drawing around 1.7 million visitors a year
• ●Set within Tennōji Park, easily combined with sightseeing in the surrounding city

History

The zoo opened on January 1, 1915 and is the third-oldest in Japan. On July 16, 2006, its cumulative number of paying visitors surpassed 100 million, the second such case in Japan after Ueno Zoo. Long operated directly by the City of Osaka, it was transferred to a local incorporated administrative agency established on April 1, 2021.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Enter through the gate within Tennōji Park
2. 2Tour the roughly 200 species by animal group
3. 3View the varied displays typical of an urban comprehensive zoo
4. 4Afterward, stroll the surrounding Tennōji Park area

Did you know?

💡 Its cumulative paying attendance passing 100 million was the second such milestone in Japan, after Ueno Zoo.

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