The Yomiuri Shimbun
Visitors take photos of Xiao Xiao at his final public viewing at Ueno Zoo in Taito Ward,
Tokyo, on Sunday.
15:56 JST, January 25, 2026
A crowd of 4,400 visited Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas for their final public viewing on Sunday, with the doors closing at 4:00 p.m.
According to the zoo, there were 24.6 applicants per single viewing slot on the day.
The 4-year-old pandas, male Xiao Xiao and female Lei Lei, are set to return to China on Tuesday, departing Narita Airport for a conservation and research center in Sichuan Province, China.
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