Higashiyama Zoo is one of Asia’s largest attractions, featuring a Botanical Garden and Amusement Park. A “forest where you can meet the animals of the world” surrounded by nature in the middle of the city.
Japan’s second busiest zoo behind Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, Nagoya’s Higashiyama Zoo is home to an impressive over 550 species of animals, including elephants, penguins, bears, tigers, giraffes, birds, reptiles, hippos, apes, lions, skunks, rhinos, seals, and more. One of Asia’s zoological gardens, the well-planned Higashiyama is famous for the story of the keepers trying to save the elephants during wartime, and for having introduced Koalas to Japan. The zoo also has one of the oldest monorails in operation. Still futuristic looking in design, the two-station monorail provides transportation around the park, and spectacular views too.
Created in 1937, the Higashiyama Zoo is continually undergoing modifications and redevelopments in an effort to provide the residents with better living conditions while offering a more realistic experience for visitors. It also features a number of attractions not found in other zoos, such as the Worldwide Medaka Hall which contains several hundred varieties of medaka, tropical freshwater Japanese Killifish, including some that accompanied a Japanese astronaut on his Space Shuttle Mission. Dinosaur statues, said to be the oldest of their kind adorn one of the many children’s play areas dotting the 60 hectare site.
There are many facilities, including the gorilla and chimpanzee house–the Asian elephant house, and the koala house. Here, you cannot only watch the animals, but also learn about their ecologies and habitats through educational displays, so you can learn while having fun.
Nagoya and Aichi are proud of the Higashiyama Zoo, one of the many great attractions in this great area.
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