Tennōji Zoo

Tennoji Zoo
天王寺動物園
Savannah Zone
Date openedJanuary 1, 1915
LocationTennoji Park, 1-108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E
No. of species230 (as of 2008)
Public transit accessOsaka Metro:
at Dōbutsuen-mae
at Ebisuchō
Websitewww.tennojizoo.jp (in Japanese)

History

Tennōji Zoo (天王寺動物園) is located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915.

Attractions and Animals

The zoo features adjacent savannah zones for herbivorous and carnivorous animals, which are arranged so that the animals appear to be sharing the same space.[1]

African Savannah

Animals:

Nocturnal House

Animals:

Reptile House

Animals:

Flight Aviary

Animals:

Friendship Garden

Animals:

New petting zoo opened in April 27th, 2022.[2][3]

Sea lion and penguin exhibit

Animals:

New Sea lion and penguin exhibit is expected to open in spring, 2023.

Asian tropical rain forest

Asian elephants were exhibited.

Other notable species

References
  1. http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/yutoritomidori/english/04/zoo21.html Tennoji Zoo "Zoo21 Project"
  2. "ふれあい広場からおしらせ". 28 March 2022.
  3. "新施設「ふれんどしっぷガーデン」がオープンします". 14 April 2022.

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