Facility index 121 facilities / Individual records 099 animals

Zoo Records

Browse zoos across Japan by region and prefecture. A vermilion mark identifies facilities with named individual animal records.

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Specimen lesser-panda

Red Panda

Reference photo of Red Panda
Species reference / Photo: Ajit Hota / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source / cropped

Ailurus fulgens

EN— Endangered15 animals

Specimen western-lowland-gorilla

Western Lowland Gorilla

Reference photo of Western Lowland Gorilla
Species reference / Photo: Macinate / CC BY 2.0 / Source / cropped

Gorilla gorilla

CR— Critically Endangered13 animals

Specimen polar-bear

Polar Bear

Reference photo of Polar Bear
Species reference / Photo: Alan Wilson / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source / cropped

Ursus maritimus

VU— Vulnerable11 animals

Specimen asian-elephant

Asian Elephant

Reference photo of Asian Elephant
Species reference / Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source / cropped

Elephas maximus

EN— Endangered9 animals

Specimen capybara

Capybara

Reference photo of Capybara
Species reference / Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Source / cropped

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

LC— Least Concern2 animals

Specimen reticulated-giraffe

Reticulated Giraffe

Reference photo of Reticulated Giraffe
Species reference / Photo: Payamfarahani / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source / cropped

Giraffa reticulata

EN— Endangered1 animal
Domestic World

Domestic records by individual animal name

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121 facilities

Hokkaido7 facilities · 12 animals Aomori1 facility Iwate2 facilities Miyagi2 facilities Akita2 facilities Yamagata1 facility Fukushima1 facility Ibaraki3 facilities Tochigi3 facilities · 2 animals Gunma2 facilities · 1 animal Saitama5 facilities · 10 animals Chiba4 facilities · 4 animals Tokyo8 facilities · 15 animals Kanagawa4 facilities · 7 animals Niigata1 facility Toyama2 facilities Ishikawa1 facility · 2 animals Fukui1 facility · 10 animals Yamanashi1 facility Nagano6 facilities · 2 animals Gifu2 facilities Shizuoka10 facilities · 12 animals Aichi5 facilities · 6 animals Mie2 facilities Shiga0 facilities Kyoto1 facility · 4 animals Osaka2 facilities · 1 animal Hyogo8 facilities · 2 animals Nara2 facilities Wakayama2 facilities Tottori0 facilities Shimane1 facility Okayama2 facilities Hiroshima2 facilities Yamaguchi3 facilities · 2 animals Tokushima1 facility · 1 animal Kagawa2 facilities Ehime2 facilities Kochi2 facilities Fukuoka5 facilities · 3 animals Saga0 facilities Nagasaki2 facilities · 1 animal Kumamoto2 facilities Oita2 facilities Miyazaki1 facility Kagoshima1 facility · 2 animals Okinawa2 facilities

Hokkaido & Tohoku

Hokkaido7 facilities

Aomori1 facility

Iwate2 facilities

Miyagi2 facilities

Akita2 facilities

Yamagata1 facility

Fukushima1 facility

Kanto

Ibaraki3 facilities

Tochigi3 facilities

Gunma2 facilities

Saitama5 facilities

Chiba4 facilities

Tokyo8 facilities

Kanagawa4 facilities

Chubu

Niigata1 facility

Toyama2 facilities

Ishikawa1 facility

Fukui1 facility

Yamanashi1 facility

Nagano6 facilities

Gifu2 facilities

Shizuoka10 facilities

Aichi5 facilities

Kinki

Mie2 facilities

Shiga0 facilities

No facilities are registered in this category yet.

Kyoto1 facility

Osaka2 facilities

Hyogo8 facilities

Nara2 facilities

Wakayama2 facilities

Chugoku & Shikoku

Tottori0 facilities

No facilities are registered in this category yet.

Shimane1 facility

Okayama2 facilities

Hiroshima2 facilities

Yamaguchi3 facilities

Tokushima1 facility

Kagawa2 facilities

Ehime2 facilities

Kochi2 facilities

Kyushu & Okinawa

Fukuoka5 facilities

Saga0 facilities

No facilities are registered in this category yet.

Nagasaki2 facilities

Kumamoto2 facilities

Oita2 facilities

Miyazaki1 facility

Kagoshima1 facility

Okinawa2 facilities

Closed Facility Records

6 closed zoos are preserved separately in the Closed Facility Archive.

FAQ

How many zoos in Japan are listed here?
This index lists 121 zoos. Closed facilities are preserved separately in the Closed Facility Archive.
Which facilities have records for named individual animals?
Facilities marked "Recorded" have individual animal pages. This zoo index currently contains 99 individual animal records.
Are temporarily closed facilities included?
Temporarily closed facilities remain listed with a status badge. Permanently closed facilities are preserved in a separate archive.

Worldwide records — Zoos

Browse all zoos worldwide by country

421 facilities

United Arab Emirates3 facilities

Argentina3 facilities

Austria10 facilities

Australia20 facilities

Bangladesh1 facility

Belgium9 facilities

Bulgaria3 facilities

Brazil8 facilities

Belarus2 facilities

Canada22 facilities

Switzerland10 facilities

Chile2 facilities

China11 facilities

Colombia3 facilities

Costa Rica3 facilities

Czechia3 facilities

Germany25 facilities

Denmark4 facilities

Dominican Republic1 facility

Ecuador3 facilities

Estonia1 facility

Egypt1 facility

Spain11 facilities

Ethiopia1 facility

Finland2 facilities

France16 facilities

United Kingdom19 facilities

Greece1 facility

Guatemala2 facilities

Hong Kong3 facilities

Croatia2 facilities

Hungary3 facilities

Indonesia6 facilities

Ireland2 facilities

Israel2 facilities

India12 facilities

Iran1 facility

Italy13 facilities

Kenya3 facilities

South Korea6 facilities

Kazakhstan1 facility

Lebanon1 facility

Sri Lanka4 facilities

Lithuania1 facility

Latvia2 facilities

Morocco3 facilities

Mexico9 facilities

Malaysia1 facility

Namibia1 facility

Nigeria4 facilities

Netherlands17 facilities

Norway2 facilities

Nepal1 facility

New Zealand3 facilities

Peru3 facilities

Philippines2 facilities

Pakistan2 facilities

Poland3 facilities

Portugal2 facilities

Romania3 facilities

Serbia2 facilities

Russia1 facility

Saudi Arabia1 facility

Sweden4 facilities

Singapore4 facilities

Slovenia2 facilities

Slovakia3 facilities

Thailand4 facilities

Türkiye3 facilities

Taiwan7 facilities

Tanzania2 facilities

Ukraine2 facilities

Uganda1 facility

United States47 facilities

Uruguay3 facilities

Uzbekistan1 facility

Vietnam3 facilities

South Africa12 facilities

Zimbabwe1 facility