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Best Zoo & Aquarium in Tokyo

10 places, each checked by our team.

• Hamura Zoo (Hinotonton ZOO) ヒノトントンZOO（羽村市動物公園）Hamura — A small, family-oriented municipal zoo in western Tokyo with a giraffe and zebra savanna, a monkey hill and plenty of hands-on animal contact.
• Inokashira Park Zoo 井の頭自然文化園Kichijoji — A small, inexpensive zoo and aquatic garden inside Inokashira Park, with Japanese native animals, a guinea pig petting area and a sculpture garden.
• Machida Squirrel Garden & Yakushiike Park 町田リス園・薬師池公園Kanaimachi / Machida — A forest enclosure where about 200 free-roaming Taiwan squirrels clamber over you for sunflower seeds (with protective gloves on), right next to…
• Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa マクセル アクアパーク品川Shinagawa — An entertainment-style aquarium inside the Shinagawa Prince Hotel: dolphin shows with lights and music, a shark tunnel, a jellyfish ramble and even…
• Shinagawa Aquarium しながわ水族館Minami-Oi / Katsushima — A family-friendly ward aquarium in Shinagawa Kumin Park with an underwater tunnel, seal and dolphin shows and Tokyo Bay habitats, celebrating its…
• Sumida Aquarium すみだ水族館Oshiage / Skytree — A sleek modern aquarium on the 5F–6F of Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi, famous for its open-top penguin pool, a jellyfish lab and a chic,…
• Sunshine Aquarium サンシャイン水族館Ikebukuro — The 'aquarium in the sky' on the rooftop of Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, where penguins appear to fly over the city skyline in the Sky Penguin tank.
• Tama Zoological Park 多摩動物公園Hino / Tama — A large hillside zoo in western Tokyo where many animals live in open, landscaped enclosures, best known for its Lion Bus safari ride.
• Tokyo Sea Life Park 葛西臨海水族園Kasai Rinkai Park — Yoshio Taniguchis glass-domed aquarium in Kasai Rinkai Park, famous for its doughnut-shaped tuna tank where bluefin circle endlessly, plus penguins…
• Ueno Zoo 恩賜上野動物園Ueno — Japan's oldest zoo (1882) in Ueno Park, with gorillas, Sumatran tigers, polar bears and shoebills. The giant pandas returned to China in January…