Utsunomiya Zoo

The Utsunomiya Zoo is a theme park where visitors can enjoy interacting with nature, animals and children. At Utsunomiya Zoo, visitors can interact with a total of 400 animals in 95 species, ranging from fierce animals such as lions and Bengal tigers to small animals such as raccoons, raccoons, giraffes, elephants, hippos, and bears.

Animal food (100 yen) is also available for sale in the park, and visitors can feed the large herbivores.

During animal guided tours, visitors can enter the homes of wallabies and squirrel monkeys, and feed hippos and elephants.

In the park’s “Nakayoshi Land,” visitors can actually interact with guinea pigs and rabbits. Horseback riding can also be enjoyed here.

There are also a variety of events in the park, including the “Dog-One Show. There is a swimming pool, a fishing pond, and many other fun things to do.

An amusement park is also attached to the zoo, and there are many rides that even small children can enjoy.

One of the features of the Utsunomiya Zoo is that visitors can get up close and personal with the animals and actually interact with them. There is also an amusement park attached to the zoo,

During the summer, a chibi (small children) swimming pool is open. In winter, the pool can be used as a fishing pond. In addition, there is Utsunomiya Castle, a castle tower-style structure within the park.

There is also an amusement park on the grounds, where visitors can spend the whole day enjoying various attractions such as a monorail, Ferris wheel, and merry-go-round.

There is also a pet hotel and an amusement park attached to the park.

A model of Utsunomiya Castle is also on display. Dining facilities are also available for visitors to enjoy a meal.

Facility Overview

Utsunomiya Zoo consists of the following six areas

Zoo
Prey house
Wallaby house
Monkey Mountain
Nakayoshi Land (including a horse riding area)
Bento Square (Central Square)
Boat launch

Amusement park
Ferris wheel
Roller coaster
Go-carts
Adventure Parks
Dragon
Sky Balloon
Space Car
Chibi Plaza
Dumbo
Merry-Go-Round
Bean Train
Monorail
Boat
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Swan Cup

Others
Chibi Pool (summer only)
Trout fishing pond (winter only)
Rainy weather rest area
Pet Hotel
Utsunomiya Castle (wedding hall and restaurant)

Admission fees are the same for the zoo and amusement park, but each attraction has a separate playground fee. Swimming pools are charged separately, but common tickets are also available.

Main Breeding Animals

Prey: Amur tigers, white tigers, lions, white lions, European lynx, Chinese wolves, hyenas, and Japanese black bears.
Herbivores: Asian elephant, mysid giraffe, hippopotamus, llama, merkor, Japanese deer, dama deer, Bennett’s red-clawed wallaby
Monkeys: ring-tailed lemur, common squirrel monkey, flying lemur, Japanese macaque, white rhesus macaque, chimpanzee
Birds and reptiles: emus, Magellanic penguins, golden-winged penguins, Hawaiian geese, red-crowned cranes, crested cranes, dusky ibis, Chilean flamingos, white owls, Steller’s sea eagles, European crocodiles, and green iguanas
Small mammals: African harlequin porcupine, American beaver, mara, capybara, civet, hundo raccoon, raccoon dog, and red coon
Petting animals: Meerkats, goats, miniature horses, Kuchinoshima cows, rabbits, guinea pigs