, or simply Kobe Zoo or , is a municipal zoo in
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
, Japan.
Attractions
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:
Giant panda
The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes us ...
s since 2000.
; : An indoor educational center featuring skeletal specimens and a reading room.
; : tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and jaguars.
; : Aboveground and underwater viewing areas
; : red pandas, otters, koalas and some farmyard animals.
; A small : Rides and games for children, includes a
Ferris wheel
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and
chair swing ride
The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the ro ...
.
; The : The former residence of the founder of
Osaka Iron Works
is a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation. It produces waste treatment plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial machinery, steel mill process equipment, steel structures, Heavy equipment (construction), construc ...
,
Edward Hazlett Hunter. An elaborate example of a 19th-century , it is at the northeast corner the zoo (hence not accessible outside zoo hours). The interior – with roped-off period furniture – is only open a few months each year.
[ It was designated an Important Cultural Property by both the prefecture and the nation.]
Animals in other sections include giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, ostriches, flamingos, hippos, some species of apes, crocodiles, bobcats, sea lions, snow owls, and elephants.[
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Surrounding
Technically the zoo is within , but the zoo is enclosed and has admission fees. Surrounding the zoo are the various parts of a sports complex A sports complex is a group of sports facilities. For example, there are track and field stadiums, football stadiums, baseball stadiums, swimming pools, and Indoor arenas. This area is a sports complex, for fitness. Olympic Park is also a kind ...
. To the zoo's northwest is the . To the northeast are some tennis courts; to the east is Ōji Stadium
, or simply Ōji Stadium, is an athletic stadium in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It is east of Ōji Zoo and south of the .
It hosted the 1963 Emperor's Cup. The final game between Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, est ...
; to the southwest is the Museum of Literature.
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Zoos in Japan
Zoos established in 1951
1951 establishments in Japan
Tourist attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture