Best Zoos, Aquariums & Botanical Gardens Spot List

The healing power of the sea and flowers

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

A zoo favored by Kobe locals

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

You can feel the nature of the Sayama Hills and learn the importance of nature. It is a place full of green where you can encounter various plants, insects, and birds.

One of the world's largest aquariums with a massive tank where a whale shark glides gracefully. The aquarium duplicates the natural environment surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Located in a park looking down over Minato Mirai, the center area of Yokohama City, this zoo allows visitors to interact with animals up close.

Adorable sea creatures everywhere

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial

Come face to face with lions behind glass

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

This zoo has a view of Mt. Fuji. You can observe lions and bears at close range by feeding the animals from the Jungle Bus.

Take your time watching adorable animals

Edutainment style aquarium where you can enjoy learning about the ”Sagami Bay and the Pacific Ocean,” the treasury of the marine life, and ”creatures” as basic themes.

An aquarium where you'll learn from seeing, touching and playing

This is an animal park at the top of Mt. Hodo, which is accessible by cable car from the Nagatoro area in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. Visitors can interact with small animals in the park.

A zoological garden containing around 640 animals and 110 species from all over the world, displayed in a more free and natural environment.

Oasis in the Sky is the concept of this metropolitan aquarium in a high-rise building. Spend an exciting day along with your children.

An aquarium characterized by its tanks reproducing the natural environment