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Experiences & Only in Tokyo · Ueno

Ueno Zoo

上野動物園

Ueno Zoo is a ticketed visit within the wider Ueno area. Plan around the zoo's current openings and animal-care arrangements; individual exhibits or animals may not be available on a particular day.

Take a look inside
Original gouache illustration of Ueno Zoo; an interpretive impression, not a navigation map.
An illustrated impression; not a navigation map.

Before you go

Find it
9-83 Ueno-koen, Taito City, Tokyo; East Garden Main Gate
Visiting hours
09:30–17:00, last admission 16:00. Closed Mondays (next day if holiday), 29 December–1 January; check calendar exceptions.Check the current official calendar and entry or booking conditions before travelling.
Admission & costs
Adults ¥600; age 65+ ¥300; junior-high ¥200 (Tokyo residents/students free); elementary and younger free.

Hours and admission may change. Check the official site before setting out.

Getting there

  • UenoPark ExitJR lines
    5 min walk

A little time. A closer look.

Ueno Zoo is a ticketed visit within the wider Ueno area. Plan around the zoo's current openings and animal-care arrangements; individual exhibits or animals may not be available on a particular day.

Something to notice

Watch one enclosure patiently. Notice the setting and behaviour rather than treating a named animal as a guaranteed encounter.

A little consideration

Follow animal-care and photography rules. Do not feed animals, tap barriers or cross closed boundaries.

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