is a 11-hectare (27-acre) zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.
Attractions and Animals
African Savanna Zone
African Savanna
The habitat features expansive habitats for African animals. These habitats are arranged so that predators like lions and hyenas appear to be sharing the same space with their prey.
Common dwarf mongoose
Common eland
Eastern black rhinoceros
Egyptian goose
Grant's zebra
Hippopotamus
Lesser flamingo
Lion
Marabou stork
Nile tilapia
Reticulated giraffe
Rock hyrax
Spotted hyena
IFAR Reptile House
Aldabra giant tortoise
American alligator
Burmese python
Chinese alligator
Japanese giant salamander
Other animals
Andean condor
Amur tiger
Jaguar
Japanese golden eagle
Mongolian wolf
Mouflon
Red panda
Asian Tropical Rainforest Zone
Themed after a Southeast Asian rainforest, this zone formerly housed Asian elephants, the last of which, a female named Hiroko passed away in 2018.
Nocturnal House
The zoo is the only zoo in Japan to house kiwis.
Egyptian fruit bat
Japanese raccoon dog
North Island brown kiwi
Raccoon
Chimpanzee, Monkey and Baboon House
Black-and-white ruffed lemur
Chimpanzee
De Brazza's monkey
Drill
François' langur
Grivet
Lion-tailed macaque
Mandrill
Siamang
Tufted capuchin
Other animals
Sika deer
Emu
Former Petting Zone and Surrounding Area
Crane House
Demoiselle crane
Grey crowned crane
Hooded crane
Red-crowned crane
Other
American flamingo
Chilean flamingo
Oriental stork
White cockatoo
Aviary Zone and Surrounding Area
Flight Aviary
Home to free-flying waterbirds, the aviary has springs, dams, streams and forest, recreating a natural environment.
Eastern spot-billed duck
Little egret
Mallard
Mandarin duck
White stork
Friendship Garden
Established in April 2022, visitors are allowed to interact with domestic animals.
Goat
Guinea pig
Noma horse
Sheep
Penguin Park & Sea Lion Wharf
Opened on April 26, 2023.
California sea lion
Humboldt penguin
Bear House
Polar bear
Spectacled bear
Sun bear
Pheasant House
Edwards's pheasant
Green pheasant
Helmeted guineafowl
Laughing kookaburra
Satyr tragopan
Temminck's tragopan
References
Access
Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station
Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line: Ebisucho Station
JR West, Osaka Municipal Subway: Tennoji Station
JR West, Nankai Railway: Shin-Imamiya Station
Hankai Tramway Hankai Line: Minami-Kasumicho Station
Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station
Osaka City Bus: Dobutsuen-mae, Tennoji-koen-mae (Shinsekai Gate), Abenobashi (Tennoji Gate)