Ueno Zoo Tokyo - Ueno Zoo

Looks like a pretty good zoo but it does seem a bit small for the elpehants though

 

Male shoe bill has died in ueno. 上野動物園［公式］ on Twitter

 

A pair of American bison has arrived to Ueno from Chiba city zoo.

 

is it me or does this zoo seem a little small for one that seems to hold so many species?

 

It s way small compared to Tama that is a thing I know for sure.

 

well I hope its possible for the zoo to expand abit to give the animals a little more room, though that might be hard in Tokyo

 

I am sure there is an rearrangement going on considering that the children's zoo which used to take over a great chunk of the zoo has moved to another side and got smaller than it previously was. Maybe that space will be used for expanded exhibits and new species.

 

I didn’t think it was that small, personally.

 

Well it is relatively small to alot of other zoos but it still does occupy quite a bit of space

 

It’s all relative, really. After visiting zoos like Central Park and Queens, Ueno is always going to feel enormous!

 

so would anyone recommend the ueno zoo over the one in higashiyama?

 

It depends entirely on what you’re looking for, I guess. I’ve been to Ueno simply because I’ve been to Tokyo numerous times (and I enjoyed it greatly) but I haven’t yet had the chance to get to Higashiyama (I was planning to go in December 2016 for Christmas but the whole zoo was then closed for a while due to avian influenza and so I pulled out of the trip, and then I bought my house and since that point haven’t had the opportunity to do any major trips) however Higashiyama remains very firmly near the absolute top of my wishlist. If I was choosing between the two, I would choose Higashiyama, but that’s probably based on the fact that my absolute favourite single individual animal in captivity lives at Higashiyama, so I am very biased!

 

Well there seems to more animals animals in Higashiyama which live in outdated enclosures than in Ueno. Both places do have species that can't be found anywhere else in Japan (if that matters of course). Both places are going through renewal part by part so it woudn't be bad to give some moral and monetary support to them.

 

well that's good to hear about Ueno, I think I already heard Hiashiyama being renovated

 

late news but there are plans to make a new exhibit for the giant pandas on what used to be the children's zoo next to the monorail.整備予定の新展示施設「パンダのふるさとゾーン」（仮称）に関するお知らせ

 

This month the Ueno zoo has announced the death of a 24 year old okapi and a 36 year old gorilla to intestinal obstruction and uteral tumors respectively.

 

The zoo is temporarily closed until March 15 as a measure against COVID 19.

 

The closure has been extended to March 31.

 

Closure has been extended to April 12.

 

Closure has been extended to May 6