Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Information

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a combination of zoo, botanical garden and amusement park. It covers an area of about 84 hectare. In the zoo, which holds over 500 species, no fences obstruct the visitor’s view of the animals. In the botanical gardens, you can visit a large green house, flower gardens and some walking paths with over 7,000 species of plants. In the amusement park, you can enjoy each attraction, such as Ferris wheel and roller coaster, for 100 - 300 yen. There are also the pencil-shaped Higashiyama Sky Tower (134 meters) high nearby.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 16:30

Closed

Mondays
December 29 - January 1

Price / Entrance Fee

500 yen (General, Adult)
Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

3 minutes walk from Higashiyama-koen Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line (H17)

Address / Location

3-70, Higashiyamamotomachi, Chikusa-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 464-0804

Tweets

Paul Bohte @PaulBohte - 2020-09-14: Gorillas from the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan watching a caterpillar https://t.co/XjARojMAd8
Derek Padula @derekpadula - 2020-08-05: Akira Toriyama drew a koala for the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in his native Nagoya. He drew the koala i… https://t.co/9xCmk8gX1d
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Akira Toriyama Art @ToriyamaArts - 2019-12-30: Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (1984) https://t.co/tRrGCtKthd
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President of the Rose Tico Fan Club @KamenSpidrGhost - 2019-10-26: Big gorilla at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
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Kyodo News | Japan @kyodo_english - 2019-10-02: The death of the alligator at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya was not related to the trove of large… https://t.co/7wK8pQWo3Q
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