Kobe Oji Zoo

, or simply Kobe Zoo or , is a municipal zoo in Kobe, Japan.

Attractions

• – The zoo has kept giant pandas in its collection since 2000.

• – An indoor educational center featuring skeletal specimens and a reading room.

• – This area houses tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and jaguars.

• – This area houses polar bears, and has aboveground and underwater viewing areas.

• – This area houses farm animals, small domestic animals, and some exotic animals, such as red pandas, otters and koalas.

• A small – Rides and games for children, including a Ferris wheel and chair swing ride.

• The – The former residence of the founder of Osaka Iron Works, . An elaborate example of a 19th century , it is located at the northeast corner the zoo (hence not accessible outside zoo hours). The interior – with roped-off period furniture – is only open a few months each year. It was designated an Important Cultural Property by both the prefecture and the nation.

Other animals in the zoo's collection include giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, ostriches, flamingos, hippos, some species of ape, crocodiles, bobcats, sea lions, snowy owls and elephants.

Surrounding

Technically, the zoo is situated within , but the zoo is enclosed and has admission fees. Surrounding the zoo are the various parts of a sports complex. To the zoo's northwest is the . To the northeast are some tennis courts; to the east is Ōji Stadium; to the southwest is the Museum of Literature.

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