is a 11-hectare (27-acre) zoo located at Tennà Âji Park in Tennà Âji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennà Â-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.
In the late 1920s, Tennà Âji Zoo acquired a chimapanzee, Torà Â, who died of pneumonia after only a month at the zoo. In response, they sent animal collector Isamu Kagawa to Africa to get a replacement, called Rita. Rita and her mate, Lloyd, became very popular at the zoo and across Japan.
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.
Themed after a Southeast Asian rainforest, this zone formerly housed Asian elephants, the last of which, a female named Hiroko died in 2018. The Tennà Âji Zoo expanded Asian elephant habitat, and introduced three elephants from Malaysia
Established in April 2022, visitors are allowed to interact with domestic animals.
The zoo is the only zoo in Japan to house kiwis. In 2024, concerns were raised over the suitability of the kiwi enclosure.
Opened in spring 2025
Opened on November 21, 2023.
Home to free-flying waterbirds, the aviary has springs, dams, streams and forest, recreating a natural environment.
Opened on April 26, 2023.