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Ueno Zoological Gardens

東京都恩賜上野動物園

Around 3 million people visit this zoo - the oldest in Japan - each year.

This was the first zoo in Japan when it opened in 1882. 450 difference species of animal are represented here, but the most popular have probably the giant pandas whose image you can find on almost everything in the Ueno area.

HOURS	9:30am-5:00pm (entrance until 4:00pm)
CLOSED	Mon.
NOTES RE: CLOSINGS	Closed following day instead if a national holiday
COST	Adults 600 yen \| Middle School Students 200 yen \| Elementary School Students or younger Free／
OTHER INFO	65+ 300 yen \| Free admission for middle school students currently living or going to school in Tokyo \| 65+ Yearly Passport 1200 yen \| Adult Yearly Passport 2400 yen \| 20% discount for groups of 20 or more
ADDRESS	9-83 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku
ACCESS	5 min. walk from the JR Ueno Station
TEL	03-3828-5171
WEBSITE	http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/zoo/ueno/
CREDIT CARD	Not accepted