What other travelers are saying about Izu Shaboten Zoo
Lots of cool exhibits. Most attractions were pet friendly. The good options are good too. Most exhibits will allow you to purchase food for 100-300yen to feed the animals. A must go if you're in Ito
A well maintained zoo that is full of cactus and home to plenty of animals that you can purchase feeds for ¥200-300. The highlight is definitely the capybara family which is situated very closely from the entrance, it’s easy to see they’re the stars as visitors crowded around to feed and take photos with them. Actually during winter times (from November) visitors can also watch them enjoying the famous outdoor hot springs too.
Others include three adorable red pandas, various monkeys, desert foxes, lemurs and llamas. Not to mention several Indian peacocks that roam freely around the park. Visitors can also paid to go on a boat cruise to see all sorts along the river and there is an animal show. It is definitely an entertaining place for both adults and children, and worth to visit especially if you are also visiting Mount Omuro (which the zoo offers discounted tickets if you present tickets to that).
This is a fantastic zoo for kids! One of the highlights is the chance to pet adorable capybaras – it's great that visitors can get up close and interact with the animals. My kids especially loved feeding the pelicans with loaches, which was a fun and hands-on experience. The cost of animal feed is between 200-300 yen, and there are feeding stations throughout the zoo, so choose wisely. The park itself is spacious, allowing you to spend hours exploring. The animals look healthy and well cared for. While there are small animal shows, the real joy comes from interacting with the animals all around the zoo.
5/5! This was a great zoo to visit with mostly small animals and extremely interactive. You can feed most of the animals (about 200-300yen per feed) and you can pet/hold some of them too such as the hamsters and the capybaras. We got there right as they opened to avoid the rush although we went on a weekday so it wasn't too busy. You can feed the Otters too! Unfortunately there was no capybara onsen as that only operates during winter. You can also buy a cactus pot and pick your own cactus!
Interesting “feeding” zoo where you can feed many animals and the main attraction is definitely the capybaras. In the greenhouses, you can find an array of cacti. you can also design and build your own cacti.
I find that some enclosures for some animals and birds are just way too small, such as those for the owls and the binturong.
There were live wriggly feed for otters and some other animals as well.
You can get a slight discount if you visit Mt Omuro on the same day.
