As an avid animal lover, this zoo was perfect for me! You get hands-on with so many wonderful animals and birds. To be able to feed and pet almost all the animals, there was so much fun.
There are no large animals here. The largest was either the Chimps or the Lamas, but so many cute and small little monkeys, lemurs, birds, goats, cappabarras, rabbits, and foxes.
After visiting Izu Shabouten Zoo, all other zoo's become boring. You can interact with most of the animals and even feed some of them. Its wonderful for children and we had to go back. You can get there either from Izukogen station og Ito station with Bus or Taxi.
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.
I visited this place as a little detour, expecting a small petting zoo with famous capybaras. This place is an abomination. Animals don't have food in their cages, most of their water bowls (if there are any) are completely empty on a hot and stuffy day. Animals are all apathetic, but run to the feeding spots as soon as they see visitors simply because they are starved and hope for a few treats (and look the part). In petting zoo areas barn owls are locked in an empty dog cage, a random hen is sat on the floor next to the sink, in enclosed kids area meerkats are separated from one another (for highly social animals it's the highest form of torture), one running up and down tiny cage unable to eat because of its long claws. It dropped food to the bottom of the cage it couldn't even reach. There were wild rats running around apathetic animals. As I was leaving, a peacock wandered out and far down the busy road leading from the parking. I went back to say the peacock has wandered off, but they said oh, as long as it's owned by the zoo it's okay.
Highly recommend this zoo for everyone!!!
All the animals and plants are so cute. You can feed the animals, some of them will let
you pet them. I love cactus plants , the mini cactus farm and the Hinamatsuri cactus are beautiful.