What other travelers are saying about Osaka Tennoji Zoo
It’s my daughter 2nd visit, 7 yrs apart..but my first visit. Am truly amazed they able to carve out a huge piece of land to plant a zoo in the middle of city. Place is clean and amenities are plenty and strategically place. Quite a number of animals are made available… I love their hippo (it’s huge) and off course their polar bear..ops their red panda too… even though it’s weekday.. many parents took their kids to enjoy and appreciate the animals.. one point worth mentioning, the curator did a great job in placements of viewing points..it gives you great visibility and closeup views of the animals…definitely recommended place to go..
P/s..after the journey…there’s a great place to savor their local food nearby….
Entry was easy.
The zoo was clean and had bins and vending machines.
The gift store and cafe were good.
Stamps were great! Statues were fabulous. The feeding times were good and quite a few of the animals were active (red panda, polar bear, zebra, giraffe monkeys, penguins, hippos etc.).
Some animals had been moved due to their incoming winter hibernations. The only improvement would be on the reptile house. Some of the enclosures looked quite small and others a bit run down.
Overall, great day and spent about 3-4hours.
Foreigner review: the zoo is small size. There are some animals that are kept in small exhibit areas like the lions, wolves, big cats, etc. They do not have enough room to run and be happy. These animals do not look happy. The zoo in general is clean and there are some areas under construction. There are picnic areas, with tables and couple food trucks. The types of animals are similar to USA zoo with a couple japanese native animals. I only recommend visiting if you are looking for a good walk, a stroll, need the exercise for the day. I would not recommend for a zoo visit. These animal behaviors are not of happiness. They pace around their small cages, some hate being on display.
Your standard zoo but they did have Red pandas & A polar bear which I had never seen before. They have many birds from all over Asia which was really cool to see as I'm not from Asia. I've only seen pictures of those animals it was cool to see them In person. Great for a family trip or if you have kids. The layout is really easy to follow it's just a big circle with a restaurant & rest area in the middle.
Very clean facilities. The staff is helpful, polite, and always happy to welcome you. I'm so pleased with how many animals we were able to see, even in the middle of the day when I expected them to be sleeping. Holding pens are generous in space and well-maintained; animals seemed comfortable. Lots of places to sit and relax. Crowd sises were reasonable and never felt cramped.
