What other travelers are saying about Southeast Botanical Gardens
Way better than just any zoo! It was a whole experience! We paid for the 2,500 yen ticket at the entrance (todays rainy, and it’s early april) that included the indoor enclosure animals and the insect exhibit. There were so many animals you could feed, and all of the animals seemed very well taken care of and happy. There are so many beautiful plant species. There are a couple of fun little games to do, like fish and throw a heart into a heart shaped hole! There was a bird show that you can see from the look out point or from the cafe. The monkey enclosure was so fun! They were so silly and running around and trying to pull my hair. We spent about four and a half hours just exploring! I highly recommend this. Make sure you bring tons of 100 yen coins so you can feed all the animals.
Excellent spot if you have children. Kids probably can play with all kinds of animals for long time. They also have shows to keep you entertained. Also a buffet restaurant inside. Food is good. Make sure you get the lunch + park set so the buffet becomese half price. I only wish the welcome flower is fresh one like the one in Maui. Mahalo !
American here. This is best described as a petting zoo / botanical garden. Some English. But google translate worked fine. Small monkeys, capybaras, and large turtles can all be interacted with. At night the place is illuminated but we missed that. Feeding the carp was interesting. Worth a trip for any American family.
What a cool place during the holiday time. The lights are so colorful and beautiful. I haven't seen anything like it. There are so many designs that it was so eye capturing. I would love to go back another year to see if the designs change or if they stay the same. Just heads up that if you purchase food from the food trucks, you have to have cash. I tried a churro and it was so tasty and fresh. I also tried the fried chicken and curly fries from another food truck and it was actually surprisingly good! I would absolutely go back and tell others about this place.
Large water park and botanical garden with a few animals. The grounds looked run down and the plants neglected. Many of the signs on plants were faded and illegible. The evening light-up displays are probably a better use of your time. I was disappointed with this attraction.
