Tennōji Zoo
![]() Savannah Zone | |
Date opened | January 1, 1915 |
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Location | Tennoji Park, 1-108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E / 34.652556°N 135.508496°ECoordinates: 34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E / 34.652556°N 135.508496°E |
No. of species | 230 (as of 2008) |
Public transit access | Osaka Metro: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
History[]
Tennōji Zoo (天王寺動物園) is located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915.
Attractions[]
The zoo features adjacent savannah zones for herbivorous and carnivorous animals, which are arranged so that the animals appear to be sharing the same space.[1]
References[]
- ^ http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/yutoritomidori/english/04/zoo21.html Tennoji zoo "Zoo21 Project"
Access[]
- Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station
- Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line: Ebisucho Station
- JR West, Oska Municipal Subway: Tennoji Station
- JR West, Nankai Railway: Shin-Imamiya Station
- Hankai Tramway Hankai Line: Minami-Kasumicho Station
- Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station
- Osaka City Bus: Dobutsuen-mae, Tennoji-koen-mae (Shinsekai Gate), Abenobashi (Tennoji Gate)
External links[]
Media related to Tennoji Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
- Osaka Municipal Recreation and Tourism Bureau(in English)
- Official site(in Japanese)
Categories:
- 1915 establishments in Japan
- Tourist attractions in Osaka
- Zoos in Japan
- Buildings and structures in Osaka
- Zoos established in 1915
- Zoo stubs
- Osaka geography stubs