Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

A must go place to visit. It was a full day of walking. But worh it!!!! Go here, Go there. What's next to see. What do you want to see, Plants or Animals, that is the question. Great Family outing. Inexpensive place. Hungry.... There's no need to worry. There are a variety of food vendors to choose from. Vista the Amusement Park. All kinds of rides to enjoy for the little kids & adults kids.

AMAZING PLACE!
Visited this place on a weekend with my family. We bought tickets from FamilyMart so we didnt need to line up. It was not crowded despite it being a weekend. We spent almost 4 hours looking at the animals.
They also have a botanical garden that was so amazing.

Entrance fee for adults is ¥500.
Elementary and Junior High Schools students are FREE of charge.

The zoo is large, not what I imagined it to be. Walking and enjoying the scenery from morning to almost dark and still not covered all of them. Really worth visiting!

This place is great value, adults 500Y and kids free. It has many different animals there plus an expansive amount of land for a botanical gardens that sadly we did not get to check out. There is also a small amusement park there and a large pond with paddle boats for rent.

It is good for kids and kids at heart, but when we go there there's a lot of construction we are not able to enjoy the whole place. but it is beautiful and clean.

What a wonderful place!

This zoo is located in Nagoya city which you can easily take train to get to there! The location is amazing!!
And I think this is big enough if it is located in a city. We spent a day there and studied a lot of background of the animals.
There are a lot of animals which is good for the animals lovers to go and visit.
The tickets are economical that is worth to spend to go!

Truly a very wonderful place! The day I went it rained so hard but I really didn't care. I enjoyed my time so much and I didn't notice that closing time approached while i was deep inside the park!
The park has a huge selection of animals from birds to monkeys to lions!
The rose garden and green fields are also very pretty and I found myself just walking and getting lost in the natural beauty all around me!
The entrance fee is very cheap at 500 yen and you can upgrade your ticket to include the sky tower for 680 yen I believe, which I will definitely do next time!
There also many food stalls, cafes and restaurants with a variety of different foods and beverages, there were also many vending machines and gift shops.
Overall, this place is a MUST visit for anyone who comes to nagoya, alone or with family or friends, it's worth it!

Fans of SHABANI for years, very good experience to meet him. Also, with a clean / great number of animals.
Very kids place 😃

We went on a sunny day with nice autumn colors all around. It was wonderful to take a walk around. There is a lake that looked pleasant for boating. The sky tower is a must visit to get a view of the town.

Its a nice zoo, worth a visit of you wanna go to the zoo or the tower.

the last time we went here.. it was just with jeshan and stefan and now they are 5 😂😘.
the first time i went here i was still single. maybe 18yrs ago.. and some animals are still the same 😌 i'm sad for them actually 😌 i wonder if they're still the same animals but there are lots of vacant "cages" already. but there are also a lot of improvements like new restaurants..new play space for kids.. new resting place.. and of course the price is a lot more cheaper 👏🏼👏🏼 15yrs old and below are free so all my babies are free 😂😂

If you like going to the zoo, I recommend visiting the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden in Nagoya. I visited on a Tuesday and there weren’t that many people with the exception of little kiddies on school trip. I think the zoo and sky tower combo ticket price is reasonable. I had plenty of opportunities to take photos and enjoy the park without a bustling crowd. I like the fact that most of the animals are free to roam around. Among the highlights of the zoo for me are the giraffes, red pandas, seals. I haven’t had the chance to see everything in the park due to limited time so I will surely visit again.

Very good price , only 500 yen for adult. U can spend one day there seeing various kinds of animals and plants. The size of the zoo is bigger than expected . Better enter the zoo early in the morning in case you wanna visit all animals.
We visited in early Dec and unexpectedly can across the red leaves season. It was awesome !
The food in the restaurant is not expensive (around 1100 yen for a set) . U can sit in front of the lake to enjoy a leisure time out !

This place is huge, this past few years they constantly have renovation in some section. Their tickets price so cheap. Animals looks in good condition and they have lot of it. The zoo is enjoyable both for child and adult, lot of toilet with changing table, and restaurant and snack bar. We love the elephant place, be sure to check them out. Botanical garden is massive too, it took whole day to explore this place. Their souvenir shop is basic with all the thing they could make as souvenir.

It’s like all in one type of place.
You can see wild animals like elephants,giraffes,bear and lions.You can have the view of some sea animals too.
In one side of this zoo you have view of half of aquatic life.
Or
Have fun while boating with your close ones or view the place around by going to view tower.
And also there are play zone mainly for children but in some adults can also have fun.
Enjoy 😊

What a beautiful zoo with lots of walking paths. You'll spend an entire day here if you want to just enjoy everything, so get here early. The animals seem very well taken care of and a lot of open space for them. The zoo's collection is large as well, compared to other zoo in Japan, there is a lot of space. A great place for a picnic, a walk, and enjoying nature away from the city, so it is a good way to get out of the busy city for a bit on your trip.

Definitely one of the better zoos I've been to. The monorail was old skool and more expensive than the zoo entrance fees. You can eat there as food is not expensive either for zoo-standards.

Only concern I had was some of the wild cats were trapped in small enclosures whereas some of the smaller animals like koalas had a whole building to themselves. I hope the wild cats enclosures were just temporary as there was some construction going on, otherwise it's rather cruel.

we had a blast! this was a last minute add as we had a down day and wanted something to do. LOVED IT!! we prioritized the animals we don’t have in the states and got the zoo & garden within 2 hours. we loved coming and can’t wait to come back when we return to japan!

Large zoo with botanical garden, food stands and shops. Many chimpanzees and gorillas. The animals had more room to live than in other japanese zoos.

Quite the amazing zoo! Maybe the most amazing zoo i ever visited