, or simply Kobe Zoo or , is a municipal zoo in

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whi ...

, Japan.

Attractions

;

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s since 2000. ; : An indoor educational center featuring skeletal specimens and a reading room. ; : tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and jaguars. ; : Aboveground and underwater viewing areas ; : red pandas, otters, koalas and some farmyard animals. ; A small : Rides and games for children, includes a

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and

chair swing ride The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the rot ...

. ; The : The former residence of the founder of

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, Edward Hazlett Hunter. An elaborate example of a 19th-century , it is at the northeast corner the zoo (hence not accessible outside zoo hours). The interior – with roped-off period furniture – is only open a few months each year. It was designated an Important Cultural Property by both the prefecture and the nation. Animals in other sections include giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, ostriches, flamingos, hippos, some species of apes, crocodiles, bobcats, sea lions, snow owls, and elephants.

Surrounding

Technically the zoo is within , but the zoo is enclosed and has admission fees. Surrounding the zoo are the various parts of a

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. To the zoo's northwest is the . To the northeast are some tennis courts; to the east is

Ōji Stadium , or simply Ōji Stadium, is an athletic stadium in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It is east of Ōji Zoo and south of the . It hosted the 1963 Emperor's Cup. The final game between Waseda University and Hitachi () is a Japanese multinational con ...

; to the southwest is the Museum of Literature.

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* {{authority control Zoos in Japan Zoos established in 1951 1951 establishments in Japan Tourist attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture