is a combination of a

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

and an

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located in Miyashiro,

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, Japan.

Grape-kun

Grape-kun was a 21-year-old

Humboldt penguin The Humboldt penguin (''Spheniscus humboldti'') is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Magellanic penguin and the Galápagos penguin. ...

at the zoo. His attachment to a cardboard cutout of a character from ''

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'' earned him international fame. The zoo announced his death on 12 October 2017.

Rocky-kun

In promoting the 2018 movie '' Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple'', Tobu Zoo a pictures of weretiger character Atsushi Nakajima alongside white tiger known as "Rocky-kun". During the promotion of this event, Atsushi's voice actor, Yūto Uemura, collaborated in making multiple announcement which was run between February 24 and March 3, 2018.

Roller coasters

* Kawasemi * Regina II *Tentomushi *Diggy & Daggy's Tram Coaster

Access

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station on the confluence of the Tobu Isesaki, Nikko, and Skytree Lines is located nearby the zoo.

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