Japan's Zoos & Animal Parks

About this book

Stand on a giraffe terrace at eye level, ride the feeding bus past lions at the foot of Mount Fuji, follow the penguins on their snow walk at Asahiyama — and learn to read any Japanese zoo in four checks. This complete guide presents 200 zoos, safari parks, animal kingdoms, sanctuaries and specialist collections in one uniform, comparable format: the place and its story, the animals and their world, the signature encounters, and how to visit well. Meet Ueno, the nation's zoo of 1882; the drive-through savannas of Oita and Shizuoka; the red-panda hillside of Sabae; the foxes of Zao; the snow monkeys of Jigokudani; the crested ibis of Sado and the storks of Toyooka, flying wild again. Includes a four-checks method for reading any zoo: habitat and landscape, behaviour and enrichment, keepers and breeding, welcome and care.