Can I see Natural Monument animals at a zoo?

Zoos and aquariums with Natural Monument animals

Facilities that exhibit Natural Monument animals that are hard to meet in the wild, such as the Crested Ibis, Rock Ptarmigan and Japanese Giant Salamander, listed by prefecture. Each exhibit was confirmed on the facility's official website.

58 facilities · 64 species

Hokkaido (3)

Zoo · Hokkaido

Asahiyama Zoo

Sika Deer, White-tailed Eagle, Steller's Sea Eagle, Blakiston's Fish Owl

Zoo · Hokkaido

Kushiro Zoo

Bean Goose (including Taiga and Tundra Bean Geese), White-tailed Eagle, Steller's Sea Eagle, Blakiston's Fish Owl, Red-crowned Crane

Zoo · Hokkaido

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

Black-crowned Night Heron, Japanese Crayfish, Blakiston's Fish Owl

Akita (4)

Zoo · Akita

Akita City Omoriyama Zoo

Golden Eagle, Oriental Stork

Museum · Akita

Akita Inu Kaikan

Akita Inu

Conservation centre · Akita

Akita Dog Visitor Center

Akita Inu

Zoo · Akita

Akita Omoriyama Zoo

Blakiston's Fish Owl

Fukushima (1)

Aquarium · Fukushima

Aquamarine Fukushima

Tufted Puffin, Common Murre

Ibaraki (2)

Aquarium · Ibaraki

Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium

Tufted Puffin

Zoo · Ibaraki

Hitachi City Kamine Zoo

Silkie (Ukokkei)

Tochigi (2)

Aquarium · Tochigi

Tochigi Prefectural Nakagawa Aquatic Park

Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling), Japanese Eel, Tohoku Salamander

Zoo · Tochigi

Nasu Animal Kingdom

Golden Eagle, Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies), Blakiston's Fish Owl

Saitama (3)

Conservation centre · Saitama

Kumagaya City Musashi-tomiyo Conservation Center

Musashi-tomiyo (Saitama stickleback)

Aquarium · Saitama

Saitama Aquarium

Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling), Musashi-tomiyo (Saitama stickleback), Zenitanago (bitterling)

Zoo · Saitama

Saitama Children's Zoo

Eurasian Collared Dove

Chiba (1)

Aquarium · Chiba

Kamogawa Sea World

Tufted Puffin

Tokyo (6)

Zoo · Tokyo

Edogawa Natural Zoo

Chabo (Japanese Bantam), Chan (Okinawan native chicken)

Zoo · Tokyo

Hamura Zoo (Hinotonton Zoo)

Chabo (Japanese Bantam), Hinai Chicken, Satsuma Chicken (Satsumadori), Silkie (Ukokkei)

Zoo · Tokyo

Inokashira Park Zoo

Red-headed Wood Pigeon, Amami Spiny Rat, Peregrine Falcon, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling), Diving Bell Spider, Musashi-tomiyo (Saitama stickleback), Sika Deer, Japanese Giant Salamander, Lidth's Jay, Tsushima Marten, Tsushima Leopard Cat, Zenitanago (bitterling)

Aquarium · Tokyo

Tokyo Sea Life Park

Tufted Puffin, Common Murre

Zoo · Tokyo

Tama Zoological Park

Red-headed Wood Pigeon, Bean Goose (including Taiga and Tundra Bean Geese), Golden Eagle, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Brant Goose, Oriental Stork, Greater White-fronted Goose, White-naped Crane, White-tailed Eagle, Red-crowned Crane

Zoo · Tokyo

Ueno Zoological Gardens

Red-headed Wood Pigeon, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Miyako Grass Lizard, Japanese Serow, Noma Horse, Bonin Flying Fox, Japanese Giant Salamander, Steller's Sea Eagle, Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies), Lidth's Jay, Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-crowned Crane, Tokara Horse

Kanagawa (2)

Zoo · Kanagawa

Nogeyama Zoo

Peregrine Falcon

Zoo · Kanagawa

Yokohama Zoological Gardens ZOORASIA

Kiso Horse, Tsushima Leopard Cat, Black-tailed Gull

Niigata (2)

Aquarium · Niigata

Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai

Common Murre

Park · Niigata

Toki no Mori Park

Crested Ibis

Toyama (1)

Zoo · Toyama

Toyama Municipal Family Park

Black-crowned Night Heron, Japanese Flying Squirrel, Kiso Horse, Oriental Stork, Sika Deer, Japanese Serow, Noma Horse, Steller's Sea Eagle, Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies), Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-crowned Crane

Ishikawa (1)

Zoo · Ishikawa

Ishikawa Zoo

Golden Eagle, White-naped Crane, Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies), Crested Ibis

Yamanashi (1)

Conservation centre · Yamanashi

Hokuto City Oomurasaki Center

Great Purple Emperor

Nagano (2)

Farm / breed preservation · Nagano

Kisouma no Sato

Kiso Horse

Museum · Nagano

Omachi Alpine Museum

Japanese Serow

Gifu (2)

Aquarium · Gifu

Aqua Totto Gifu

Japanese Giant Salamander

Aquarium · Gifu

Aqua Totto Gifu

Hariyo (Japanese freshwater three-spined stickleback), Hida Salamander, Itasenpara (Deepbody Bitterling), Japanese Eel

Aichi (2)

Zoo · Aichi

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Tsushima Leopard Cat

Aquarium · Aichi

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Mie (1)

Aquarium · Mie

Toba Aquarium

Dugong

Shiga (1)

Museum · Shiga

Lake Biwa Museum

Hariyo (Japanese freshwater three-spined stickleback)

Kyoto (2)

Aquarium · Kyoto

Kyoto Aquarium

Japanese Eel, Japanese Giant Salamander, Oyanirami (Japanese Coreoperca)

Zoo · Kyoto

Kyoto City Zoo

Sika Deer

Hyogo (1)

Zoo · Hyogo

Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo

Black-crowned Night Heron, White-naped Crane, Japanese Serow, White-tailed Eagle, Red-crowned Crane, Silkie (Ukokkei), Black-tailed Gull

Okayama (1)

Museum · Okayama

Kasaoka City Horseshoe Crab Museum

Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab

Hiroshima (1)

Zoo · Hiroshima

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park

Peregrine Falcon, Japanese Flying Squirrel, Oriental Stork, Japanese Serow, Japanese Giant Salamander

Yamaguchi (2)

Museum · Yamaguchi

Iwakuni Shirohebi no Yakata

Albino Japanese Rat Snake (Iwakuni white snake)

Aquarium · Yamaguchi

Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Kaikyokan

Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab

Kagawa (1)

Aquarium · Kagawa

Shikoku Aquarium

Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab

Ehime (2)

Farm / breed preservation · Ehime

Nomauma Highland

Noma Horse

Zoo · Ehime

Ehime Prefectural Tobe Zoo

Noma Horse

Fukuoka (2)

Zoo · Fukuoka

Fukuoka City Zoological Garden

Peregrine Falcon, Oriental Stork, Sika Deer, White-tailed Eagle, Steller's Sea Eagle, Tsushima Leopard Cat

Zoo · Fukuoka

Kurume City Bird Center

Koeyoshi (long-crowing chicken), Satsuma Chicken (Satsumadori), Shokoku (Japanese game chicken), Toutenko (long-crowing chicken)

Nagasaki (1)

Aquarium · Nagasaki

Kujukushima Aquarium Umikirara

Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab

Miyazaki (1)

Zoo · Miyazaki

Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo

Peregrine Falcon, Satsuma Chicken (Satsumadori)

Kagoshima (2)

Conservation centre · Kagoshima

Amami Rabbit Museum QuruGuru

Amami Rabbit

Zoo · Kagoshima

Hirakawa Zoological Park

Amami Thrush, Tokara Horse

Okinawa (5)

Aquarium · Okinawa

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Land Hermit Crabs

Farm / breed preservation · Okinawa

Miyakojima Tropical Fruit Garden Maipari

Miyako Horse

Farm / breed preservation · Okinawa

Maipari Miyakojima Tropical Fruit Garden

Miyako Horse

Zoo · Okinawa

Neo Park Okinawa

Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle

Zoo · Okinawa

Okinawa Zoo & Museum

Golden Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Tsushima Leopard Cat

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Animals such as the Crested Ibis, Rock Ptarmigan, Japanese Giant Salamander and Japanese Serow are kept and exhibited at zoos, aquariums and conservation centres for breeding programmes and education. Exhibits change with the season and the animals' condition, so check each facility's official information before you go.