Hamura Town Zoo (Hamura)

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Opening hours:
March through October 9am-4:30pm (admission until 4pm).
November through February 9am-4pm (admission until 3:30 pm)
Early morning entry to see the animal feeding: 6-8am.
Closed Sundays and any Monday that follows a national holiday.
Telephone: 042-579-4041.
Parking lot: 35.767778, 139.327194
Entrance to zoo: 35.765944, 139.328664

This isn’t a huge zoo, but it has an interesting variety of mammals and birds. Hamura Zoo also has an “Earthquake Prediction Lab” where the quake-sensing skills of animals such as pheasant and catfish have been studied. The principal goal of the zoo is “to nurture affection for nature by introducing children to animals.” Some animals you may see are: lynx, red fox, porcupine, raccoon, wolf, lemur, prairie dog, wallaby, giraffe, zebra, emu, jackal, coati, macaws, penguin, beaver, flamingo, and other fowl. In addition, peacocks, swans, and ducks roam the grounds of this park. In the center of the zoo you will find a pond with flamingos. There is also a large picnic and playground area where there are a number of interesting toys, including stone zoo animals and dinosaurs, and a full size original steam engine on which children can play. You may bring a lunch into the park or purchase something at the store next to the European garden. In most cases, signs on the cages provide animal names in English in addition to Japanese. Only 15 minutes from Yokota, the Hamura Zoo is free for children 3 years and under, ¥50 for ages 4-15, and ¥300/ adult. Pony rides are available ¥200 per child. website: www.t-net.ne.jp/~hamura-z. (Japanese )