Japan's first zoo. At about 3:30 every afternoon, visitors can watch the panda, the zoo's most popular animal, feed on bamboo grass.
Open:9:30-17:00 (Entrance until 16:00)
Closed:Mondays
Address:9-83, Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo. A 10 min. walk from JR Ueno Station.
http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/(site is Japanese only)
Animals are kept in as close to a natural setting as possible. Because the roads are hilly, visitors accompanied by small children might find it convenient to use baby strollers or the shuttle bus.
Open:9:30-17:00 (Entrance until 16:00)
Closed:Wednesdays
Address:7-1-1, Hodokubo, Hino-shi, Tokyo. A 1 min. walk from Tama Dobutsu Koen Station on the Keio Line and Tama Monorail Line.
http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/zoo/tama/index.html
(site is Japanese only)
Touch marmots, and see Hanako, the Asian elephant.Visitors can also walk through the zoo to a mini amusement park.
Open:9:30-17:00 (Entrance until 16:00)
Closed:Mondays
Address:1-17-6, Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo. A 10 min. walk from Kichijoji Station on the JR Lines, Keio Inokashira Line, and Subway Tozai Line.
http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/zoo/inokashira/
(site is Japanese only)
This large park stretches out before you as soon as you leave the station. It contains a giant Ferris wheel and an aquarium and is home to many birds. Kids also enjoy taking a ride in the train that goes around the park.
Open:9:30-17:00 (Entrance until 16:00)
Closed:Mondays
Address:6-2, Rinkai-cho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Get off at Kasai Rinkai Koen Station on the JR Keiyo Line, or take a bus from Kasai Station on the Subway Tozai Line.
http://www.senyo.co.jp/kasai/(site is Japanese only)
The only aquarium in Tokyo that has a dolphin show. The main attraction here is the ocean-floor tunnel where visitors can walk beneath the fish.
Open:10:00-17:00 (Entrance until 16:30)
Closed:Tuesdays
Address:3-2-1, Katsushima, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. A 5 min. walk from Ohmori Kaigan Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line.
http://www.aquarium.gr.jp/home.html(site is Japanese only)
At the popular sea lion show, the sea lions demonstrate their volleyball, arithmetic, and other skills.
Open:Weekdays 10:00-18:00 (Entrance until 17:30), Weekends and Holidays 10:00-18:30 (Entrance until 18:00)
Closed:Open every day
Address:3-1, Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. A 3 min. walk from Higashi Ikebukuro Station on the Subway Yurakucho Line, or an 8 min. walk from JR Ikebukuro Station.
http://www.sunshinecity.co.jp/portal/aqua.html
(site is Japanese only)
This little amusement park, established in the Shitamachi area back in the Taisho period (1912-26), has many attractions that even very young children can enjoy, such as a Ferris wheel and a train. Visitors can also pet the goats, sheep, and rabbits.
Open: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Mondays
Address: 6-35-11, Nishi Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. A 3 min. walk from Arakawa Yuenchi-mae Station on the Toden Arakawa Line.
http://www.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp/test/7/park/kouen7.htm
(site is Japanese only)