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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
