The zoo was big and spacious and the ticket was very cheap. (600 yen - adult)
However, half of the enclosures were empty or inaccessible. (Koalas, Big & Red Pandas, Gorillas, Big cats).
The enclosures were in general rather sad and small. And most of them didnt contain anything besides a food station. Some animals were also kept alone and many were walking in circles or showed an uncommon/nervous behaviour. Like a smaller monkey was kept alone in a 1m square cage.
I'd rather spend more money on the ticket and see the animals in more animal-friendly enclosures than support the current state of the zoo.
Sadly this seems to be common for zoos in Japan.
A zoo with a lot of animals. Fun to visit! Here you wil sense the nature right in center of a urban area of Kobe. It is sad that we can't see any panda here anymore. But they have a cute little museum of pandas. Low key recommended!
It's an amazing place where the cherry blossom bloom so beautiful ..it's organize especially a lot of people come on cherry blossom Illumination night,there's no payment only donations you can give .
I love this place definitely we're coming back for site seeing of different kinds of animals..
I had a really enjoyable visit to Kobe Ōji Zoo. There was plenty to do during the day, and I liked that there were affordable food options along with spots to sit and relax. The picnic space made it feel easy to spend time there, and the cherry blossom light-up at night was especially memorable.
Our family went to visit the zoo at the end of the July. Although the weather was incredibly hot and humid, our daughter got to enjoy seeing polar bear, seals, leopard, lynx and jaguar up close. This is a very local zoo without much English translation around the park. My daughter just used Google translate on iPhone and was still able to learn some knowledge about the animals. The souvenir store was great too. We got to get some animal magnets and slap bands as souvenirs to share with her friends.
