What other travelers are saying about Omiya Park Zoo
Please don't go, this is extreme cruelty! All animals look in a terrible state and extremely stressed. Most of them display repetitive behavior, trying to find ways to escape their cells. Look at the bear and Hyena videos and you will understand what I mean. Animals that are meant to roam freely and in different environments to here are forced to withstand conditions they would never face in their natural habitat. Have been crying and feeling completely depressed during all the visit.
Most worrysome might be everyone else is enjoying the Zoo, completely unbothered by the cruelty in front of their eyes.
Beyond all of this, cells are dirty, and there doesn't seem to be an attempt to mimic their natural habitat. Most of the cells have concrete floors and are dirty with pee and feces. Absolutely heartbreaking.
I was a bit sad I didn't get to see the tanuki, but I did get to see the anakuma badger. We enjoyed this little zoo. It rained during my visit, so some of the animals hid.
Each enclosure had photos of and names for each animal as well as a little information about them.
We enjoyed being able to walk through and see everything without having a huge crowd around. I especially liked the hyena and the javalina/peccaries.
Funny enough, peccaries, also called javalina are native to my home state, Colorado, but I have never seen one before. Seeing a whole herd of them living happily there was really cool.
Most of the birds were sequestered for breeding season, but the local wild birds made up for it by hanging around the park.
Free zoo. They have a nice selection of animals but I was a little sadden with the small enclosures. Some of the animals were pacing back or forth or they had no partner/mate. I did not see any zoo staff on the premise. Most of the animals appear to look healthy but not too sure if they were happy/mentally stable. There are restrooms and wash areas. There is a bird enclosure where you can get close to the flamingos and take some good photos.
🌸 - Omiya Park Zoo:
This small zoo inside Omiya Park is in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. It comprises eight different animal enclosures, including the monkey hut, squirrel and pheasant hut, and more. It focuses mostly on birds and small animals, but there is one large beast house with hyenas and Asian black bears.
💵 - Price:
Free
🕒 - Hours:
[10:00 - 16:00]
You can take the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line or the Tobu Urban Park Line to Omiya Station. From there, it's about a 20-minute walk to the zoo.
There are no restaurants or food vendors inside the zoo, but there are various options within Omiya Park and nearby areas where you can find food and beverages.
Yes, photography is allowed in Omiya Park Zoo. However, be mindful of the animals and avoid using flash photography as it can disturb them.
Yes, Omiya Park Zoo is family-friendly and suitable for young children, with various animal exhibits that are engaging for kids.
