Pandas are BEARy good at being cute!

The big celebrities at Ueno Zoo are the giant pandas. The zoo has had pandas since the first pair were donated in 1972 as a gesture of friendship from China to Japan. The current pair of pandas are a male called Ri Ri, and a female called Shin Shin, which arrived at the zoo in 2011. Although giant pandas are well-known for being difficult to breed in captivity, Shin Shin gave birth to a female cub in 2017. Called Xiang Xiang, the cub is very popular with visitors to the zoo, but if you want to see her you should visit soon. Xiang Xiang is due to be returned to China at the end of December 2020. Giant pandas are the first to come to mind as the most popular animal in the zoo. They start eating breakfast around 9:30 am. From then on, they eat at intervals of every 2 hours. They repeat the pattern of eating, napping, and walking a little, and they finally return indoors around 3-4 pm. #100waysoftravel #japantrip #pandatour