Tokyo Ueno Zoo Attractions Guide 🐾How can you miss this place when you come to Tokyo!

#Tokyo Attractions Tokyo Ueno Zoo Attractions Guide 🐾 📍Address: 9-83 Ueno Park, Taito District, Tokyo, Japan 🕒Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 09:30-17:00 (last entry 16:00); closed on Mondays (if it is a national holiday, it will be closed the next day), year-end and New Year holidays (December 29th to January 1st) 🎟Tickets: Adults 600 yen, 65 years old and above 300 yen, junior high school students 200 yen, elementary school students and below free; can be purchased at the on-site window or ticket machine, or purchased online in advance, the fee is the same as on-site purchase. 🚇Transportation: From JR Ueno Station "Park Exit" you can walk about 5 minutes to the East Garden "Main Gate". The West Garden Bentenmon Gate is a 5-minute walk from JR Ueno Station Shinobazu Exit, a 4-minute walk from Keisei Electric Railway Ueno Station, an 8-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, or a 10-minute walk from Toei Subway Ueno-Okachimachi Station. You can walk about 5 minutes from Tokyo Metro Nezu Station to the West Garden "Ike-no-Hata-mon Gate" (note: "Ike-no-Hata-mon Gate" only starts selling tickets and opening for admission at 10 am). 🏞Park Introduction: Ueno Zoo was founded in 1882 and is the first zoo in Japan, with a history of over 140 years. The park is divided into two areas, the East Park and the West Park, covering an area of ​​approximately 14 hectares, and is connected by the "Aesop Bridge" in the middle of the park. The park houses approximately 3,000 animals of over 300 species. 🐼Park features: East Garden: It preserves a natural mountain scenery that is very rare in the center of Tokyo. You can admire the historical building "Former Kanei-ji Five-Storied Pagoda" near the main gate, and you can see large wild animals such as tigers, gorillas, elephants, polar bears, etc. West Garden: Built along the Shinobazu Pond, it houses the Children's Zoo, the popular Panda Forest (where you can see four pandas, Lili, Zhenzhen, Xiaoxiao, and Leilei), rare animals such as the shoebill and the aye-aye. 🐯Must-see animals: Pandas: A super popular animal at Ueno Zoo, a must-see when you come here! It is recommended to be prepared to wait in line in advance. Shoebill: The endangered shoebill is also a major attraction. Its big mouth and cute posture are loved by tourists. Polar bears: You can go to the "Polar Bear and Seal Habitat" area in the East Park. In addition to seeing polar bears swimming, you can also see seals, rock ptarmigan and other polar animals that live in a similar environment to polar bears. 🍴Dining in the park: Both the East Garden and the West Garden have an indoor rest area and an outdoor stall, selling light meals such as rice bowls, pasta, and fried foods. The most special one is the "Bamboo Leaf Panda Bento" (竹皮パンダ弁当), which is delicious and suitable for taking photos! 🎁Souvenirs: There is a souvenir shop in the East Garden and the West Garden, namely "Little Trunk" (リトルトランク) in the East Garden and "Little Chameleon Shop" (プチカメレオン) in the West Garden. The most suitable gift is the Twin Panda Cookies (双子パンダのプチクッキー). After eating the cookies, the super cute tin box can be kept and used again. It has always been a hot-selling product in the park. 🔚Playing suggestions: It is recommended to enter the park from the "Main Gate" on the right side of the map, visit the "East Garden" and then go to the "West Garden" via the "Iso Bridge", and finally leave from the "Benzenten Gate". It takes about 2 to 3 hours to complete a complete tour. If you don’t like crowds, or want to go straight to the “Panda Forest” when the park opens, you can go to the “West Garden” first and then leave from the “Main Gate”. Ueno Zoo not only has a wide variety of different animals, especially super cute pandas, shoebills, etc., it is very suitable for parents and children to visit together; there are also many peripheral products and delicacies waiting for you to buy. You will really be unable to stop shopping if you are not careful! 😍