In Ueno Park, which in itself is remarkable, and collects a great many visitors during the cherry blossom, is the oldest zoo in Japan. According to magazine Forbes, it is included in a list of fifteen of the best zoos in the world.

Ueno Zoo 130 years - it was founded in 1882. The cages were placed Ueno 2600 animals - representatives of 464 species. The most valuable zoo inhabitants and favorites Japanese public and tourists are the big panda - bamboo black and white bears. Zoo staff not only take care of these animals, but also to carry out serious research on the recovery of the population of giant pandas. The birth of every baby bear, and every little bit interesting event in the life of pandas instantly becomes the object of attention of journalists. When Ueno in 2008, died last panda in neighboring China employees have rented a couple of bears in ten years. In Ueno they arrived in 2001, and this, of course, became a sensation and attracted thousands of visitors.

In addition to giant pandas, great public attention attracted Western lowland gorilla, the Sumatran and Siberian tiger, giraffes and other animals.

The gates of the zoo open to visitors every day except Monday. Visit enclosures may take longer than planned - the zoo is very large - a tour of it you can take the train monorail. At the zoo is National Museum of Nature and Science, a children's gym. At the entrance to the zoo offers meets the layout of a blue whale in full size. In the children's zoo can pet animals and birds - goats, horses, geese and ducks.

Inscriptions on the cages - in Japanese and English. For a fee, tourist audio guide is available in English as well.