Tennōji Zoo

Tennoji Zoo
天王寺動物園

Savannah Zone
Date opened	January 1, 1915
Location	Tennoji Park, 1-108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates	34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E / 34.652556°N 135.508496°E / 34.652556; 135.508496Coordinates: 34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E / 34.652556°N 135.508496°E / 34.652556; 135.508496
No. of species	230 (as of 2008)
Public transit access	Osaka Metro: at Dōbutsuen-mae at Ebisuchō
Website	www.jazga.or.jp/tennoji/ (in Japanese)

Tennōji Zoo (天王寺動物園) is located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915.

The zoo features adjacent savannah zones for herbivorous and carnivorous animals, which are arranged so that the animals appear to be sharing the same space.^[1]

References

Access

• Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line: Ebisucho Station
• JR West, Oska Municipal Subway: Tennoji Station
• JR West, Nankai Railway: Shin-Imamiya Station
• Hankai Tramway Hankai Line: Minami-Kasumicho Station
• Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station
• Osaka City Bus: Dobutsuen-mae, Tennoji-koen-mae (Shinsekai Gate), Abenobashi (Tennoji Gate)

External links

• Media related to Tennoji Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
• Osaka Municipal Recreation and Tourism Bureau(in English)
• Official site(in Japanese)