Kyoto City Zoo, Kyoto, Japan

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 320 of 13,290

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Kyoto City Zoo

Kyoto City Zoo is a zoo in Sakyō ward, Kyoto. Established in 1903, it is the second-oldest zoo in Japan after Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, and it is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It opened on 1 April 1903 with 238 animals of 61 species on 3.4 hectares. During the Second World War large carnivores were killed by military order and many other animals died, leaving 274 animals of 72 species by the war's end. The zoo rebuilt over the following decades, adding a giraffe house, a sea lion pond, ape and reptile houses, a red panda house and a domed water-bird aviary, and opened a wildlife rescue centre in 1990. By its centenary in 2003 it held 721 animals of 175 species.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source