Zoo
Stay-at-home protocol and encouraged social distancing as a countermeasure to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) mean that even gathering in public facilities with…
There is a new adorable face on the block at Izu Shaboten Zoo. On 3 October 2020, the zoo welcomed in a new baby llama,…
The Izu Shaboten Zoo is located in the city of Ito, Shizuoka prefecture, and has all sorts of animals such as capybaras, chimpanzees, and kangaroos….
Nasu Animal Kingdom zoo in Tochigi Prefecture recently welcomed a new member to their family: a female kitten sand cat. The cat, still to be…
Long-time, much-loved resident of Kobe City Oji Zoo, Tantan the panda will be making her way home to China this summer after 2 decades living…
Desert Sand Cats, the world’s smallest wild cat species are coming to Japan! From March 20, 2020, Nasu Animal Kingdom will be welcoming the new…
Japanese retailer Felissimo already boasts a cuddly evolving from egg to King Penguin plushie as part of its cute and quirky YOU+MORE! series (a play…
Bathing Japanese Macaques and Capybaras According to the Saitama Shimbun, the popular “Animal Onsen” hot springs at Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo in Sayama City, Saitama…
The tanuki, also known as raccoon dog, is a creature often found in Japanese mythology. According to legends, they can magically transform, even taking on…
Continuing from last week, when we reviewed the quaint and scenic Kominato Line which purrs along with its diesel engine and diminutive two-carriage length on…
You’re never too old to fall in love, as one penguin living at the Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture proved when he met what soon…
You probably don’t need much convincing to appreciate Capybara as perhaps the most chill critters of the animal kingdom, as they have an established reputation…
Tiny as they can be, a lot of us have a fear of bugs. It turns out humans aren’t the only species that get chills…
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Japan has fallen in love with the Capybara, a large but adorable and remarkably relaxed rodent that at…
We’ve seen zoos and aquariums in Japan filled with funny and cute antics from penguins, raccoons, and even anteaters, but meerkats are a new, but…