Eastern Area
76th Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens Spring Festival
A spring festival will be held at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Higashiyama Sky Tower. You can enjoy various events, mainly on weekends and holidays, such as endangered species walk rallies and “animal talks” explaining animals by keepers. At the botanical garden's “Cherry Blossom Corridor,” 1,000 cherry trees of about 100 varieties bloom sequentially.
Also, the cherry blossom illumination event “Evening Yaezakura Walk 2026” will also be held from 4/4 (Sat), so be sure to check it out!
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
- A "forest where you can meet the animals of the world" surrounded by nature in the middle of a city
There are tons of popular animals at this zoo! From tiny medaka fish to huge elephants, it is home to the largest number of animals in Japan. Come and see the wide variety of animals.
There are many facilities, including the gorilla and chimpanzee house—home to famously handsome gorilla Shabani—the Asian elephant house, and the koala house. Here, you can not only watch the animals, but also learn about their ecologies and habitats through educational displays, so you can learn while having fun.
Including the greenhouse and the natural woods on the hillsides, the botanical garden is home to around 7,000 species of plants. The cherry blossom pathway has around 1,000 cherry trees of about 100 different species, which all bloom in the spring. In the fall, around 500 trees—mainly surrounding the back pond and Japanese-style garden—burst into color and become one of the city's best fall foliage spots. Besides that, there is a camellia garden, rose garden, field of flowers, and more landscapes that can be enjoyed in different seasons.
Details
| Schedule | Mar 14, 2026 ～ May 6, 2026 |
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| Regular Holiday | Mon (the following weekday should Mon coincide with a national or other holiday) |
| Time | • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens: 9:00 am–4:50 pm (admission until 4:30 pm) • Higashiyama Sky Tower: 9:00 am–9:30 pm (admission until 9:00 pm) |
| Venue | Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Higashiyama Sky Tower |
| Cost | Requires a fee (admission fee) |
| Price Details | Admission fees JPY 500 for adults (high school ages and older), etc. |
| Contact | Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens |
| Home Page | https://www.higashiyama.city.nagoya.jp/english/ |
| Access | Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens • 3-min. walk from Exit 3 of Higashiyama Koen Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line. • 7-min. walk from Exit 6 of Hoshigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Note: • Hoshigaoka Station is close to the botanical gardens. Higashiyama Sky Tower • Approx. 15-min. walk (toward Hoshigaoka Terrace) from Exit 6 of Hoshigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Near the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens Sky Tower Gate. Note: • Please come by public transportation. |
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