Ishikawa Zoo
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Nomi (day trip from Kanazawa) Β· near Komatsu Station (then bus/taxi)
Ishikawa Zoo in Nomi (day trip from Kanazawa). A spacious hillside zoo with red pandas, Asian elephants and penguins, plus a petting area where children can get close to capybaras, meerkats and prairie dogs.
Why children love it: A spacious hillside zoo with red pandas, Asian elephants and penguins, plus a petting area where children can get close to capybaras, meerkats and prairie dogs.
Honest drawbacks: It sits outside the city near Nomi, so it needs a bus or car and a half-day, and it is largely outdoors with hilly paths.
- Best for
- Toddlers (2β4), Primary (5β11), Teens (12β17)
- Time to allow
- 2h
- Opening hours
- 9:00-17:00 (1 Apr-31 Oct); 9:00-16:30 (1 Nov-31 Mar).
- Price
- Adults (high-school age and up) 840 yen; children (age 3-junior high) 410 yen. Group discounts for 30+.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
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- Indoor / weather
- mixed
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