Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
札幌市円山動物園
Maruyama (Chuo-ku), Sapporo · near Maruyama-Koen Station (Sapporo Subway Tozai Line) (15 min walk)
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Maruyama (Chuo-ku), Sapporo. A compact northern zoo with polar bears (viewed through an underwater tunnel), red pandas, elephants in a modern barn and a children's petting zoo.
Why children love it: A compact northern zoo with polar bears (viewed through an underwater tunnel), red pandas, elephants in a modern barn and a children's petting zoo.
Honest drawbacks: Closed on scattered Wednesdays (check first), a 15-minute uphill walk from the subway, and cold and snowy in winter.
- Best for
- Babies (0–1), Toddlers (2–4), Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 2h
- Opening hours
- Mar-Oct 9:30-16:30; Nov-Feb 9:30-16:00 (last entry 30 min before close). Closed the 2nd and 4th Wednesday most months (1st and 4th in August) plus year-end.
- Price
- Adults 800 yen; junior-high and younger free; Sapporo residents 70+ and visitors with disabilities free.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- mixed
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