Tennoji Zoo

Location

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Decide before you go

A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there

Train

Admission

Paid (see the price below)

Closing days

Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.

Opening hours

9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:00). Some animals cannot be seen after 15:00.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Closed

Closed Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday) and Dec 29 to Jan 1.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Admission

Adults 800 yen; elementary and junior high school students from outside Osaka City 200 yen; preschool children free. Free with a disability certificate and some other handbooks.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Getting there

5-10 minutes on foot (10-15 minutes using elevators): to the Shinsekai Gate from Dobutsuen-mae or Ebisucho (Osaka Metro) or Shin-Imamiya (JR, Nankai), or to the Tenshiba Gate from Tennoji (Osaka Metro, JR) or Osaka-Abenobashi (Kintetsu).

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Parking

No dedicated car park; use public transport. Stopping in front of the zoo to drop off or pick up is prohibited. Buses use the bus car park on the south side of Tennoji Park.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Payment

At the gate ticket windows you can pay by credit card, transit IC cards (ICOCA, Suica, etc.), iD, QUICPay, PayPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay and others (IC cards cannot be topped up inside).

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Accessibility

Elevator routes from each station are shown.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Found wrong or outdated information? Let us know

Official site: https://www.tennojizoo.jp/

Nearby spots

• Photo: Photo ACTsutenkaku TowerOsakaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
• No photo yetJanjan Yokocho AlleyOsakaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
• No photo yetOsaka City Museum of Fine ArtsOsakaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
• No photo yetImamiya Ebisu ShrineOsakaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
• Photo: Photo ACShitenno-ji TempleOsakaLess than 1 km away (straight line)

Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.

Crowds

Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

Latest traveler report

None yet

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps

Visiting respectfully

• RulesDo not feed or startle the animals; no flash or strobes toward them. No smoking anywhere, no alcohol (and no entry after drinking), no live streaming. No balls, balloons, soap bubbles or skateboards. No pets (contact the zoo in advance for assistance dogs).Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site

Verification log

• 20 Oct 2026First check · Official website · https://www.tennojizoo.jp/info/outline/Hours, closing days, fees, access, parking, payment and cautions and rules read from the official site.
• 20 Oct 2026First check · Official website · https://www.tennojizoo.jp/info/about/Hours and description read from the official site.