Tennōji Zoo

Tennōji Zoo (天王寺動物園) is a 11-hectare (27-acre) zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.

African Savanna Zone
The habitat features expansive habitats for African animals. These habitats are arranged so that predators like lions and hyenas appear to be sharing the same space with their prey.
 * African Savanna


 * Common dwarf mongoose
 * Common eland
 * Eastern black rhinoceros
 * Egyptian goose
 * Grant's zebra
 * Hippopotamus
 * Lesser flamingo
 * Lion
 * Marabou stork
 * Nile tilapia
 * Reticulated giraffe
 * Rock hyrax
 * Spotted hyena


 * IFAR Reptile House


 * Aldabra giant tortoise
 * American alligator
 * Burmese python
 * Chinese alligator
 * Gila monster
 * Japanese giant salamander
 * Alligator snapping turtle
 * Asian water monitor
 * Nile monitor
 * Radiated tortoise
 * Japanese pond turtle


 * Other animals
 * Andean condor
 * Amur tiger
 * Jaguar
 * Japanese golden eagle
 * Mongolian wolf
 * Mouflon
 * Red panda

Asian Tropical Rainforest Zone and Friendship Garden
Themed after a Southeast Asian rainforest, this zone formerly housed Asian elephants, the last of which, a female named Hiroko passed away in 2018.

Established in April 2022, visitors are allowed to interact with domestic animals.
 * Friendship Garden


 * Goat
 * Guinea pig
 * Noma horse
 * Sheep

The zoo is the only zoo in Japan to house kiwis. In 2024, concerns were raised over the suitability of the kiwi enclosure.
 * Nocturnal House


 * Egyptian fruit bat
 * Japanese raccoon dog
 * North Island brown kiwi


 * Chimpanzee, Monkey and Baboon House


 * Black-and-white ruffed lemur
 * Chimpanzee
 * De Brazza's monkey
 * Drill
 * François' langur
 * Grivet
 * Lion-tailed macaque
 * Siamang
 * Tufted capuchin


 * Other animals
 * Sika deer
 * Emu

World of Birds and Surrounding Area

 * Crane House
 * Demoiselle crane
 * Grey crowned crane
 * Hooded crane
 * Red-crowned crane

Opened on November 21, 2023.
 * World of Birds


 * Edwards's pheasant
 * Pink and grey cockatoo
 * Helmeted guineafowl
 * Guineafowl
 * Laughing kookaburra
 * Satyr tragopan
 * Temminck's tragopan
 * Green pheasant
 * Palawan peacock-pheasant
 * Snowy owl
 * Mallard
 * Mandarin duck
 * Eastern spot-billed duck
 * Japanese night heron


 * Other
 * American flamingo
 * Chilean flamingo
 * Oriental stork
 * White cockatoo

Aviary Zone and Surrounding Area
Home to free-flying waterbirds, the aviary has springs, dams, streams and forest, recreating a natural environment.
 * Flight Aviary


 * Eastern spot-billed duck
 * Little egret
 * Mallard
 * Mandarin duck
 * White stork

Opened on April 26, 2023.
 * Penguin Park & Sea Lion Wharf


 * California sea lion
 * Humboldt penguin


 * Bear House
 * Polar bear
 * Spectacled bear
 * Sun bear

Access

 * Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station
 * Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line: Ebisucho Station
 * JR West, Osaka Municipal Subway: Tennoji Station
 * JR West, Nankai Railway: Shin-Imamiya Station
 * Hankai Tramway Hankai Line: Minami-Kasumicho Station
 * Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station
 * Osaka City Bus: Dobutsuen-mae, Tennoji-koen-mae (Shinsekai Gate), Abenobashi (Tennoji Gate)