Day 2: November 2, 2013
Ueno Zoo
Our second day started very early since we have a lot of places to cover in the day. Our first stop, Ueno Zoo. This is one of my requests when Louie was planning our itinerary. I have this fondness in animals and zoos so if I have the chance to visit every zoo in any country I will be in, I'd do that. :)
Anyhow, Ueno is probably the biggest zoo I have been in, covering 14.2 hectares. It has a tram that transport visitors from one side of the zoo to another. Ueno Zoo is also the oldest zoo in Japan, and the flagship zoo in the Japanese zoo world.
It houses several species that can be found in Asia and some animals that can be found in Africa and Australia. Their main attraction is its two pandas that came from Shanghai (China) Zoo and are currently taken care of via the cooperation between China, San Diego and Mexico zoos.
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| Train station to Ueno Zoo |
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| Autumn Colors. Louie posing as one of the students on fieldtrip. |
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| Doraemon at the Ueno Park |
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| Welcome to Ueno Zoo! |
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| Mas masipag na Pandas than what we have seen in Singapore! |
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| Big Cats |
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| Not one elephant, but three! :) |
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| Japanese Macaques, Capybara, Tapir and Reindeer |
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| The tram to West Garden and the 5-Storey Pagoda |
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| Anteater, Giant Anteater, Fox and Sloth |
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| Bats |
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| Meerkat and Snow Cat |
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| Flamingos and Lemurs |
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| Giant Tortoise |
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| The Kid in Me! :) |
Our zoo trip took about 6 hours, and we were bound for Asakusa, Akihabara and Tokyo Tower as we leave the zoo.
Ueno Zoo information:
Visiting hours: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Closed on Mondays
Admission tickets: 600 yen
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