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Kinkazan Squirrel Village (Gifu): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kinkazan Squirrel Village is a zoo in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, about 272 km from Tokyo Station and 142 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kinkazan Squirrel Village
Photo: Tomomori, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese金華山リス村
LocationGifu, Gifu Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tagami Station – about 2.4 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 30 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 105 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 142 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.43210, 136.78001
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.kinkazan.co.jp/pages/squirrel_village

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