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Kobe Animal Kingdom (Hyōgo): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kobe Animal Kingdom is a zoo in Minatojima Minamimachi, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 428 km from Tokyo Station and 26 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kobe Animal Kingdom
Photo: ja:User:Nnn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese神戸どうぶつ王国
LocationMinatojima Minamimachi, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Keisan Kagaku Center Station – about 0.1 km
From Osaka Stationabout 26 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 61 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 162 km (straight line)
Established2006
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates34.65417, 135.22306
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://en.kobe-oukoku.com/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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