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Kyoto City Zoo (Kyoto): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kyoto City Zoo is a zoo in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, about 369 km from Tokyo Station and 43 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kyoto City Zoo
Photo: Kamigata0, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese京都市動物園
LocationSakyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Keage Station – about 0.7 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 4 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 43 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 101 km (straight line)
Established1903
Coordinates35.01285, 135.78601
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www5.city.kyoto.jp/zoo/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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