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Saitama Children's Zoo (Saitama): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Saitama Children's Zoo is a zoo in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, about 50 km from Tokyo Station and 380 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Saitama Children's Zoo
Photo: Doricono, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese埼玉県こども動物自然公園
LocationHigashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Takasaka Station – about 2.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 50 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 243 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 285 km (straight line)
Established1980
Coordinates35.99806, 139.37389
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.parks.or.jp/sczoo/

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