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Sapporo Maruyama Zoo (Hokkaido): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo is a zoo in Miyagaoka, Hokkaido, about 830 km from Tokyo Station and 1055 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Photo: Ozizo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese札幌市円山動物園
LocationMiyagaoka, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Maruyama-Kōen Station – about 1.1 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 4 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 534 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 830 km (straight line)
Established1951
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates43.05144, 141.30740
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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