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Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo (Shizuoka): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo is a zoo in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, about 143 km from Tokyo Station and 270 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo
Photo: Halowand, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese日本平動物園
LocationSuruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ken-Sōgō Undōjō Station – about 1.8 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 143 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 143 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 244 km (straight line)
Established1969
Coordinates34.98000, 138.44028
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nhdzoo.jp/

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