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Ueno Zoo (Tokyo): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ueno Zoo is a zoo in Ueno-kōen, Tokyo, about 4 km from Tokyo Station and 404 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Ueno Zoo
Photo: Los688, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese恩賜上野動物園
LocationUeno-kōen, Tokyo
Nearest station (straight line)Nezu Station – about 0.5 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 4 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 269 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 299 km (straight line)
Established1882
Coordinates35.71750, 139.77139
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.tokyo-zoo.net/zoo/ueno/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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