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Wakayama Castle Park Zoo (Wakayama): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Wakayama Castle Park Zoo is a zoo in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, about 449 km from Tokyo Station and 61 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Wakayama Castle Park Zoo
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese和歌山城公園動物園
LocationWakayama, Wakayama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Wakayamashi Station – about 1.2 km
From Osaka Stationabout 61 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 100 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 188 km (straight line)
Established1915
Coordinates34.22697, 135.17322
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://wakayamajo.jp/animal/

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