| Zoo Name: | Sapporo Maruyama Zoo |
| Location: | Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Date Opened: | 1951 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0514°N 141.3074°W |
| Area: | 22.5 ha |
| Num Species: | 168 |
| Num Animals: | 737 |
| Owner: | Sapporo City |
is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.[1]
The zoo is located within Maruyama Park in western Sapporo, and is the oldest zoo in Hokkaido.[1]
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo officially opened in 1951 with its origin stemming from hosting a travelling zoo for the "Ueno Zoo". While hosting the travelling zoo, it received such a overwhelmingly good response from the residence that the City of Sapporo decided to open a zoo itself.[2] The theme and the overarching philosophy of the Maruyama Zoo was to create habitats that mimic the natural environments that the animals originate from. Therefore, the exhibits host a variety of different habitats for various different animals with themes that correspond to their natural habitat. Throughout the decades the Zoo has opened new exhibits, notably the Wakuwaku Asia Zone that opened in 2012, and the Polar Bear Pavilion that opened in 2018; with the Polar bear Pavilion being the largest polar bear exhibit in Japan.
Starting in 2010, the zoo tried for four years to mate two hyenas until they discovered they were both males.[3] [4]
The zoo is approximately 15 minutes' walk from Maruyama-Kōen Station on the Tōzai Line.
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo covers an area of 22.5 ha, and is home to 168 different species and 737 animals.[5]
| Polar bear pavilion (Opened in 2018) | ||
| Asian elephant house (Opened in 2018) |
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| Africa Zone (Fully opened in 2016)Africa zone consists of two pavilions, "Giraffe pavilion" and "Hippo and lion pavilion" . | ||
| Giraffe pavilion |
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| Hippo and lion pavilion |
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| Wakuwaku Asia Zone (Opened in 2012)Asia zone consists of three pavilions, "Frigid Zone pavilion", "Highlands pavilion", and "Tropical Rainforest pavilion". | ||
| Frigid Zone pavilion |
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| Highlands pavilion | ||
| Tropical Rainforest pavilion | ||
| Reptile House (Opened in 2011) |
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| Yezo sika deer and wolf house |
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| Yezo brown bear pavilion | ||
| Chimpanzee pavilion |
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| Snow monkey mountain |
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| Tropical bird pavilion |
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| Water bird house |
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| Birds of prey house |
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| Forest of owls and hawks |
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| Monkey House |
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| Kangaroo pavilion |
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| Children's Zoo | ||
| Orangutan and Bornean Forest (Opened in spring 2024) |