Miyagi Zao Fox Village Explained
Zao Fox Village |
Website: | http://zao-fox-village.com/ |
Location: | Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan |
Coordinates: | 38.0408°N 140.5303°W |
Exhibits: | Foxes |
Num Animals: | Over 100 |
Miyagi Zao Fox Village, also known as Kitsune Mura, is a tourist attraction and sanctuary for foxes in Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan where visitors can feed and interact with foxes.[1] [2] [3] [4] The village's main exhibit is an open area where foxes roam around and visitors can enter to interact with and feed them, although attempting to pet or hand-feed the foxes is not advised as they may bite. There are over 100 foxes, including typical red and arctic foxes, foxes with uncommon coat colors, such as silver and platinum foxes, and red-arctic fox hybrids.[5] The village also has rabbits, miniature horses, goats, and guinea pigs, in addition to gift and snack shops.[6] In the spring, events are hosted in which visitors can hug fox kits.[7]
Criticism
While the zoo has been dubbed the "Cutest place on Earth",[8] it has also received criticism due to the high density of foxes, which are normally solitary or live in small groups, foxes kept in cages, frequent fox fights, a perceived lack of greenery, and allegedly poor sanitation.[9]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Zao Fox Village: Where all your cutes are belong to us. 5 July 2013. Rocket News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613161010/https://soranews24.com/2013/07/05/zao-fox-village-where-all-your-cutes-are-belong-to-us/. 13 June 2018. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: Fox Village. NHK. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: A Look Around Fox Village in Japan. www.huhmagazine.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044007/https://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/8799/a-look-around-fox-village-in-japan. 22 February 2018. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: You can play all day with foxes at this village in Japan. Business Insider. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: Cutest "FOX" Heaven in Japan : Zao Fox Village!. 15 October 2016. JW Web Magazine . 21 February 2018.
- Web site: Zao Fox Village - Miyagi - Japan Travel - Japan Tourism Guide and Travel Map. Japan Travel. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: A village where the fox is the boss!. CBC Kids. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: Fox Village In Japan Is Probably The Cutest Place On Earth. Bored Panda. en-US. 2020-04-14.
- Web site: This ‘Village’ Full Of Foxes Is Not As Cute As It Seems. Feinn. Lily. 2018-08-02. The Dodo. 2020-04-14.