Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Ueno Zoological Garden

上野動物園東京都恩賜上野動物園
alternative words: Ueno Zoo, Zoo of Ueno, Ueno Dobutsuen, Ueno Doubutsuen, Zoo of Tokyo
keywords: park , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture
related web sites: http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp , http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/zoo/ueno/ , http://www.ueno.or.jp
explanation: Built in 1882, it is the biggest zoological garden in Japan and managed now by Tokyo Prefecture. It houses 1658 animals of 341 species and covers 140,000 m2. You can reach there by 10 minutes of walk from Ueno Station.