Tokuyama Zoo

A sad experience

Tokuyama Zoo is an old and rundown zoo that just made me feel sad to walk around in. The habitats were small and unnatural. I can not imagine that the animals feel happy there. The only thing making m...

The most depressing zoo I've ever visited.

This zoo is depressing. Japan does a lot of things well, but up-keeping a zoo is not one of them. If you are from the states (and probably western europe), do not go to this zoo. The smallest zoo in t...

Half of them are under construction.

Original Text

I went to September 2019. A hot summer day. I was looking forward to hearing that it was a "very good zoo" before. Half of them are under construction and cannot be seen, and although it is September, animals and people are tired under the scorching sun. It's a little disappointing because it's in a condition that I don't feel like going for free. I thought I would go again when it was renewed.

意外と揃ってました

徳山駅からは、100円バスで行くことができました。ゾウを始め、各種猛獣類や鳥類。狭いながらも、新しいエリアもできていて、見ごたえのある施設に変わっている感じがしました。

思い出

子供の頃に親に連れられて来ていた地元の動物園ですが今では子供を連れて来るとは思いませんでした。次は私の子供が子供を連れて来るのかな？