---
name: "Sapporo Maruyama Zoo"
lat: 43.057255
lng: 141.309326
official_url: "https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

Sapporo runs this zoo. Houses for Hokkaido's own animals stand together - Ezo brown bears, Ezo deer and wolves - and the Africa zone holds giraffes and hippos. Red pandas and snow leopards live in the Asia zone, Asian elephants in the elephant house. Seals share the polar bear house. The children's zoo keeps squirrel monkeys and beavers, and a playground closes for winter. Eleven buildings are marked as places to get out of dangerous summer heat.

- Area: hokkaido_sapporo
- Type: sightseeing
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers for children aged 2 and under are hired out at the Main Gate and the West Gate, Y250 each (10 at the Main Gate, 14 at the West Gate). Winter strollers for ages 3 to pre-school are free, two at each gate, no reservations. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Stroller rental | Yes | Y250 per stroller (for children 2 and under) at the Main and West Gates; the winter stroller (ages 3 to pre-school) is free, two per gate. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Nursing space | Yes (7) | Seven nursing rooms: the Children's Zoo (2), Monkey Mountain View Rest House 1F (1), the First Rest House by the marine mammal house (4), the Ezo Deer & Wolf House 2F (3), the Giraffe House in the Africa Zone 2F (2), the Polar Bear House 1F (1) and the Zoo Centre (1). Hot water for formula is given out at six places in the zoo - ask the staff. An extra room is opened in the Zoo Centre at busy times such as Golden Week. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Diaper changing table | Yes | Baby seats and changing beds are in the multi-purpose toilets at the Main Gate, the Zoo Centre, the Animal Science Hall, the Children's Zoo, behind Monkey Mountain, the West Gate, the First Rest House, the Ezo Deer & Wolf House, beside the Monkey House and in front of the Reptile House. The Main Gate toilets close in winter. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Family restroom | Yes | Multi-purpose toilets with baby seats and beds, wheelchair access and ostomate facilities are at ten places across the zoo. The Main Gate toilets close in winter. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Yes | The zoo's toilet list includes children's urinals among the fixtures, alongside baby seats, baby chairs and multi-purpose changing benches. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| English support | English menu & signs | Guide maps are published in English and Korean as PDFs, and the digital map works on a phone without an app. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/b_f/index.html) |
| Outside food allowed | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | Animal houses such as the Polar Bear House, the Reptile House and the Animal Science Hall are indoors, while Monkey Mountain and the Marueppa playground are outdoors. Eleven buildings are designated summer cooling spots. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/b_f/index.html) |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Steps & slope caution | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Lost-child support | Yes | Two internal emergency phones - beside the public phone near Monkey Mountain and outside the First Rest House entrance - are for reporting injuries, illness, lost children and lost property. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |
| Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Stroller access notes | Yes | Wheelchairs are lent free at both gates (11 adult and 3 child sizes at the Main Gate, 10 and 2 at the West Gate; hire stops when snow falls, no reservations, normally two per group). Coin lockers are at both gates, from Y200 to Y400. Sapporo's Universal Map/Navi shows the zoo's paths, toilets and lifts. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/info/riyo/riben.html) |