Ikeda Zoo
A zoo built into an Okayama hillside, with a steam locomotive parked among the animals.
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Ikeda Zoo
SaveA zoo built into an Okayama hillside, with a steam locomotive parked among the animals.
A petting area opens every day, where small children can touch chicks and guinea pigs.
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- ElevatorElevator：not checked
- Stroller OKStroller friendly：with conditionsconditions
- RentalStroller rental：with conditionsconditions
- NursingNursing space：with conditionsconditions
- ChangingDiaper changing table：not checked
- Diaper binDiaper disposal bin：not checked
- Family WCFamily restroom：with conditionsconditions
- Kids' toiletKids' toilet seat & step stool：with conditionsconditions
- Own foodOutside food allowed：with conditionsconditions
- EnglishEnglish support：not checked
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- Official: Stroller friendly, Outside food allowed, Steps & slope caution
- Official: Nursing space, Family restroom, Kids' toilet seat & step stool
- Official: Kids' price & free conditions
- Official: main site
The zoo is built into a hillside near central Okayama, so the paths climb, but the whole place can be walked. A petting area opens every day, where small children can touch chicks and guinea pigs. Red pandas, hyenas and white tigers are fed in front of visitors on set days. A steam locomotive that once ran through the city sits in the grounds, its driver's seat open to climb into. A farmhouse moved from a valley flooded by a dam stands nearby as a folk museum.
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Rental strollers at the entrance, 5 of them, ¥200 (you pay ¥1,000 and get ¥800 back on return). The zoo uses the hillside as it is, so there are many slopes; the paths to the meerkat and prairie dog houses are not ramped | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
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| Nursing space | Yes (1) | The facilities page lists a baby room. What is inside it is not stated | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Family restroom | Yes | The accessible (multi-purpose) toilet beside the penguin house was rebuilt in July 2022 | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Yes | The toilets beside the penguin house include a children's toilet, put in so small children can use it safely | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Outside food allowed | Yes | You may bring a packed lunch and eat it on the benches or at the covered rest areas. Bringing it into the zoo's own restaurant is not allowed | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Steps & slope caution | Many steps | The zoo uses the natural hillside, so there are many slopes. The paths to the meerkat and prairie dog houses are not ramped and cannot be reached by wheelchair | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Kids' price & free conditions | Yes | Primary and junior high school ¥800, children aged 3 and over ¥400 (adult ¥1,500). Under 3 is not listed | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | ||||
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | ||||
| English support | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Not checked yet | ||||
| Indoor / outdoor | Not checked yet | ||||
| Stroller rental | Yes (5) | 5 strollers at the entrance, ¥200 (¥1,000 deposit, ¥800 returned) | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | ikedazoo.jp |
Worth a look before you go
Japanese · opens translatedFirst-hand
A field trip to Ikeda Zoo, with two-year-olds
Two-year-olds walked the slopes themselves, fed the deer, met Santaro the giraffe, and ended at the crocodile.
minan-nintei.com2023
Japanese · opens translatedFirst-hand
Ikeda Zoo is full of slopes — can you manage it with a stroller or a small child?
With a 9-year-old in December. Flat at the gate, steep after; slopes alone reach the top, where the zebras are.
inakadaisuki.com2022
Japanese · opens translatedOfficial
Giraffes in the window: Ikeda Zoo's restaurant and shop reopen after a refit
Big windows look straight at the giraffe. Ikeda ramen 800 yen, white tiger curry 750, weekdays 11:30-14:30.
okayama-kanko.jp2024
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- Fee：Adult (high school and up) ¥1,500 · primary & junior high ¥800 · children 3 and over ¥400 · age 70 and over ¥750 (ID required, not combinable with other discounts). Partner cards including the Momokko child-raising support card give 10% off — show it before paying. Cards, e-money, transit IC and QR payments accepted; the feed vending machines in the zoo take cash only■
- Hours：9:30-17:00 from April to October, 9:30-16:30 from November to March; last entry one hour before closing. Closed Wednesdays in June-September and December-February (open if that Wednesday is a holiday, closed the next day). Obon and New Year opening is announced each time■
- Time needed：120 min
- Booking：No reservation is mentioned for general entry. Advance tickets at 10% off are sold at ticket machines in 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Lawson and Ministop stores nationwide■Official booking site ↗
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