---
name: "Yagiyama Zoological Park"
lat: 38.2434
lng: 140.844
official_url: "https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/index.html"
fee: "¥480 for general admission, ¥120 for primary and junior-high pupils, free for pre-school children. An annual pass is ¥1,200, the same price for adults and school children, valid one year from purchase. Cash, credit cards, e-money and QR payments are accepted. Once you leave the park you cannot re-enter"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Yagiyama Zoological Park

Twelve minutes by subway from Sendai Station, the lift at Yagiyama Zoological Park Station brings you out at the gate. The park runs in three areas, around the west gate, the Fureai-kan and the east gate. Polar bears, African elephants, Sumatran tigers and red pandas live here. A hands-on animal session is held daily on Fureai Hill, and the Monkey Hill shop sells feed. You may bring your own food and eat it on the lawn or at the roofed penguin rest area.

- Area: miyagi
- Type: sightseeing
- Average stay: 180 min
- Hours: Closed every Wednesday — if that Wednesday is a public holiday, the Thursday after is closed instead. Opening and closing times are on the official page (check before you go). When it is busy, last admission can be brought forward and entry can be held for about 15 minutes
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

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

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | You can bring your own stroller in. Paid rentals are at the Zebra Shop inside the Visitor Center (West Gate) and at the East Gate shop — ask the staff there. Push-handle tricycles may be brought in, but children should not ride them themselves | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/2-rules.html) |
| Nursing space | Yes (2) | Two rooms — inside the Visitor Center and inside the Fureai-kan. Each has a women-only nursing area, hot water for formula, and a changing table | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/2-rules.html) |
| Diaper changing table | Yes (7) | Changing tables in seven restrooms around the park, plus the two nursing rooms. Nappies are sold at the Zebra Shop and the East Gate shop. A restroom map is downloadable as a PDF | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/2-rules.html) |
| Family restroom | Yes | 'Hirobiro toilets' (wheelchair-accessible) are marked on the park restroom map. The Visitor Center and the Fureai-kan also have a care bed for changing an older child or adult | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/2-rules.html) |
| Outside food allowed | Yes | You may bring food and drink in and eat it at the rest areas: the West Gate courtyard, Fureai Hill, near the Oyama shop, the East Gate plaza, the roofed Penguin rest area, and the lawn (bring a picnic mat). Take your rubbish home. No alcohol may be brought in — drinking is only at Guh-Guh Terrace | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/2-rules.html) |
| Elevator | Yes | The subway station exit (Yagiyama Zoological Park Station, Central Exit 1) has a lift, and the park entrance is right after you come down from it | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/information/3-access.html) |
| Indoor / outdoor | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| English support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |