---
name: "Tobe Zoo"
lat: 33.762653
lng: 132.792709
official_url: "https://www.tobezoo.com/"
fee: "Adults (18+, high schoolers excluded) ¥600, 65 and over ¥300 (show proof of age), high school ¥200, primary and junior high ¥100, under 6 free, and free with a disability certificate. Groups of 30 or more paying visitors: ¥480 / ¥160 / ¥80. Annual passes ¥2,000 / ¥1,000 / ¥500. Parking ¥300 per car."
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Tobe Zoo

The restaurant at the far end of the zoo looks out over the African elephant enclosure. In 1999 a polar bear cub was born here. Of 122 polar bear births then recorded in Japan, only 16 cubs had lived past six months, and none had been reared by hand. This cub, Peace, was raised by a single keeper who took it home at night. Eight roofed shelters stand around the grounds, and nine of the animal houses have indoor viewing.

- Area: ehime
- Type: sightseeing
- Average stay: 180 min
- Hours: 9:00-17:00, entry until 16:30. From about 15:30 the animals are fed, so some cannot be seen. Closed Mondays (the next weekday if the Monday is a holiday) and 29 December-1 January.
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

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

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers are lent at the main gate and the information point — 60 of them, A-type and B-type, ¥100 each. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Diaper changing table | Yes | Every toilet has a changing table — six in the zoo and two in the car park. The two multi-purpose toilets built at the main gate in December 2025 both have a baby seat and a fitting board, and the right-hand one also has a baby chair. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Nursing space | Yes (3) | Three nursing rooms with baby beds: at the main gate, inside the Children's Animal Centre, and inside the Oasis Garden view restaurant. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Family restroom | Yes | Every toilet has an accessible cubicle with a baby holder. Two multi-purpose toilets in front of the Fureai Centre have a changing board for older children. An ostomate-equipped toilet sits west of the management office, and the two multi-purpose toilets at the main gate (December 2025) are both wheelchair-accessible, one of them ostomate-equipped. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Outside food allowed | Yes | Roofed rest shelters are provided for meals, breaks and sudden rain — by the east gate, in Africa Street, in front of Tobe-no-yakata, Tiger Hill, the penguin plaza and the ape house, at the Garden of Wind and beside the African elephant area. Inside there is the SKY GARDEN view restaurant and the Tobemaru Cafe snack counter. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | An open-air zoo with indoor exhibits in the giraffe, rhino-and-hippo, lion, elephant, ape, tiger and South American animal houses, the penguin plaza and the snake house. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Lost-child support | Yes | A lost-child centre at the main gate makes announcements and looks after children; you can also tell any member of staff. | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tobezoo.com/info/service_guide.html) |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| English support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |