Events during Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week
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October 8, 2026
In conjunction with Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week (October 24th (Sat) - November 3rd (Tue/Holiday), 2026), we will be holding events introducing the cultural properties of each park, including animals designated as natural monuments. Why not spend a day in autumn strolling through the park and reflecting on the value and preservation of cultural properties?
Please note that the registered name and the name used within each park may differ. The names in parentheses in the tables in each park's article are the names displayed within the park.
*Depending on the animal's health condition, viewing may not be possible.
"Cultural assets"
Under the Cultural Properties Protection Act, cultural properties are classified into six categories: "Tangible Cultural Properties (buildings, crafts, etc.)", "Intangible Cultural Properties (theater, music, etc.)", "Folk Cultural Properties (customs, traditions, folk performing arts, etc.)", "Monuments (archaeological sites, scenic spots, flora and fauna, etc.)", "Cultural Landscapes (landscapes formed by the lives of local people, etc.)", and "Traditional Building Groups (traditional buildings that form a historical landscape, etc.)".
"Important Cultural Property"
These are tangible cultural properties that have been designated by the government as "important."
"Natural Monument"
Among the plants and animals designated as "monuments," those designated as "important" by the national government, prefectural governments, etc.
"Special Natural Monument"
These are "natural monuments" that have been designated by the government as "particularly important."
Inokashira Park Zoo
Inokashira Park Zoo
During Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week, we will be distributing "explanatory cards" about animals designated as natural monuments. Please stop by!
October 24, 2026 (Sat) - November 3, 2026 (Tuesday/holiday)
During the period, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
*While supplies last.
Zoo (Main Park) Museum, 1st Floor
type | Name |
|---|---|
special Natural Monument | Red-crowned Crane |
Storks (Oriental White Stork) | |
Japanese serow (Japanese Serow) | |
Japanese Giant Salamander | |
Natural Monument (National designation) | Lidth's Jay |
Japanese Wood Pigeon | |
Red-headed Wood Pigeon | |
Tsushima Leopard Cat | |
Tsushima Marten | |
Spiny rat (Amami-oshima Island Spiny Rat) | |
Tokyo Butterfly Bitterling | |
Land mollusks of the Ogasawara Islands (Land Snail) |
Cultural Heritage Week Special guided tour: "Animals Designated as Natural Monuments"
Together with staff members, you will observe the appearance and lifestyle of animals designated as natural monuments as you visit them.
We will also discuss how its importance as a cultural property was recognized, as well as its current status in the wild, so please take this opportunity to take a closer look at these precious animals that inhabit Japan.
Date | title | Meeting time | Meeting point | When it rains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026年 November 3rd (Tuesday/Holiday) | Living on an island in Japan Animals designated as natural monuments | 11:00 | Zoo (Main Zoo) In front of the museum | implementation |
They live near water. Animals designated as natural monuments | 13:00 | Aquatic garden (branch) In front of Aquatic Life House | implementation |
If you wish to participate, please come to the meeting place by the start time.
*The event may be canceled or changed depending on the animals' health, weather conditions, etc.
Please check the information signs at Main Gate and Nanai Gate for details on the implementation status.
Cultural Heritage Week: Natural Monument Guide animal keeper
In conjunction with Cultural Heritage Week, our zookeepers will talk about animals designated as natural monuments.
Date | title | Meeting time | Meeting point | When it rains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026年 Saturday, October 24th | The story of Red-crowned Crane | 2:30 PM | Aquatic garden (branch) In front of the crane Red-crowned Crane | cancel |
2026年 Sunday, October 25th | Japanese Giant Salamander Story | 11:30 | Aquatic garden (branch) In front of the Japanese Giant Salamander tank Aquatic Life House | implementation |
Amami-oshima Island Spiny Rat rat Story | 1:30 p.m. | Zoo (Main Zoo) In front of Amami-oshima Island Spiny Rat exhibit on the first floor of the museum. | implementation | |
Red-headed Wood Pigeon Story | 14:00 | Zoo (Main Zoo) In front of the Japanese bird Red-headed Wood Pigeon | cancel | |
The story of Japanese Serow | 2:30 PM | Zoo (Main Zoo) In front of the Japanese serow Japanese Serow | cancel | |
2026年 November 1st (Sunday) | The story of Tsushima Marten | 16:00 | Zoo (Main Zoo) In front of the marten enclosure Tsushima Marten) | cancel |
If you wish to participate, please come to the meeting place by the start time.
*The event may be canceled or changed depending on the animals' health, weather conditions, etc.
Please check the information signs at Main Gate and Nanai Gate for details on the implementation status.
