Ueno Zoo reopened on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Ten years ago, on February 21, 2011, two Giant Panda, a male named "Ri Ri" and a female named "Shin Shin," arrived at Ueno Zoo from the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center (
Announcement). This was part of a project for Giant Panda conservation and research based on an agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (
Announcement).
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the two animals' arrival at the zoo, we will be starting
the "Li Li and Shin Shin 10th Anniversary" event from February 21, 2021.
10th anniversary of Ri Ri Shin Shin's arrival at the zoo
1. the website is specially designed for the 10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin Shin's visit to the park!
Ueno Zoo Top page of the official website of is now in a special edition for the 10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin's visit to the park.
2. Ueno Zoo"#10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin's arrival at the park" on the official Twitter page.
Ueno Zoo Official Twitter account On the 21st of each month, starting in February 2021, we will be tweeting a look back on the 10-year history of the two horses and Ueno Zoo. The hashtag is "
#10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin Shin's arrival at the park". The past 10 years have been eventful at Ueno Zoo with the birth of "Shanshan" (female) and the opening of the new facility Panda Forest. Please join us for tweets on the 21st of each month through December 2021 (tweet dates are subject to change for various reasons).
3. an exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin's visit to the park is being held - an easy-to-understand introduction to the conservation efforts of Ueno Zoo!
A special exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of Leelee and Sing Sing's arrival at the park is being held at East Garden near the Monkey Mountain Kitchen beginning Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Lee-Lee and Shin-Shin came to the park as part of the Giant Panda Breeding Research Project, which aims to conserve pandas. In this exhibit, we introduce Ueno Zoo 's past conservation activities for Giant Panda and conservation activities for Japanese animals in an easy-to-understand manner with many photos. Ueno Zoo Please take a look at the various efforts of .
And when you find an initiative that you would like to inform others about, please use the hashtag #Conservation at the Zoo on your own social networking accounts.
In addition, we will also introduce what you can do to help preserve wildlife. We hope that this exhibit will spark your interest in the current state of wildlife, which you may not normally have the opportunity to become aware of, and encourage you to think about the future of these animals together.
It is scheduled to be open to the public for a long period of time, until Tuesday, December 28, 2021. However, this schedule is subject to change depending on the status of the spread of new coronary infections and other factors.
Special exhibition being held near East Garden monkey enclosure kitchen
*Scheduled to run until May 22, 2022 (Sunday)
It's also a popular spot for taking photos.
*Due to popular demand, the period has been extended. (We will announce the end date at a later time.)
Ueno Zoo Information dissemination of Giant Panda as a "wild animal": conveying the appeal of as a "wild animal".
Giant Panda Pandas have large faces, soft bodies, and many other features that humans find "cute". However, when looking at wild animals, including pandas, the "cuteness" aspect alone does not easily lead to an understanding of their true form as wild animals and the value of their existence in the ecosystem, etc. At the Great Bear Cat Breeding Technical Committee held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China in 2019, "Giant Panda of The proposal was made to stop focusing on "cuteness" in publicity.
Since Leelee Shin Shin's arrival, Ueno Zoo has promoted various efforts for the conservation of Giant Panda. Information dissemination is one of them. We have been and will continue to actively communicate about Giant Panda and various animals, not only about their "cuteness" but also about the true appeal of wild animals and their current status in the wild.
We hope that you will find more than just the "cute" aspects of Giant Panda and share them with us. This will surely be a great help to preserve Giant Panda in the wild, which is in danger of extinction.
(Feb 20, 2021)
(Jun 03, 2021: Added "Reopening of the park")
(Jun 22, 2021: "3. Conservation efforts at Ueno Zoo" added)
(Jun. 29, 2021: "3. Exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of Leelee Shin Shin's visit to the park - an easy-to-understand introduction to conservation efforts at Ueno Zoo! (updated) (December 28, 2021)
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(May 08, 2022: "East Garden Exhibition being held near the Monkey Mountain Kitchen" and "It is also a popular photo spot.
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