Due to construction work on Black-tailed Prairie Dog enclosure, the park paths will be narrowed and the exhibits will be closed from January 6th (the exhibits are scheduled to reopen on January 28th).

Added on January 27, 2026:
Black-tailed Prairie Dog are scheduled to reopen to the public on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we appreciate your understanding.

Added on January 19, 2026:
Although construction is complete, the exhibition will remain closed until around January 25, 2026, for health management purposes.
We will inform you again when the exhibition reopens.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our visitors, and we appreciate your understanding.

Due to construction work on Black-tailed Prairie Dog enclosure in East Garden of Ueno Zoo, the path in front of Black-tailed Prairie Dog will be narrowed from Wednesday, January 14th to Sunday, January 18th, 2026.

Additionally, due to this construction work, Black-tailed Prairie Dog exhibit will be closed from January 6th (Tuesday) to January 18th (Sunday).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our visitors, and we appreciate your understanding.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog exhibit suspension period
Scheduled from January 6th (Tue), 2026 to January 18th (Sun) and 27th (Tue), 2026.

Construction schedule
Scheduled from Wednesday, January 14, 2026 to Sunday, January 18, 2026

Construction and path reduction areas

(January 4, 2026)
(January 19, 2026: Added information about the extension of the exhibition cancellation period)
(January 27, 2026: Added information regarding the planned reopening of the exhibition)