Access

Ueno Zoo is located within Ueno Park. The zoo is divided into East Garden and West Garden. There are three entrances to Ueno Zoo (marked with yellow circles on the map), but the congestion levels and nearby animal exhibits vary.

How to enter

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Purchase your admission ticket at the entrance

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Enter through the ticket gate

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If you have free admission or an annual pass, please proceed to the ticket gate without purchasing an admission ticket.

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For details on admission fees, please see below.

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Admission tickets have no expiration date. If you do not enter the park on the day of purchase, you can use them at a later date (Annual Passes are valid for one year from the date of purchase).

Annual Pass 入園料

Entrance and Exit Information

entrance/exit	East Garden	West Garden
entrance/exit	Main Gate	Bentenmon Gate	Ikenohata Gate
Nearest station	① 5-minute walk from the "Park Exit" of JR Ueno Station	② 5-minute walk from the Shinobazu Exit of JR Ueno Station ③ 4-minute walk from Keisei Electric Railway Ueno Station ④ 8-minute walk from Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hibiya Line. ⑤ 10-minute walk from Ueno-Okachimachi Station on the Toei Oedo Line	⑥ 5-minute walk from Nezu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Crowding situation	It is often crowded on weekends and holidays, so you may have to wait.	It is often crowded on weekends and holidays, so you may have to wait.	On weekends and holidays, there may be waiting times to purchase admission tickets.
Main animal exhibits nearby	Elephants, Polar Bear, tigers, gorillas	Children's Zoo STEP	Giraffe, rhinoceroses, Hippopotamus, Shoebill, Vivarium
Main nearby park facilities	first aid room Coin lockers (for a fee)	Nursing rooms (men can use them as well, except for the women-only area) first aid room Coin lockers (for a fee)	West Garden Rest Area
Main nearby park facilities	Stroller rental and return (fees apply) * Stroller rentals at Ikenohata are only available on weekends and holidays.
Google Maps	Display the location of Main Gate	Display the location of Bentenmon Gate	Display the location of Ikenohata Gate

Google Maps

Ueno Zoo
9-83 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8711

TEL

03-3828-5171

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Please be careful not to dial the wrong number.

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We record phone calls to improve the quality of our customer service and provide better guidance.

Click here for the park map

By car

There is no parking lot at Ueno Zoo, so we recommend taking the train.

The nearest parking lots are as follows. Please note that on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, the parking lots may fill up early.

[To East Garden / Main Gate]

JR Ueno Station Park Exit (ticket gate) - Next to Times (unmanned)

[To West Garden and Bentenmon Gate]

Keisei Ueno Station Parking Lot (1 minute walk to Bentenmon Gate)

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For other parking lots, please see "Nearby Paid Parking Lots."

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The only nearby bus parking lot is Ueno Park Parking Lot No. 1.

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The zoo is located within Ueno Park. Please note that vehicles are not permitted to enter or pass through the park.

Paid parking lots in the vicinity

For details on parking fees, etc., please contact the respective parking lots. Each link will take you to an external site.

	Parking lot name, etc. Location on the surrounding map above	Number of parking spaces	Height Restrictions	remarks
1	Ueno Park Parking Lot 1 TEL:03-3821-0755	19 vehicles (buses)	none	Bus only For disabled people only
2	Parking in front of Ueno Station(Unmanned parking lot) (Within Ueno Station grounds)	156 units	2.7m	The nearest parking lot is about a 5-minute walk from the zoo's Main Gate. The parking lot entrance is on a steep slope (not wheelchair accessible).
3	Ueno Parking CenterTEL: 03-3833-8151 (Near Ueno Royal Museum)	400 units	2m	Self-parking multi-story parking lot (elevator available to Ueno Park), motorcycle parking available
4	Keisei Ueno Station Parking LotTEL: 03-3834-5708 (near Bentendo Temple)	104 units	2.1m	Self-driving flat parking lot
5	Ueno Chuo Street Underground Parking Lot, Taito WardTEL: 03-5812-3695 (Near the Shitamachi Folk Museum)	300 units	2m	Underground mechanical parking lot