Visitor Information

Hours and Days Open

Ueno Zoo opens 9:30 to 17:00 (tickets sold until 16:00) and closes every Monday (closes Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday or Tokyo Citizen's Day [Oct 1]) and December 29 through January 1.

Exceptional opening days and hours: We open irregularly on some Mondays as well as on Tuesdays even if Monday is a public holiday. In summer, the zoo closes later than 17:00 (see more details below).

Calendar

March　2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 ×	3	4	5	6	7
8	9 ×	10	11	12	13	14
15	16 ×	17	18	19	20	21
22	23 ×	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31
×＝Closed
Hours:9:30-17:00
Admission free on March 20.

Entrance and ticket office close 1 hour prior to closing time.

Please call +81-3-3828-5171 for information and update.
We record telephone calls to improve the quality of our customer service and to provide better guidance.

Admission

• *Free for junior high school students living in Tokyo or attending schools in Tokyo.
• *Groups of 20 or more paying individuals are entitled to a 20% discount providing the group enters together through one entry at one time.
• *Free admission for the disabled, and one assistant per disabled person.
• *The admission is free on March 20 (Ueno Zoo's Anniversary Day), May 4 (Greenery Day), and October 1 (Tokyo Citizens' Day).

We accept the following payment methods:
- Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover)
- e-money (Suica and all Suica-compatible IC transit cards)
- QR code payment (PayPay, Alipay, WeChatPay)

• *Contactless payment and QR code payment is only available at staffed ticket windows.
• *Please note that we are unable to recharge IC transit cards.


Guest Services

Gift shops, snack bars and restaurants. Baby strollers, coin-operated lockers, and wheelchairs (non-motorized) available.

Parking

We have no parking lots, but there are toll ones in the vicinity.

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