Information

Park Schedule

Hours

9am - 5pm (Last entry at 4:30pm)

Closed

Mondays (except on national holidays, closes on following day),
New Year's period (Dec. 29 - Jan. 1)
* Open on the last Monday of March.

Price

Admissions

  Individual Group(More than 30 individuals)
Adult 600yen 480yen
High School 300yen 240yen
Middle School and younger Free Free

* Admissions free for guests with disabilities; senior citizens of Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City, Kumamoto City, Kagoshima City over 65; and the members the "animal supporter" and the "botanical garden supporter."

(Please show your student ID and/or the proof of your status at the ticket counter.)
Please show a government issued ID with your age and address listed on it
if you are a senior citizens of Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City, Kumamoto City, Kagoshima City over 65.
★ Group rate admission price applicable

Parking

Compact vehicles: 500yen, Mid-sized: 1,000yen, Large: 2,000yen

* Due to high volume of traffic expected on weekends, the use of public transportation is advised.

Parking Information:

Amenities

The Ferris Wheel, Merry-go-round, Astrometry: 250yen

Photography

Category Quantity Period Fee
Professional photos
(school trips, field trips, wedding)
Camera one For Up to 15 days 1,500yen
For one month 3,000yen
Professional photos
(school trips, field trips, wedding)
one inquiry one day 3,000yen
Professional photos
(movies, videos, commercial use, etc.)
one inquiry one day 6,000yen
Sports Days, parties, exhibitions, other similar types of events
(Professional photo shoots, etc.)
one inquiry one day 6,000yen

* Please contact us for more information.
* For shoots within the Zoo premises, please register at the General Information Center. For shoots within the Botanical Garden premises, please register at the Zoo Botanical Garden Office.

Access

Help us protect the environment by taking the public transportation to the Zoo and Botanical Garden!

Access

Closest Bus Stop

The Zoo: "Doubutsuen-mae" (for bus #56, #58)
"Jochifukuokachuko-mae" (for bus #56, #57, #58)
The Botanical Garden: "Ozasadanchiseimon-mae" (for bus #56, #57, #58)
* The Zoo West Gate is useful for "Jochifukuokachuko-mae".

Subway

Via Fukuoka City Subway
Yakuin-odori Station Exit #2 on Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line
├[Bus] "Yakuin-odori" #56, #58 approx. 6 minutes (Sat./Sun./Holidays about every 10 minutes)
└【[Walk] Approximately 15 minutes
* Group rate admission price available when you tender your "Fukuoka City Subway one-day pass" or your "discount ticket" issued at the Fukuoka City Subway Yakuin-odori Station and/or Fukuoka City Subway Sakurazaka Station.

Nishitetsu Train

Via Nishitetsu Train
Nishitatsu Omuta Line "Yakuin Station" South Exit

[Bus] "Yakuin-mae" #58 approx. 10 minutes (Sat./Sun./Holidays about every 20 minutes)

Nishitetsu Bus

Via bus from Hakata area
"Hakataeki-mae B" #58 approx. 20 minutes (Sat./Sun./Holidays about every 20 minutes)

Via bus from Tenjin area
"Tenjin Kyowa Build-mae (10)" #56, #57 (*1) approx. 20 minutes by bus (Sat./Sun./Holidays about every 10 minutes)

Private Vehicles

Kyushu Expressway Dazaifu Interchange → Fukuoka Expressway Tenjin-kita Exit → Watanabe-dori (2km) → Right on Watanabe-dori Intersection → Jonansen Road → Left on Yakuin-odori Station Intersection (1km) → public road (1km) → the Zoo

* A high volume of traffic is expected during weekends; the use of public transportation is recommended.

Walkings

It is fun to take a walk from Subway Yakuin-odori Station as well.
A 15-minute walk from Subway Sakurazaka Station to the Municipal Zoo Main Gate gives a plenty of nice views looking over the central Tenjin/Fukuoka City.

Parking Information

Parking for the Zoo

Map: Parking for the Zoo

Regular-size cars: 500yen,  Mid-size: 1,000yen,  Large-size: 2,000yen

* A high volume of traffic is expected during weekends; the use of public transportation is recommended.

* Availability: Varies on weather condition; however, parking quickly gets filled around 10am to 11am.
on Sundays and national holidays during the in-seasons between March to May and September to November.

Group Visitors

Registration

If you are visiting as a group, please notify by calling the General Information Center beforehand and indicate the total number of the group and parking needs.
Telephone Number: 092-531-1968

Admissions

Adult: 480yen, High School: 240yen, Middle School and younger: Free

Admission Fee Exemption

Admission fees for the chaperones of visiting middle school or lower will be waived if contacted 10 days prior to the visit.

For Guests with Disability ID

Registration

Free (please tender your disability ID)

Admissions

Free

Admission Fee Exemption

Admission fees for the chaperones of visiting welfare institutions will be waived if contacted 10 days prior to the visit.

For all visitors

Please help us maintain it an enjoyable place by respecting all other visitors of the Park with your conduct.

  • Pets including dogs and cats are not permitted within the premises
  • Please refrain from feeding the animals.
  • Please refrain from damaging the plants and the trees. Please refrain from uprooting the flowers within the premises.
  • Please use the designated smoking areas when smoking.
  • Please take all of your trash home.
  • Please refrain from taking photos with flash on.

* Please be aware of bug bites during summer season.

Contact

Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden General Information
092-531-1968

Postal Code: 810-0037
1-1 Minamikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka