Nishiyama Zoo
Sabae City's Nishiyama Zoo is a small zoo in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The admission-free municipal zoo is on a low hill. It is known for its red pandas; the species is the official animal of the city.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nishiyama park and Nishi-Sabae Station.
Nishiyama park
Park
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Nishiyama park is situated 330 metres north of Nishiyama Zoo.
Nishi-Sabae Station
Railway station
Nishi-Sabae Station is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Nishi-Sabae Station is situated 450 metres south of Nishiyama Zoo.
Nishiyama-Kōen Station
Railway station
Nishiyama-Kōen Station is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Nishiyama-Kōen Station is situated 460 metres east of Nishiyama Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Echizen and Echizen.
Echizen
Photo: Opqr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Echizen is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018, the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in 20,341 households and a population density of 360 persons per km².
Echizen
Town
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Echizen is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2026, the town had an estimated population of 19,394 in 7,261 households, and a population density of 153 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 153.13 square kilometres. Echizen is situated 6 km northwest of Nishiyama Zoo.
Nishiyama Zoo
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Sabae, Japan
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Sabae, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.95065° or 35° 57′ 2″ northLongitude
136.1809° or 136° 10′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8Q7RX52J+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 2014668815OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q11674251
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Uzbek—“Nishiyama Zoo” goes by many names.
- French: “zoo de Nishiyama”
- French: “Zoo de Nishiyama”
- Japanese: “西山動物園”
- Japanese: “鯖江市西山動物園”
- Uzbek: “Nishiyama hayvonot bogʻi”
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Highlights include Indian Peafowl and Silver Pheasant.
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