Tennoji Zoo

Tennōji Zoo is a 11-hectare zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.

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Type: Zoo
Description: zoo
Also known as: “Tennōji Zoo”
Postal code: 543-0063
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsūtenkaku and Tennoji Park.

Tsūtenkaku

Scenic viewpoint

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Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 metres; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres. Tsūtenkaku is situated 230 metres northwest of Tennoji Zoo.

Tennoji Park

Park

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The Tennōji Park is a park with botanical garden at 1–108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. Tennoji Park is situated 150 metres east of Tennoji Zoo.

Shinsekai

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Shinsekai is a neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. Shinsekai is situated 210 metres northwest of Tennoji Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Den Town and Kamagasaki.

Den Den Town

Locality

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Den Den Town is a locality.

Kamagasaki

Locality

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Kamagasaki is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan, which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions.