The zoo is in Ueno Park, a large urban park that is home to museums, a small amusement park, and other attractions. The zoo is closed on Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
The zoo started life as a menagerie attached to the National Museum of Natural History. In 1881, responsibility for this menagerie was handed to naturalist and civil servant Tanaka Yoshio, who oversaw its transition into a public zoo.[3] The ground was originally estate of the imperial family, but was bestowed (恩賜, onshi, forming the first part of the name in Japanese, untranslated officially) to the municipal government in 1924 — along with Ueno Park — on the occasion of crown prince Hirohito's wedding.[4]
World War IIEdit
In August 1943, the administrator of Tokyo, Shigeo Ōdachi, ordered that all "wild and dangerous animals" at the zoo be killed, claiming that bombs could hit the zoo and escaped animals would wreak havoc in the streets of Tokyo. Requests by the staff at the zoo for a reprieve, or to evacuate the animals elsewhere, were refused. The animals were executed primarily by poisoning, strangulation or by simply placing the animals on starvation diets. A memorial service was held for the animals in September 1943 (while two of the elephants were still starving) and a permanent memorial (built anew in 1975) can be found in the Ueno Zoo.[5]
Shortly after the March 1945 bombings of Tokyo, the Japanese placed U.S. Army Air Force navigator and bombardier Ray "Hap" Halloran on display naked in a Ueno Zoo tiger cage so civilians could walk in front of the cage and view the B-29 prisoner.[6][7]
Recent renovationsEdit
The zoo provides animals an environment similar to the natural habitat. In recent years, some of the old-fashioned cages of the past have been replaced with modern habitats, such as the "Gorilla Woods," built after two well-publicized mishaps in 1999.[8] Many of the animal's enclosures, such as that for the giraffe, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros are still the old style single stall concrete cages with very little room for the animals.
AnimalsEdit
Polar bear at the Ueno ZooTiger at the Ueno Zoo
The zoo is home to more than 2,600 individuals representing over 500 species.[1]
Principal animalsEdit
Western lowland gorilla at the Ueno ZooGiant panda at Ueno Zoo
After the death of giant pandaLing Ling in 2008, Ueno Zoo was without a member of this species for the first time since 1972.[9] Two new giant pandas arrived from the Chinese Wolong Nature Reserve in February 2011. The male panda, Billy (比力 ビーリー) was renamed in Ueno to Līlī (力力 リーリー) to emphasize his playful vitality. The female's name Siennyu (仙女 シィエンニュ ‘Fairy’) was changed to Shinshin (真真 シンシン), referring to purity (純真) and innocence (天真).[10][11] The new names were based on a public poll. The final choices picked by the zoo were, however, not among top choices.[12]Reduplication is very common in panda names.
The zoo is split into two sections, connected by a bridge called the Aesop Bridge, built in 1961 and a monorail.
^ abcde. tokyo-zoo.net. Tokyo Zoological Park Society. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
^ "Member's List/zoo". jazga.or.jp. JAZA. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^Mayumi Itoh (15 November 2010). Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy: The Silent Victims of World War II. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 16–17. ISBN978-0-230-11744-0.
^Kawata, Ken (2001), "Zoos of Japan", in Kisling, Vernon N. (ed.), Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Zoological Gardens, CRC Press, p. 298, ISBN978-0-8493-2100-9
^Starving the Elephants - The Slaughter of Animals in Wartime Tokyo's Ueno Zoo
^War trauma leads to efforts to reconcile | The Japan Times Online Article dated Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (Retrieved on June 28, 2009)
Itoh, Mayumi (2010). Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy: The Silent Victims of World War II. Palgrave-MacMillan. ISBN978-0230108943.
Miller, Ian Jared (2013). The Nature of the Beasts: Empire and Exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo. University of California Press.
External linksEdit
Media related to Ueno Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
October 21, 2023
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The Ueno Zoo 恩賜上野動物園 Onshi Ueno Dōbutsuen is a 14 3 hectare 35 acre zoo managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and located in Taitō Tokyo Japan It is Japan s oldest zoo opened on March 20 1882 It is served by Ueno Station Keisei Ueno Station and Nezu Station with convenient access from several public transportation networks JR East Tokyo Metro and Keisei Electric Railway The Ueno Zoo Monorail the first monorail in the country connects the eastern and western parts of the grounds however this line has been suspended and remains inactive since 2019 Ueno ZooUeno Zoo entrance gate35 43 03 N 139 46 17 E 35 71750 N 139 77139 E 35 71750 139 77139Date opened1882 1 LocationTokyo JapanLand area14 3 ha 35 acres 1 No of animals2600 1 No of species464 1 MembershipsJAZA 2 Major exhibitsgiant panda Sumatran tiger western lowland gorillaPublic transit accessJK JY JU JJ Ueno G H Ueno C Nezu KS Keisei UenoThe zoo is in Ueno Park a large urban park that is home to museums a small amusement park and other attractions The zoo is closed on Mondays Tuesday if Monday is a holiday Contents 1 History 1 1 World War II 1 2 Recent renovations 2 Animals 2 1 Principal animals 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe zoo started life as a menagerie attached to the National Museum of Natural History In 1881 responsibility for this menagerie was handed to naturalist and civil servant Tanaka Yoshio who oversaw its transition into a public zoo 3 The ground was originally estate of the imperial family but was bestowed 恩賜 onshi forming the first part of the name in Japanese untranslated officially to the municipal government in 1924 along with Ueno Park on the occasion of crown prince Hirohito s wedding 4 World War II Edit In August 1943 the administrator of Tokyo Shigeo Ōdachi ordered that all wild and dangerous animals at the zoo be killed claiming that bombs could hit the zoo and escaped animals would wreak havoc in the streets of Tokyo Requests by the staff at the zoo for a reprieve or to evacuate the animals elsewhere were refused The animals were executed primarily by poisoning strangulation or by simply placing the animals on starvation diets A memorial service was held for the animals in September 1943 while two of the elephants were still starving and a permanent memorial built anew in 1975 can be found in the Ueno Zoo 5 Shortly after the March 1945 bombings of Tokyo the Japanese placed U S Army Air Force navigator and bombardier Ray Hap Halloran on display naked in a Ueno Zoo tiger cage so civilians could walk in front of the cage and view the B 29 prisoner 6 7 Recent renovations Edit The zoo provides animals an environment similar to the natural habitat In recent years some of the old fashioned cages of the past have been replaced with modern habitats such as the Gorilla Woods built after two well publicized mishaps in 1999 8 Many of the animal s enclosures such as that for the giraffe hippopotamus and rhinoceros are still the old style single stall concrete cages with very little room for the animals Animals Edit nbsp Polar bear at the Ueno Zoo nbsp Tiger at the Ueno ZooThe zoo is home to more than 2 600 individuals representing over 500 species 1 Principal animals Edit nbsp Western lowland gorilla at the Ueno Zoo nbsp Giant panda at Ueno ZooAfter the death of giant panda Ling Ling in 2008 Ueno Zoo was without a member of this species for the first time since 1972 9 Two new giant pandas arrived from the Chinese Wolong Nature Reserve in February 2011 The male panda Billy 比力 ビーリー was renamed in Ueno to Lili 力力 リーリー to emphasize his playful vitality The female s name Siennyu 仙女 シィエンニュ Fairy was changed to Shinshin 真真 シンシン referring to purity 純真 and innocence 天真 10 11 The new names were based on a public poll The final choices picked by the zoo were however not among top choices 12 Reduplication is very common in panda names The zoo is split into two sections connected by a bridge called the Aesop Bridge built in 1961 and a monorail The eastern garden houses giant pandas sika deer Japanese squirrels Eurasian otters green pheasants snowy owls Asian elephants American bison black tailed prairie dogs colobus monkeys black handed spider monkeys Japanese macaques African sacred ibises Japanese black bears sun bears Ussuri brown bears red crowned cranes South American tapirs Sumatran tigers western lowland gorillas polar bears California sea lions and harbor seals The western garden houses red pandas western grey kangaroos African penguins Caribbean flamingos shoebills Barbary sheep hippopotamus pygmy hippopotamus black rhinoceros reticulated giraffes okapis Aldabra giant tortoises saltwater crocodiles green iguanas Japanese pond turtles aye ayes ring tailed lemurs black and white ruffed lemurs gray gentle lemurs cackling geese great white pelicans Oriental storks and Steller s sea eagles 13 See also EditFaithful Elephants story of the elephants in the zoo during World War II Tama Zoological Park Tokyo Sea Life ParkReferences Edit a b c d e About Ueno Zoo tokyo zoo net Tokyo Zoological Park Society Archived from the original on 17 April 2011 Retrieved 16 April 2011 Member s List zoo jazga or jp JAZA Retrieved 5 March 2011 Mayumi Itoh 15 November 2010 Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy The Silent Victims of World War II Palgrave Macmillan pp 16 17 ISBN 978 0 230 11744 0 Kawata Ken 2001 Zoos of Japan in Kisling Vernon N ed Zoo and Aquarium History Ancient Animal Collections to Zoological Gardens CRC Press p 298 ISBN 978 0 8493 2100 9 Starving the Elephants The Slaughter of Animals in Wartime Tokyo s Ueno Zoo War trauma leads to efforts to reconcile The Japan Times Online Article dated Wednesday April 30 2008 Retrieved on June 28 2009 The Autobiography of Raymond Hap Halloran The Controversy over the Value of Zoo Animals Two Stories about Gorillas in a Japanese Zoo and What They Mean Kawasaki Journal of Medical Welfare Vol 6 No 1 20007 12 Giant panda Ling Ling dies at Ueno Zoo Kyodo News Japan Times 2008 in Japanese The Ueno Pandas Profiles Ueno Zoo 2011 in Chinese PRC Embassy in Japan 大熊貓 比力 仙女 抵東京 Archived 2011 07 28 at the Wayback Machine Giant Pandas Bili amp Xiannu Arrived at Tokyo in Japanese ジャイアントパンダの名前が決まりました Panda s Names Have Been Decided Animals Ueno Zoological Gardens Further reading EditItoh Mayumi 2010 Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy The Silent Victims of World War II Palgrave MacMillan ISBN 978 0230108943 Miller Ian Jared 2013 The Nature of the Beasts Empire and Exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo University of California Press External links Edit nbsp Media related to Ueno Zoo at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ueno Zoo amp oldid 1169710283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
