Animal Feeding Experience
Let’s give food directly to animals and observe how they eat.
Operation Period
All year round.
Time Required
About 30 minutes. However, once all the animal feed is gone, the session will end.
Number of Participants
1〜20people
Price
Feeding Experience (100 yen/ 1 time)
Give snacks to animals and observe how they eat up close!
You can feed the following animals: Japanese macaque (Japanese monkey), African elephant (limit to about 30 pieces), goat (limit to about 30 pieces), rabbit (limit to about 15 pieces), hippo (limit to about 20 pieces).
At Yagiyama Zoological Park Fujisaki no Mori, you can feed the animals and observe how they eat during their daily snack time sessions. Each animal eats its own variety of food and has a different way of eating.
In addition to viewing the teeth and mouth movements of “regular” animals, you can see how African elephants use their nostrils. Also, you can notice how some individuals in a group of Japanese macaque (Japanese monkey) or goats are barely able to eat at all. Observing the relationships of animals is another way to have fun.
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Feeding Locations & Times:
○Japanese macaque:“Saru-yama”（finished when sold out）
○African elephant: African elephant exhibit（on the wild goose ecological park side）(13:15～)
○Goat: ”Fureai no Oka” goat exhibit（11:30～）
○Rabbit: Inside “Fureai-kan” building (13:10～)
○Hippo: Viewing area inside the hippo exhibit building（14:40～）
| Experience Program Name | Animal Feeding Experience |
|---|---|
| Activity Location | See above description. |
| Time Required | About 30 minutes. However, once all the animal feed is gone, the session will end. |
| Operation Period | All year round. |
| Start Time | See above description. |
| Minimum number of participants | 1people |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of participants | 20people |
| About suspension of the activity | The event may be cancelled if an animal’s condition is not well or if there is bad weather. |
| Price |
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|---|---|---|---|
| What is included in the price | Feeding experience. | ||
| Remarks regarding price | Zoo entrance fee is separate and must be paid when entering the zoo. | ||
| Method of Payment | Pay in cash to the zookeeper at the experience. |
| Meeting Spot | 1-43, Yagiyama-honcho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-0801 |
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| Meeting Time | See above description. |
| Access | --By Public Transportation-- 12-minute subway ride from Sendai Station to Yagiyama Zoological Park Station (Tozai Line) |
| Parking | Yes Charged parking available. |
| Facility Information | Restrooms, coin lockers. |
| Barrier-free Access | Yes 5 wheel chairs, slopes. |
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| About multi-lingual support | Japanese |
At Yagiyama Zoological Park Fujisaki no Mori, various hands-on activities allow you to experience the animals up close, such as through “touching” and “feeding” programs, which are held every day throughout the year. You can make a deeper relationship with the animals by understanding their abilities and knowing their behavior. Adults as well as children are welcome.