Chiba Zoological Park
The rebuilt rainforest hall has a Borneo rainforest diorama, small monkeys along a walkway planted like their forest, and a bird hall.
280 Minamotocho, Wakaba Ward, Chiba 264-0037
- Monday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Tuesday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Friday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Saturday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Sunday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
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