Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Shizuoka Prefecture
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Rakuju-en
Zoo in 三島市
The site received dual designation in 1954 as a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a Natural Monument, and was folded into the Izu Peninsula Geopark in 2012.
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View all Shizuoka Prefecture listingsOur ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.