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Penguin Hills

Tourist attraction Zoo

One of the Best Places To Visits in Higashimatsuyama


Address

554 Iwadono, Higashimatsuyama, Saitama 355-0065, Japan

Website

www.parks.or.jp

Contact

+81 493-35-1234

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (259 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9:30 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 ぽぽぴ 1 year ago on Google • 62 reviews
    The penguin's return route from the tank to the nest is on the same path as people, so you can see the penguins up close. It's a fun spot that rivals an aquarium. There is only one type of Humboldt penguin, so be careful if the type of penguin you recommend is different. Spectators are often warned by zookeepers for their lack of manners, and the quality of their manners is questioned. Please be especially careful if you are traveling with children.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A N. 2 years ago on Google • 94 reviews
    The world's largest ecological garden for Humboldt penguins living in Chile! I made a reservation because it was a Saturday and Sunday during the state of emergency. When you enter the animal park, go here first. First, we watched the penguins swimming energetically in the large pool. A chart is pasted so that you can tell the name and relationship of the couple based on the color of the bangle. It's interesting that there are places where males gather and places where single males gather. What happens when you enter the gate? Penguins will greet you very close. Although it looks like they are on ice, Humboldt penguins seem to be comfortable in temperate zones. A couple (of penguins) standing together makes you feel at ease. It was a lot of fun to watch it swim while jumping and come up on land and approach us. It looks like they live and build a nest on the hill in the back. I couldn't go to the hill right now, but I wonder if I can usually go? I heard that you can see penguins going back and forth between the hill and the pool, so I'd like to see them someday! And it seems that there are two meal times a day, so this will be done again. Enter the one-way gate and enter the penguin land? It's over as soon as you cross it. I was so excited that I was disappointed, but there was no limit to the number of times I went around, so I went around one more time.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 みっこ 2 years ago on Google
    水槽の中の泳ぐペンギンが見れます。とても人懐っこくて、寄ってきてくれます。 ゲートの中に入れば、陸のペンギンも見られます。 所々に手洗い場があって、小さい子どもも洗えるように配慮してあり、とても助かります。
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 梅澤ゆかり 9 months ago on Google
    娘とペンギン観ていたら、父親が携帯に夢中で、子供は親に自分の事見て欲しさに何回も親の方を振り向きながら小さいプラスチックの用な物をペンギンの水槽に入れた子がいました。 もちろん、その親にすぐ言ったけど・・・ 自分の子そんな事しません。 てき感じで・・飼育員さんに伝える様子なくその親子は立ち去りました。 もちろん、私達は飼育員さんにその事を伝えました。 動物見に連れていくだけじゃなく、きちんと自分の子の行動も見て下さい。
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lynda Hogan (. 6 years ago on Google • 846 reviews
    You can get up close and personal with the penguins. They are free to roam around their enclosure and they often walk right up to you. Thanks to the glass front on their water feature you can also see them clearly when they are swimming. You can feed the penguins at two different times during the day. This is a popular attraction and they only give out a number of cups a day, so it is advised to arrive about 15 minutes before feeding time to get a cup. One cup costs 300 yen. The feeding times are 10.15 am and 1.30 pm on the days the zoo is open (which is Tuesday to Friday except in January and February when the zoo is often closed on Tuesdays too). There is often a food van selling crepes and karaage at the foot of the hill that leads to the penguin enclosure. There are toilets beside this location too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 ペンペン 2 months ago on Google • 13 reviews New
    From the entrance of the zoo, we walked to Penguin Hills. The person at the information center said it would take about 15 minutes to walk, but it was mostly uphill and it took about 30 minutes if I walked slowly, watching the cows and wild cats along the way. It was a tough climb uphill, but when I saw the penguin pool come into view at the end, I felt so glad I had climbed it. It was so cute to see the penguins on land coming closer to us as we watched. This time I was only going to see Penguin Hills, but I would like to take a day to see the spacious zoo again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 aoi 10 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    It's very satisfying to watch them go back and forth between the pool and the land. When I went there, one of the birds was making a lot of noise lol
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 kodenma 6 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    20 penguins from Kasai Rinkai Aquarium are visiting (due to renovation work?) If you want to see lots of penguins, this is your chance!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ラッキーまっちょ 1 year ago on Google
    埼玉県こども動物自然公園のペンギンコーナーです。水槽の中で流れに乗って泳いでいる所を見られます。しかも何十匹もいます。名前もついているようで表になってます。スゴい迫力でした。
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 勝重高橋 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There are very cute penguins in the Children's Zoo Nature Park in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture. (Original) 埼玉県東松山市のこども動物園自然公園には、とても可愛いペンギンがいます。
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 おっつぁん 3 months ago on Google • 1128 reviews New
    Unfortunately it was avian influenza.

  • 5/5 774さん(774) 6 months ago on Google • 83 reviews
    The best. They are not afraid of people and come close to them. There were no penguins in the nest because it was so hot. Everyone was swimming happily at the waterhole.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 大友猛 6 months ago on Google • 32 reviews
    It is located in the Children's Animal Nature Park. You can watch penguins swimming and see penguins right in front of your eyes. You can watch it and enjoy it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 もんち 6 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    You can see penguins in their natural state, even in Japan's climate, without looking through the glass.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 しらゆえ 4 years ago on Google
    埼玉県こども自然動物公園内にあるペンギンコーナーです。ペンギンが泳いでいる姿や陸上を歩いている姿が間近で見れます。ベンチもあるので、ゆっくり見れるし近くには自販機も。ご飯を食べたりのんびりも出来ます。また1日1回、ペンギンに魚をあげられるイベントも開催されています。人気イベントですぐに整理券が無くなるので早めに並ぶことをおすすめします!貴重で楽しい体験が出来ますよ!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mayumi y. 7 months ago on Google
    ペンギンが、歩く姿。水槽で泳ぐ姿。…を、思う存分見ることが出来ます。 水槽で観ていると、居る所の゙近くに寄って泳いできてくれます。とても可愛らしいです。
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 おおくらBON 11 months ago on Google • 424 reviews
    I was healed by the many penguins. It was a hot day so it was nice to be cool. It's a shame that we can't interact much due to the coronavirus.

  • 3/5 Isabelle O. 5 years ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Not had too much time for see but have a lot of penguin

  • 5/5 すすず 5 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    A lot of penguins

  • 5/5 酒井直哉 7 months ago on Google
    たくさんのペンギンが見れます。

  • 5/5 kouichi a. 1 year ago on Google
    ☆ ペンギン って 知ってる? ☆ 動物園しか みたことは ないけど ☆ 南半球に 生息しているみたい ☆ 鳥類だけど 飛べないよね ☆ 鳥だからって 飛べると思ったら きめつけないで ☆ 俺も 鳥じゃないけど いつか 飛ぶんだから ☆ #japan 🇯🇵 #動物園 🦜 #zoo 🐲 #埼玉 🌼 #東武東上線 🚉 #高坂 🌸 #こども動物自然公園 🌳 #ペンギン 🐧 #penguin 🐧 #飛べない鳥 🐥 #穴場 😏 #穴場動物園 🦁 #詩 ✨ #ポエム 💐 #空もとべるはず ♪ #スピッツ 🐶

  • 4/5 鈴木要祐 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We were able to observe during feeding time. For the first time, two penguins competed for food and one escaped and jumped out of the water. was fun! (Original) 餌付けの時間に見学できました。2頭のペンギンが餌を奪い合い一方が逃げて、水中からジャンプ初めてみました。楽しかった!

  • 4/5 nogq h. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You can see penguins swimming up close in a large aquarium, so I think it's one of the best zoos in Japan. Feeding was sober at about 5m. Sorry for being far away. But I think it's necessary to have that distance. When I went there a long time ago, it was closer and in front of me. The keeper got angry when I was about to catch a penguin with a toy (fan) that I was interested in. I thought it was a zoo thinking about animals. Excuse me for being a little. What I hate most about human beings is that the restaurant is terrible. There are few restaurants for the size of the park. And the number of seats is too short. Since the clerk is not concerned, there is no cautionary phrase "Please secure a seat first" before ordering. * In the first place, there are no people other than the kitchen. I can't go anywhere because I don't have a seat, so the ordered products are left at the counter. By the way, the seats are in competition, but there seems to be no one to organize them. The ticket office also has an atmosphere of trying hard to prevent corona, but it's meaningless. * Staff "Please line up here for all visitors." → Next → "Only representatives should line up in this line to purchase tickets. Please gather here except for representatives." Even though the animals are cute, I felt uncomfortable at the office work. (Original) ペンギンの泳いでいる姿を大型水槽で間近で見れるので、全国トップクラスで良い動物園だと思う。餌やりは5mくらいのところで地味だった。遠くて残念。でも、それくらいの遠さは必要かなと思う。 昔行ったときはもっと近くて、目の前にいた。ペンギンを気になるおもちゃ(扇子)で釣ろうと思った矢先に、飼育員さんに怒られた。動物の事考えてる動物園なんだと思った。ちょっかいだしてすみません。 人間的に一番嫌なのは、食事処がひどいところ。 園内の広さの割に食事処が少ない。そして、その席数が足り無すぎる。 店員は我関せずなので、注文前の「席を先に確保して下さい」の注意文句はない。※そもそも厨房以外に人はいない。 席が無くてどこにもいけないので、注文した商品がカウンターに残されてく。 ちなみに席は取り合いになるけど、整理する人もいない模様。 チケット売り場もコロナ対策がんばってる雰囲気出してるけど、無意味な対応してるんだよなぁ。※スタッフ「入園者はみなここに並んでください。」→次→「代表者の方のみこちらの列に並んでチケット購入して下さい。代表者以外はこちらに集って下さい。」 動物かわいいのに、お役所仕事で気持ち悪くなった。

  • 3/5 apache 2 years ago on Google
    水槽はスイスイ泳ぐペンギンが、なぜか見やすく楽しい。 そして、よたよた帰宅するペンギンたち・・ 外周道路から見える、小山に垣間見えるペンギンさんたちの住居。 なんとも不思議な空間。

  • 5/5 PEPE A. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I loved the penguins, the park is huge they can bring drinks and food ... there are bathrooms and the entrance is 700 yen plus parking 600 yen all day (Original) Me encanto los pingüinos, el parque es inmenso pueden llevar bebidas y comidas… hay baños y la entrada es de 700 yenes más estacionamiento 600 yenes todo el día

  • 5/5 mama 1. 5 months ago on Google • 1 review
    The way she was swimming was so cute *ˊᵕˋ*
    2 people found this review helpful 👍


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