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Inokashira Park Zoo

Coordinates: 35°42′2.999″N 139°34′21.900″E / 35.70083306°N 139.57275000°E / 35.70083306; 139.57275000
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Inokashira Park Zoo
Inokashira Park Zoo
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35°42′2.999″N 139°34′21.900″E / 35.70083306°N 139.57275000°E / 35.70083306; 139.57275000
Date opened1942
MembershipsJAZA[1]
Websitewww.tokyo-zoo.net

Inokashira Park Zoo (Japanese: いのかしらしぜんぶんかえん; Kanji: 井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん) is a city zoo in Musashino, Tokyo. It is in a corner of Inokashira Park near the Ghibli Museum. A branch of the zoo is in Mitaka. It opened on May 17, 1942.[2]

History 

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In September 1905, Shibusawa Eiichi borrowed a corner of Inokashira Gotenyama Garden from the imperial family and founded the Tokyo Maternity Hospital Conversion Division (later Inokashira School) to accommodate juvenile delinquents.[3] On May 1, 1917, the entire town was granted to Tokyo and Inokashira Park was opened. On May 5, 1934, "Nakanoshima small animal zoo" opened at the current branch location.[4]

In 1939, when the Inokashira school relocated, the plan to build a big zoo in this area was advanced. Initially it was conceived as "a big zoo" comparable to the Ueno Zoo, but due to the wartime budget and supplies shortage, large animals can not be gathered. The plan changed to a "nature observation park". It opened on May 17, 1942.[4]

Two giraffes were bred at the time of the opening, but both died by the end of the war.[4]

Overview 

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In 2006, to reduce the risk of breeding, the Ministry of the Environment moved some endangered Tsushima leopard cats to the zoo. Breeding restarted on February 22, 2008.[5][6]

It is divided into a main zoo in Gotenyama, Musashino and a branch location in Inokashira, Mitaka. In the main park, mainly mammals and birds are raised, and waterfowl are kept in the garden surrounded by Inokashira pond. Also, there is a cultural museum, where special exhibitions and lectures or meetings are held.[7] There was also a "tropical bird greenhouse", but on June 2, 2013, it closed due to its age.[8] There is an aquarium with fish and amphibians in the secondary park.

A sculpture garden is in one corner of the park with works by Seibo Kitamura.[9][10] In addition, a small amusement park (a merry-go round, teacups, train) is in another corner of the park.[11]

Animals

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A Japanese squirrel

The zoo displays 170 animal species focusing on native species and a few exotic species.

Main Park
Aquatic Life Park

Hanako

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Hanako on April 28th, 2006

Hanako (1947–2016) was a female Asian elephant that was kept the zoo. She was born in Thailand in 1947 and came to Japan for the first time after the war, gifted to Ueno Zoo in 1949. She inherited the name of the elephant "Hanako (Wanry)" who was starved to death during the war. Hanako toured the whole country and Tokyo under the Ueno Zoo's "Mobile Zoo" project that began in 1950 and visited Inokashira Natural Culture Park for three consecutive years. On 5 March 1954 she was moved to Inokashira Park Zoo from Ueno Zoo.[12][13]

In 1956, she stepped on and killed a man who was inebriated and trespassing before the garden opened.[14] In 1960 she stepped on and killed a male keeper.[15]

Her lower left teeth fell out in the 1980s, so she has been fed with a liquid diet consisting of banana and apple. In 2013, Hanako broke the longevity record of elephants raised in Japan.[16] On May 26, 2016, she died at the age of 69.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "加盟かめい園えん館かん検索けんさく". 日本動物園水族館協会にほんどうぶつえんすいぞくかんきょうかい (in Japanese).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えんの歴史れきし ｜ 井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん公式こうしきサイト - 東京とうきょうズーネット". www.tokyo-zoo.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. ^ Laboratory, K Creative. "明治めいじ後期こうきに高たかまる「郊外こうがい型がた公園こうえん」への機運きうん - 桜草さくらそう数寄すき（Sakuraso House）". sakuraso.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  4. ^ a b c 井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん50年ねんの歩あゆみと将来しょうらい. 武蔵野むさしの: 東京とうきょう都と建設けんせつ局きょく西部せいぶ公園こうえん緑地りょくち事務所じむしょ. 1992.
  5. ^ "第だい1回かい 絶滅ぜつめつ危惧きぐ種しゅツシマヤマネコに会あってみた" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. ^ "井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん：「ヤマネコ祭さい」２９・３０日にち開催かいさい…東京とうきょう - 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん". 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  7. ^ "井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えんで「大人おとなのための動物どうぶつ園えん・水みず族ぞく園えん講座こうざ」 ゆったり学まなび楽たのしむ". 吉祥寺きちじょうじ経済けいざい新聞しんぶん (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  8. ^ "熱帯ねったい鳥とり温室おんしつの取とり壊こわし工事こうじ開始かいしのお知しらせと、飼育しいくされていた動物どうぶつたちの移動いどう先さきについて". 東京とうきょうズーネット TOKYO ZOO NET (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ^ "動物どうぶつが生いき生いき暮くらす「井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん」 親子おやこ向むけエリア紹介しょうかい | いこレポ". report.iko-yo.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  10. ^ 日本経済新聞社にほんけいざいしんぶんしゃ・日経にっけいBP社しゃ. "東京とうきょう・武蔵野むさしの、三鷹みたか 昭和しょうわ史し、文人ぶんじんに思おもいはせる 四季しきの移うつろい、自じ…｜フード・レストラン｜NIKKEI STYLE". NIKKEI STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  11. ^ "「こどもの日ひ」都内とないの入園にゅうえん無料むりょうスポット11選せん！ 遊ゆう園地えんち＆動物どうぶつ園えんも | いこレポ". report.iko-yo.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  12. ^ "はな子こが去さって、まもなく2年ねん... 井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えんの「ゾウ舎しゃ」特別とくべつ開放かいほう". ニコニコニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  13. ^ "三鷹みたか市し ｜井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えんのアジアゾウ「はな子こ」に感謝かんしゃ状じょうを贈呈ぞうていします". 2013-04-14. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  14. ^ "父ちちの生いき方かたは象ぞうのはな子こがみんな教おしえてくれた". オピニオンサイト「iRONNA（いろんな）」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  15. ^ "asahi.com（朝日新聞社あさひしんぶんしゃ）：「はな子こ」お世話せわ、今後こんごは柵しがらみ越こしだゾウ 飼育しいく事故じこ多発たはつで - 社会しゃかい". 2011-09-24. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  16. ^ "アジアゾウ「はな子こ」、日本にっぽん新しん記録きろく!!". 東京とうきょうズーネット TOKYO ZOO NET (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  17. ^ "ゾウ：国内こくない最さい高齢こうれい「はな子こ」死しぬ６９歳さい 井いの頭かしら自然しぜん文化ぶんか園えん - 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん". 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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