"Animal zone"
The leisure land, “Izu Animal Kingdom” is located in Higashi Izu city, in the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture.
The Izu Animal Kingdom consists of three areas: the “Animal Zone”, the “Play Zone” and the “Sports Zone”.
In the “Animal Zone” there are over 60 species of animals including many fierce animals and large herbivores, for example white tigers, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, rhinoceros and zebra.
There are also many small animals that you can hold and touch such as capybara and armadillo.
“Backyard tours of fierce and herbivorous large animals” are held every day for a charge, 500 yen.
As part of these tours, a zookeeper will take you to the animal-breeding facilities normally only accessible to authorized personnel.
He will also explain the routine daily care of the animals.
At the end of the tour, you can feed a tiger or other fierce animal from the outside of the cage.
In the area of “Wakuwaku Fureai Plaza”, there are many different types of small animals that you can pet and feed.