Tama Zoological Park

The Tama Zoological Park is a zoo, owned by the government of Tokyo Metropolis, and located in Hino, Tokyo, Japan. The Tama Zoo was opened on May 5, 1958, originally as a branch of the Ueno Zoo. The zoo aims to use its large site – 52 ha, compared to the 14.3 ha of the Ueno Zoo – to show its animals moving in a more free and natural environment.

Animals

Animals in the zoo include:
;Insectarium

;Asian Zone

;Mole House
A man-made mole burrow made of glass-covered earth and metal tunnels, housing Japanese moles and small Japanese moles.
;African Zone

;Australian Zone

Anura is a male Asian elephant at the Tama Zoo. As of 2025, he is 72 years old and the oldest elephant living in Japan. Anura was born in 1953 in the Dominion of Ceylon and imported to Japan in 1956. He originally lived at Ueno Zoo and was moved to Tama Zoo in 1958. Anura was named after Anura Bandaranaike, the son of Ceylon's then-prime minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Tama Zoological Park is featured heavily in the manga and anime series My Deer Friend Nokotan, where it is referred to as "Hino Zoo".