Nasu Animal Kingdom

photo by Kanohara ( talk ) · Public domain

photo by Kanohara ( talk ) · Public domain

The Pallas's cat theme song has passed 3.88 million views on YouTube.

Opened in 1998 on about 43 hectares, the park is home to over 600 animals, focusing on herbivores and small mammals rather than large predators: its first big cat, a jaguar, arrived only in 2018 with the opening of the indoor facility WET LAND. Its most famous mascot is the Pallas's cat (マヌルネコ), a small Central Asian cat with a sulky look: the theme song dedicated to it, published on YouTube, has passed 3.88 million views. The park is divided between an indoor ‘town’ with animals you can touch and a seasonal outdoor ‘farm’ with horses, alpacas and camels.

那須どうぶつ王国 opened in 1998 as a mixed-capital venture in the Nasu area, on about 43 hectares, with the stated aim of introducing species less well known than the classic zoo stars. The Pallas's cat, red pandas, otters and penguins are among the species it has made popular; the park is divided into an indoor town zone and a seasonal outdoor farm zone, with daily bird and sheepdog shows and one of the largest dog runs in the Kanto.

ℹ️ Open 10:00–16:30 on weekdays, 9:00–17:00 at weekends, on public holidays and in the summer holidays, 10:00–16:00 in winter. Closed on Wednesdays. Tickets: adults 2,500 yen, children 1,100 yen (reduced winter prices: 1,900/900 yen). Dog hire and the petting area are paid for separately.

🚉 ワンニャンバス · 2 min walk

Sources: nasu-oukoku.com · ja.wikipedia.org · shimotsuke.co.jp

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