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Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo: Day Trip from Tokyo (143 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo is a park in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, about 143 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo
Photo: Halowand, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese日本平動物園
LocationSuruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ken-Sōgō Undōjō Station – about 1.8 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 143 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 143 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 244 km (straight line)
Established1969
Coordinates34.98000, 138.44028
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nhdzoo.jp/

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