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Tennōji Zoo: Location & Nearest Station (6 km from Osaka Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tennōji Zoo is a park in Osaka Prefecture, about 6 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Osaka.

Tennōji Zoo
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese天王寺動物園
LocationOsaka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ebisuchō Station – about 0.4 km
From Osaka Stationabout 6 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 44 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 138 km (straight line)
Established1915
Interest among English readersabout 400 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates34.65260, 135.50800
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.tennojizoo.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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