Izu Animal Kingdom: walking safari and a day out

Bus from Izu-Inatori

Route buses leave Izu-Inatori station for the park at 3344 Inatori. From Atagawa or another coastal rail stop, take a local train to Izu-Inatori and change to the park bus. The timetable effective April 2026 has daily departures and extra services on Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese public holidays.

Return to town

The last park bus leaves before the winter closing time. Take a morning bus for the animals and lunch, then return from the park stop while buses are running. On the coast, Inatori’s seafood restaurants and citrus cafés are reached from the station.

Walking safari and animal areas

Giraffes stretch above the Walking Safari route, with southern white rhinos, zebras, mouflon, blackbuck and oryx in the herbivore displays. Visitors follow this part of the park on foot. White tigers, lions and cheetahs occupy other enclosures in the Animal Zone. The predator house shelters visitors watching the big cats in rain, while the large herbivores are outdoors. Across 39.8 hectares, the park continues into play and sports areas beyond the animals.

Animal Paradise 360 occupies a ten-meter-high space with changing levels. Capybaras, armadillos, southern tamanduas, alpacas, maras, flamingos and macaws are among its animals. The small-animal contact area elsewhere includes guinea pigs, capybaras and armadillos. Keepers run feeding activities for giraffes, deer and mouflon with food sold at the park; outside animal feed is prohibited. Farther north, Atagawa’s crocodilian collection occupies a dome beside the railway.

Food, rides and tickets

Café & Restaurant Animal Kingdom faces the white-tiger and lion enclosures. Omelet rice, curry and grilled chicken are on the menu, alongside children’s lunches and giraffe chiffon cake. In the Animal Zone, Fukujin sells citrus soft serve, shaved ice and light snacks. The hilltop restaurant opens on fewer days; the animal-view dining room is the regular lunch stop within the zoo.

Above the animals, the Play Zone has a Ferris wheel, Sky Jet, merry-go-round and go-karts. From the wheel, Inatori Port lies below the hills; the amusement-area viewpoint faces the Izu islands. Dinosaur Forest has life-size models among the trees and recorded roars, while the Sports Zone has golf activities. Allow roughly an hour and a half for the zoo or around three hours for the wider park, plus the bus journeys.

Hours and tickets

Admission has four date bands, A to D, each with adult and child tariffs. Rides and animal food cost extra. From October 1, 2026, the winter opening time is 09:30, last entry is 15:00 and the park closes at 16:00.

Keepers arrange feeding sessions through the animal program. Visitors pay for feed when taking part.