Maruyama Zoo

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

Main gate of Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Date opened	1951
Location	Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Coordinates	Coordinates: 43°03′05″N 141°18′27″E / 43.051438°N 141.307405°E / 43.051438; 141.307405
Land area	22.5 ha
No. of animals	737
No. of species	168
Owner	Sapporo City
Website	www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo (札幌市円山動物園, Sapporo Maruyama Dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.

The zoo is located within Maruyama Park in western Sapporo, and is the oldest zoo in Hokkaido.

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo covers an area of 22.5 ha, and is home to 168 different species and 737 animals.

There is also a chimpanzee pavilion with a 15 m (49 ft) high jungle gym, a bear house with six species of bears inside. Other attractions include the Monkey Mountain, a petting zoo with sheep and goats, the Prey Hall, Kangaroo Hall, Deer Hall, Hokkaido Brown bear Museum, Mammal Hall, Hawk and Owl Forest, Reptile Hall, Orangutan House, Waterfowl Hall, Tropical Bird House, Animal Science Museum, and Tropical Animal House.

The zoo is approximately 15 minutes' walk from Maruyama-Kōen Station on the Tōzai Line.