[Updated for 2025] Complete guide to Fuji Safari Park! Prices, access, and how to enjoy it

• Table of Contents
• What kind of facility is Fuji Safari Park?
• When you arrive at Fuji Safari Park
• It's very exciting! The Safari Zone allows you to observe animals up close from your car.
• Be comforted by cute animals! Interaction Zone
• Enjoy both nature and animals! Walking Safari
• Admission reception hours and access
• Admission Fee
• FAQ

What kind of facility is Fuji Safari Park?

This is one of Japan's largest safari parks, where about 800 animals from 60 different species, including lions, giraffes, and elephants, live freely in the vast natural surroundings at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The park is divided into two areas, the Safari Zone and the Interaction Zone. You can tour the Safari Zone by car or sightseeing bus, while you can tour the Interaction Zone on foot. Another popular activity is the Walking Safari, where you can observe animals while walking along the forest course that runs along the perimeter of the Safari Zone!

Fuji Safari Park

410-1231 2255-27 Fujiwara, Suyama, Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Japan's largest safari park, with around 900 animals from 60 different species that live around the world. With Mt. Fuji in the background, lions, elephants, giraffes and other animals live freely. There is the "Safari Zone" where you can get around by car or park bus, and the "Interaction Zone" where you can interact with the animals while walking, and both allow you to experience the charms of the animals. There are also three restaurants and four take-out shops within the park, as well as the "Safari Shop" where you can purchase original animal goods and sweets, so you can enjoy yourself to the fullest for the whole day.

When you arrive at Fuji Safari Park

When you arrive at the entrance toll booth, you can check in while remaining in your car. If you are coming by bus, please check in at the "Information Desk" near the bus stop. The admission fee is as follows, and includes a tour of the Safari Zone by car and the Interaction Zone on foot.

◎ Adults (high school students and above): 3,200 yen ◎ Children (ages 4 to junior high school students): 2,000 yen ◎ Seniors (ages 65 and above): 2,500 yen * Parking is free

It's very exciting! The Safari Zone allows you to observe animals up close from your car.

In the Safari Zone, there are lions, cheetahs, zebras, white rhinos, etc. Approximately 300 animals of 20 different species are allowed to roam freely. You can visit the zoo either by car or by using the tour buses (Jungle Bus and Super Jungle Bus). Even if you don't have a car, you can still enjoy the zoo by using the buses!

Enjoy in your own car!

One lap is about 4.5 km long and takes about 50 minutes to drive around in your own car (rental cars are also available). You can drive around the zoo as many times as you like during opening hours, so try observing the different expressions and behaviors of the animals depending on the time of day.

Have fun on the park bus "Jungle Bus"!

You will travel around the Safari Zone in a windowless wire mesh bus. Along the way, you can feed the bears and lions. The only thing blocking your view is the wire mesh! You can even hear the animals breathing.
◆Fee: 1,500 yen/person (fees apply for ages 3 and up)
◆Time required: Approximately 50 minutes *A separate entrance fee is required *The driver's animal commentary is in Japanese

Click here for details about the Jungle Bus

Have fun on the park bus "Super Jungle Bus"!

This special bus has wire mesh on both sides and even on the ceiling. The bears and lions climb onto the ceiling, allowing you to get a good look at the animals from an angle you normally can't see.
◆Fee: 2,100 yen/person (children under 6 years old cannot ride)
◆Time required: Approximately 60 minutes *A separate entrance fee is required *The animal commentary by the driver is in Japanese

Click here for details on the Super Jungle Bus

Be comforted by cute animals! Interaction Zone

The interaction zone is divided into two areas: the "Interaction Ranch" and the "Animal Village." In addition to being able to interact with and feed kangaroos and capybaras, there are also events such as horse riding and the safari derby.
*Time required is 60 to 90 minutes

Fureai Ranch

This area allows you to interact with and feed animals such as kangaroos and capybaras, as well as enjoy a pony riding experience.
*Some animals may not be viewable depending on the weather.

Animal Village

This is an area where you can stroll around and observe animals, from large animals such as leopards, hippos, and African wild dogs to small animals such as squirrel monkeys, ring-tailed lemurs, and guinea pigs.

Enjoy both nature and animals! Walking Safari

The attraction of this zoo is that you can get a good look at the animals from about 10 observation points while walking around the 2.5 km forest course that runs along the outer fence of the Safari Zone. You can also experience feeding the animals, such as lions, while feeling the nature that changes with the seasons.

Observation Point (Lion Rock)

At the observation point in the lion zone, you can observe the animals through a wire fence, about 60cm away. You're so close you can even hear their roars and breathing.

Observation point (Giraffe Terrace)

An observation point where you can view the herbivorous zone from a 3m high terrace. You can leisurely observe animals such as zebras, camels, and giraffes.
◆Period: Mid-March to November (winter holiday)
◆ Walking Safari Fee: 600 yen/person (fees apply for ages 4 and up)
◆Time required: 90 to 120 minutes

More details about walking safaris here

Admission reception hours and access

Admission reception hours

9:00-16:30 (March 11th - October 31st)
9:00-15:30 (November-November 30th)
10:00-15:30 (December-March 10th)
*Opening times may be earlier on busy days.

Click here for daily admission times

access

◎ By car (Tokyo direction)
From Tokyo, take the Tomei Expressway for about 120 minutes. The nearest IC is 10 km from Susono IC, about 15 minutes.

For Nagoya)
From Nagoya city, take the Shin-Tomei Expressway for about 180 minutes. The nearest interchange is Shin-Fuji IC, 18 km away, about 30 minutes away.

◎ By train or bus (Tokyo direction)
Tokaido Shinkansen (Tokyo or Shinagawa Station ⇒ Mishima Station: approx. 50 min) ⇒ Local bus (Mishima Station ⇒ Fuji Safari Park: approx. 50 min)
Odakyu Line Romancecar (Shinjuku Station ⇒ JR Gotemba Station: approx. 100 min.) ⇒ Local bus (Gotemba Station ⇒ Fuji Safari Park: approx. 35 min.)

For Nagoya)
Tokaido Shinkansen (Nagoya Station ⇒ Mishima Station: approx. 110 mins) ⇒ Local bus (Mishima Station ⇒ Fuji Safari Park: approx. 50 mins)

Admission Fee

The admission fee is as follows and includes a tour of the Safari Zone, which you can tour by car, and the Interaction Zone, which you can explore on foot.
If you transfer to the park tour bus, you will need to pay an additional bus tour fee.
◎ Adults (high school students and above): 3,200 yen ◎ Children (ages 4 to junior high school students): 2,000 yen ◎ Seniors (ages 65 and above): 2,500 yen * Parking is free

Great admission prices here

FAQ

Q: Can I use credit cards or electronic money?
A: You can pay the entrance fee by cash or credit card. At the Safari Restaurant and souvenir shop, you can use credit cards and electronic money, but at the takeaway restaurants and in the interaction zone (horse riding experience, feeding experience), only cash is accepted.
Please note that there are no ATMs within the park.

Q: Are there any restaurants in the park?
A: There are three restaurants and four takeaway locations.

Q: Do I need a passport?
A: You do not need to show your passport when you register to enter the park. However, you will need to show your passport when you go through the tax-free procedure at the Safari Shop.

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