【2025 Latest】 Explore Japan’s Largest Wildlife Adventure at Fuji Safari Park in Shizuoka!

• 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

What kind of facility is Fuji Safari Park?

This is one of the largest safari parks in Japan, where approximately 900 animals from 60 species, including lions, giraffes, and elephants, live freely in the vast natural surroundings at the foot of Mount Fuji.
The park is divided into two areas, the "Safari Zone" and the "Interaction Zone." The Safari Zone can be toured by car or sightseeing bus, while the Interaction Zone can be toured on foot. The "Walking Safari" is also popular, where you can observe animals while walking along the forest course that runs along the perimeter of the Safari Zone!

When you arrive at Fuji Safari Park

When you arrive at the entrance toll gate, 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. *Parking is free.

◎ 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

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 from 20 different species are kept free to roam, and you can view the zoo either by car or on the tour buses (Jungle Bus and Super Jungle Bus).
Even if you don't have a car, you can still enjoy yourself by using the park bus!

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.

◆Jungle Bus
Usage fee: 1,500 yen/person (charges apply for ages 3 and up)
Duration: Approximately 50 minutes *The driver's animal commentary will be 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.

◆Super Jungle Bus fare: 2,100 yen/person (children under 6 years old cannot board)
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes *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 60 cm 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.

◆ Walking Safari Fee: 600 yen/person (fees apply for ages 4 and up)
Duration: 90 to 120 minutes Period: Mid-March to November (closed in winter)

Find out more about walking safaris here

Admission reception hours and access

Admission reception hours

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

Click here for daily admission times

access

◎ By car From Tokyo: Approx. 120 minutes from Tokyo using the Tomei Expressway. The nearest IC is 10 km from the Susono IC, approx. 15 minutes. From Nagoya: Approx. 180 minutes from Nagoya using the Shin-Tomei Expressway. The nearest IC is 18 km from the Shin-Fuji IC, approx. 30 minutes.

◎ By train or bus (from Tokyo)
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.)

Access to Fuji Safari Park