In response to a surge in COVID cases worldwide, the Ueno Zoo limited their panda cubs' public debut to a select group of animal fans that won a lottery to meet the twins Kelli Bender is the Pets ...

Tokyo, home to skyscrapers and all manner of other concrete constructs, is also home to several simulated jungles – its zoos. The three parks below don’t represent the sum total of the animal ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Take a 20-minute walk northwest of Ueno Park to the more than 100,000-square-foot Yanaka Cemetery, the first public burial ground in Tokyo and an oasis of foliage and historical ...

If you’ve made a visit to Ueno Zoo in the last few years, you’ve probably run into the crazy queues to see Xiang Xiang, the adorable panda cub that was born at the zoo in 2017. Initially, Xiang Xiang ...

Giant panda cubs Lei Lei and her twin brother Xiao Xiao took no notice of the commotion outside their enclosure when Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo reopened for public viewing of other animals, including their ...

China had loaned Xiang Xiang’s parents – Ri Ri and Shin Shin – to Japan as a part of its panda diplomacy. Sunday was Xiang Xiang’s last day with the public. At least 2600 fans of the giant panda bid ...

Twin pandas Lei Lei, left, and Xiao Xiao, right, are seen with their mother Shin Shin, center, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Tokyo Zoological Park Society) Twin pandas Lei Lei, top, and ...

Ueno Zoo staff spread a net to catch a fake zebra as it strolls in the zoo park during the annual exercise for runaway animals. Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog ...