Kobe Animal Kingdom

Kobe Animal Kingdom (神戸どうぶつ王国, Kōbe Dōbutsu Ōkoku) is an animal and flower park located on Port Island in Kobe, Japan. It is mainly located in and around a greenhouse. It was called Kobe Kachoen (神戸花鳥園, Kōbe Kachōen) until 18 July 2014. It is one of several theme parks created by Japanese botanist and collector Kamo Mototeru, and was opened on 15 March 2006.^[1] This all-weather park is based on the concept of contact with birds and flowers. In the park, visitors are able to touch and feed birds.

Kobe Animal Kingdom
Greenhouse interior
34°39′15″N 135°13′23″E
Date opened	March 2006
Location	Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Website	www.kobe-oukoku.com/contents/english.html

On 20 November 2013, Kobe Kachoen went bankrupt.^[2] The management rights were acquired from Kobe Kachoen by the company Kobe Animal Kingdom in March 2014,^[3] and on 19 July 2014, the park was renamed Kobe Animal Kingdom.^[4]

A toco toucan being fed

Animals

As of 2022:^[5]

Sumatran Tiger Ecological Garden

• Sumatran tiger

Rocky Valley

• American black bear
• Black-tailed prairie dog
• Collared peccary
• Cougar
• Eastern wolf
• North American beaver
• Raccoon
• Striped skunk

Otter Sanctuary

• Asian small-clawed otter

Sheep Hill, Alpaca Space and Camel Corner

• Alpaca
• Bactrian camel
• Corriedale sheep
• Miniature horse
• Miniature pig

Asian Forest

• Binturong
• Pallas's cat
• Red panda

African Wetland

• African sacred ibis
• American white ibis
• Black-necked stilt
• Blacksmith lapwing
• Common shelduck
• Fennec fox
• Great white pelican
• Greater flamingo
• Mallard
• Mandarin duck
• Marabou stork
• Pygmy hippopotamus
• Ringed teal
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Rock hyrax
• Roseate spoonbill
• Ruddy shelduck
• Sand cat
• Scarlet ibis
• Serval

Shoebill Ecological Garden

• Japanese night heron
• Northern carmine bee-eater
• Shoebill

Tropical Forest

• Arapaima
• Boat-billed heron
• Bush dog
• Capybara
• Common marmoset
• Cotton-top tamarin
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
• Northern Luzon giant cloud rat
• Patagonian mara
• Red-and-green macaw
• South American tapir
• Southern tamandua
• Southern three-banded armadillo
• Striped possum
• Tambaqui
• Tawny frogmouth
• Victoria crowned pigeon
• Violet turaco
• Western plantain-eater
• White-throated toucan

Tropical Wetland

• Burmese python
• Fishing cat
• Green iguana
• Malayan tapir
• Red-bellied piranha

Aqua Valley

• African penguin
• South American fur seal
• Spotted seal

Kangaroo Farm

• African spurred tortoise
• Aldabra giant tortoise
• Axis deer
• Red kangaroo

References

1. 神戸花鳥園、１５日に開園　神戸空港の対岸. asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. 土井秀人 (20 November 2013). 「神戸花鳥園」が民事再生法を申請　営業は続行. Kobe Newspaper (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
3. 有島弘記; 小林伸哉 (1 April 2014). 花鳥園の運営会社変更　動物施設の傘下に. Kobe Newspaper (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. 有島弘記 (17 July 2014). 「ポーアイに「どうぶつ王国」19日オープン　神戸. Kobe Newspaper (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
5. "仲間" [Kobe Animal Kingdom]. kobe-oukoku.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Feel Kobe - sightseeing Kobe Flowers and Birds Garden