Tobu Zoo

Tobu Zoo
36.021°N 139.713°E / 36.021; 139.713
Date opening	March 28, 1981
Owner	Tobu Railway

Tobu Zoo (東武動物公園, Tōbu dōbutsu kōen) is a combination of a zoo and an amusement park located in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Grape-kun

Grape-kun was a 21-year-old Humboldt penguin at the zoo.[1][2][3][4][5][6] His attachment to an anime cutout of a character from Kemono Friends earned him international fame.[1] The zoo announced his death on 12 October 2017.[7]

Rocky-kun

In promoting the 2018 movie Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple, Tobu Zoo a pictures of weretiger character Atsushi Nakajima alongside white tiger known as "Rocky-kun". During the promotion of this event, Atsushi's voice actor, Yūto Uemura, collaborated in making multiple announcement which was run between February 24 and March 3, 2018.[8]

Roller coasters

• Kawasemi
• Regina II
• Tentomushi
• Diggy & Daggy's Tram Coaster

Access

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station on the confluence of the Tobu Isesaki, Nikko, and Skytree Lines is located nearby the zoo.

See also

• Animal theme park

References

1. Rogers, Jon (2 May 2017). "Pick up a penguin? Humboldt bird falls in love with cardboard cutout placed in his pen". Express.co.uk.
2. "Japan zoo mourns death of love-struck penguin". Yahoo News. 14 October 2017.
3. "Japan mourns anime-loving penguin". 13 October 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
4. "「2次元に恋したペンギン」グレープ君が死ぬ。 『けものフレンズ』のパネル見つめる姿で有名に". 13 October 2017. (in Japanese)
5. "東武動物公園で"おにいさん"がペンギントーク". Mainichi Daily News. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. (in Japanese)
6. 安藤健二 (15 June 2017). "東武動物公園×けものフレンズ コラボ企画 人気なのだ！". Huffington Post Japan. (in Japanese)
7. Oona McGee (13 October 2017). "Japan's anime-loving penguin Grape-kun passes away at Tobu Zoo". SoraNews24.
8. ""Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE" Teams Up with Tobu Zoo". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

External links

• http://www.tobuzoo.com/global/english/