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Island Wildlife Fair: Tsushima Leopard Cats Connect Islands and Us

Conservation exhibits, stamps, island talks and keeper presentations. Coloring Oct 17, 13:30–14:30; storytelling Oct 18 at 11:00; wildcat sticker makeovers both days 10:30–12:00 and 13:30–15:00

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Full event details

Dates
2026-10-17 – 2026-10-18
Time
Oct 17, 10:00–16:00; Oct 18, 10:00–15:00
Venue
Inokashira Park Zoo, Main Zoo Lawn Plaza
Age
Children through adults
Price
Admission: adults ¥400, junior high ¥150, ages 65+ ¥200; elementary and younger and Tokyo-resident/student junior high pupils free. Extra booth/craft fees not announced
Participation
General exhibits, stamps and onsite crafts are walk-in. Applications for the Oct 17 morning specialist painting class closed Oct 1. Check remaining activity places onsite
Category
Parks & nature
Area
Musashino
Venue setting
Indoor · Outdoor
Address
1-17-6 Gotenyama, Musashino, Tokyo
Access
About 10 min from Kichijoji South (Park) Exit on JR Chuo/Sobu or Keio Inokashira lines
Organizer
Inokashira Park Zoo / Tokyo Zoological Park Society
Capacity
Stamps: first 1,000, while raffle tickets last. Oct 17 coloring: first 100; wildcat makeovers: 300 daily

Editorial introduction

Conservation-group booths, stamp collecting, island talks and keeper presentations. Wildcat coloring takes place on October 17 from 13:30–14:30, with a storytelling session on October 18 at 11:00. On both days, children can transform themselves with wildcat stickers from 10:30–12:00 and 13:30–15:00.

Full program and participation conditions

Check the organizer for current prices, availability and changes.

Hours

  • 10/17 10:00–16:00; 10/18 10:00–15:00

Venue

Inokashira Park Zoo, lawn plaza in the main zoo

Address

  • 1-17-6 Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo

Access

About 10 minutes on foot from Kichijoji Station’s South Exit (Park Exit), served by the JR Chuo/Sobu lines and the Keio Inokashira Line

Age and eligibility

Official information says children through adults can participate

Fees

Regular zoo admission: adults 400 yen, junior-high students 150 yen, visitors aged 65 and older 200 yen; elementary-school children and younger, and junior-high students living or attending school in Tokyo, enter free. Additional fees for regular booths and crafts have not been published

Participation and booking

General exhibits, stamp collecting and on-site crafts are available on the day; the specialist drawing class on the morning of 10/17 had an original deadline of 10/1 and is closed for registration

Booking deadline

No advance registration for general activities; the specialist drawing class closed on 10/1

Booking verification

General activities are available on the day; individual activity capacity is subject to on-site conditions

Capacity

Stamp collecting: first 1,000 people, while raffle tickets last; 10/17 coloring class: first 100 people; wildcat transformation: 300 people/day

What to expect

Conservation-group booths, stamp collecting, talks about islands and keeper talks. Wildcat coloring on 10/17 13:30–14:30; storytelling on 10/18 at 11:00; wildcat sticker transformations on both days 10:30–12:00 and 13:30–15:00

Accompanying adults

Not published

Facilities

Nursing space in the main zoo administration office and on the reference building’s 1st floor; diaper-changing tables in several restrooms; no stroller rental

Organizers

Inokashira Park Zoo / Tokyo Zoological Park Society

Weather arrangements

The wildcat keeper talk on 10/17 at 15:30 and the Lidth’s jay talk on 10/18 at 14:50 are canceled in rain; indoor Ryukyu spiny-rat and snail talks continue as planned; overall rain policy not published

Language information

event: Official activity information is in Japanese; no separate on-site language information published; english: Not published; chinese: Not published; korean: Not published; note: Website translation does not imply on-site service

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