Panda Day: Panda Forest Neighbors Stamp Rally
Learn about red pandas, pheasants and other animals sharing giant pandas’ highland habitat in China through a stamp rally. There are currently no giant pandas in Panda Forest.
Full event details
- Dates
- 2026-10-20 – 2026-11-01
- Closed dates
- 2026-10-26
- Time
- Activity hours unannounced. Usual zoo hours 09:30–17:00, last admission 16:00. Closed Oct 26.
- Venue
- Panda Forest, West Garden, Ueno Zoo
- Age
- Open to all; content designed for elementary school children
- Price
- Zoo admission: adults ¥600; junior high students ¥200; ages 65+ ¥300. Free for elementary-age and younger, and junior high students living/studying in Tokyo. Activity surcharge unannounced.
- Participation
- No advance booking; join at the zoo. Ends when materials run out; no prize redemption. Not yet started; material quantities and on-site availability unannounced.
- Category
- Parks & nature
- Area
- Taito
- Venue setting
- Indoor · Outdoor
- Address
- 9-83 Uenokoen, Taito, Tokyo
- Access
- About 5 minutes from JR Ueno Station Park Exit to the main gate. West Garden is also accessible from the Keisei Ueno and Nezu station sides.
- Organizer
- Ueno Zoo
- Capacity
- Quantity unannounced; while materials last
Editorial introduction
Focus on the giant panda’s neighbors in China’s highlands, including red pandas and pheasants, and learn about their shared habitat through stamp collecting.
Full program and participation conditions
Check the organizer for current prices, availability and changes.
Hours
Exact activity hours not published; regular zoo hours 09:30–17:00, last entry 16:00; closed Monday 10/26
Venue
Panda Forest in Ueno Zoo’s West Garden
Address
- 9-83 Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Access
About 5 minutes from JR Ueno Station’s Park Exit to the main gate; the West Garden can be entered from the direction of Keisei Ueno Station or Nezu Station
Age and eligibility
Anyone can participate; the content is designed for elementary-school children
Fees
Regular zoo admission: adults 600 yen; junior-high students 200 yen; visitors aged 65 and older 300 yen; elementary-school children and younger, and junior-high students living or attending school in Tokyo, enter free; additional activity fees not published
Participation and booking
Participate on site inside the zoo; the activity ends early if materials run out; no prizes are exchanged
Booking deadline
No advance registration needed
Booking verification
Not yet started; the quantity of materials and on-site availability have not been published
Capacity
Quantity not published; available while supplies last
What to expect
Use stamp collecting to learn about shared habitats, focusing on red pandas, pheasants and other neighbors of giant pandas in China’s highlands
Accompanying adults
Not published
Facilities
Nursing and diaper-changing facilities are available in the zoo; strollers can be rented for a fee
Organizer
Ueno Zoological Gardens
Weather arrangements
Not published
Important note
The official information explicitly states that Panda Forest currently houses no giant pandas; visitors will not see giant pandas at this event
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
Information sources
- Website · www.tokyo-zoo.net
- Website · www.tokyo-zoo.net
- Website · www.tokyo-zoo.net
- Website · www.tokyo-zoo.net
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