Sayuri World — Attraction in Ichihara

This was recommended to us. We visited mid week during school term in early September. There were only a few visitors there with us so it was like a private visit. On entry, you have to pay 1000 yen cash in the machine to enter the car park. Then for entry it is 1500 yen per adult. You pay at the machine which accepts cash or credit card. At the entrance you can buy a basket of food to feed the animals. This is a must as it was so much fun. Our favourite animal is the giraffe. They stick out their tongue for you to place a small piece of banana on it before eating it. They were so cute and bell behaved. A close second is the lemur. They do climb on you but we felt safe.

It has been a very long time since I last visited a zoo and I don’t remember it being such a nice experience like this zoo. The majority of the animals are free to roam and you get close and personal with them. They all look happy.

I definitely...

A very good animal park where you can get close to most animals including a unique feed the giraffe experience. The animals are harmless but the looks of the Lama can be intimidating at first. The lemurs are greedy and will literally snatch the food from your hands once you enter the cage.

Good all round fun but very expensive. You pay 1000 yen for the parking plus another 1200 for Sayuri world. You pay extra for feeding the animals. I guess this place needs the money to survive. Opens late at 1100 and closes early. Sparse crowds...

We liked this place so much the first time that we decided to come and visit a second time. The second time was not as pleasant as the first. The facilities look as if they are not as kept up as before and the smell was awful. It’s fun to be able to pet the animals, but they were quite dirty this time around. I think if they provided brushes it would be fun to help keep the animals clean, especially the capybara...