Sasebo Zoological Park and Botanical Garden (original) (raw)

The Sasebo Zoological Park and Botanical Garden (西海国立公園九十九島動植物園, Saikai Kokuritsu Kōen Kujūkushima Dōshokubutsuen) is a zoo and botanical garden located at 2172, Funakoshi-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The zoo opened in 1961, and now contains about 330 animals and 21,000 plants. Its rainforest greenhouse contains tropical plants such as the royal water lily.