Where can you see otters in Taiwan and Japan?
69 zoos in Taiwan and Japan, on a map and sortable by distance
Last checked: 2026-11-11 (69 zoos in 2 countries and territories)
Read this before you go
Otters, mostly Asian small-clawed otters, are fairly common in zoos and aquariums, but animals are swapped between facilities and exhibits can close for renovation or breeding. Every place on this page was checked against its own website or recent news, and anything we could not confirm is left out. Check the website before you go.
Otter zoos on a map
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All 69 zoos
Taiwan (2)
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Taipei Zoo
臺北市立動物園
Taipei, Taiwan
Asian small-clawed otters and Eurasian otters. The Eurasian otters are the same species as Kinmen's wild otters.
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Wanpi World Safari Zoo
頑皮世界野生動物園
Tainan, Taiwan
Asian small-clawed otters. Two otters moved here from Taipei Zoo went on show in January 2026.
Japan: Hokkaido and Tohoku (5)
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Aquamarine Fukushima
アクアマリンふくしま
Iwaki, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Aquamarine Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium
アクアマリンいなわしろカワセミ水族館
Inawashiro, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Morioka Zoological Park ZOOMO
盛岡市動物公園 ZOOMO
Morioka, Japan
North American river otters. Currently a single female, Kaede.
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
仙台うみの杜水族館
Sendai, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Four otters on show since March 2025.
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Shin-Sapporo Sunpiazza Aquarium
新さっぽろサンピアザ水族館
Sapporo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
Japan: Kanto (21)
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Anitouch PARK AEON MALL Ota
アニタッチPARK イオンモール太田
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. An indoor petting zoo inside a shopping mall.
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Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium
アクアワールド茨城県大洗水族館
Oarai, Ibaraki, Japan
North American river otters.
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Chiba Zoological Park
千葉市動物公園
Wakaba-ku, Chiba, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. The wetland zone is being rebuilt; the small-animal zone with the otters stays open.
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Chikozan Park Children's Zoo (Sayama)
狭山市立智光山公園こども動物園
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Enoshima Aquarium
新江ノ島水族館
Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Hakone-en Aquarium
箱根園水族館
Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Paid hand-shake experience.
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Hitachi City Kamine Zoo
日立市かみね動物園
Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. One otter moved to Fukuoka City Zoo in October 2026.
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Ichihara Elephant Kingdom
市原ぞうの国
Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Garden
市川市動植物園
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Inokashira Park Zoo
井の頭自然文化園
Mitaka / Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
マクセル アクアパーク品川
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Nasu Animal Kingdom
那須どうぶつ王国
Nasu, Tochigi, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters and Eurasian otters.
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Saitama Aquarium (Hanyu Suigo Park)
羽生水郷公園（さいたま水族館）
Hanyu, Saitama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Saitama Children's Zoo
埼玉県こども動物自然公園
Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Shinagawa Aquarium
しながわ水族館
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Two otters arrived from Sunshine Aquarium in June 2026.
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Sunshine Aquarium
サンシャイン水族館
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Tama Zoological Park
多摩動物公園
Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters and Eurasian otters. Two Eurasian otters arrived from Seoul Grand Park in February 2026.
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Tobu Zoo
東武動物公園
Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. A new indoor exhibit with Eurasian otters is planned for spring 2027.
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Ueno Zoological Gardens
恩賜上野動物園
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
横浜・八景島シーパラダイス
Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Paid feeding and hand-shake sessions (booking required).
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Yokohama Zoological Gardens Zoorasia
よこはま動物園ズーラシア
Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Eurasian otters.
Japan: Chubu (13)
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Aqua Totto Gifu (World Freshwater Aquarium)
世界淡水魚園水族館 アクア・トト ぎふ
Kakamigahara, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Echizen Matsushima Aquarium
越前松島水族館
Sakai, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Six otters in the Otter House.
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Hamamatsu Municipal Zoo
浜松市動物園
Hamamatsu, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
東山動植物園
Nagoya, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Currently one 16-year-old male, Don.
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Izu Mitsu Sea Paradise
伊豆・三津シーパラダイス
Numazu, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Izu Shaboten Zoo
伊豆シャボテン動物公園
Ito, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Minamichita Beachland
南知多ビーチランド
Mihama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. A pup was born in September 2026.
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Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai
新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海
Niigata, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Notojima Aquarium
のとじま水族館
Nanao, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Two otters on show since September 2026.
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Shimoda Floating Aquarium
下田海中水族館
Shimoda, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Takeshima Aquarium
蒲郡市竹島水族館
Gamagori, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Toyama Family Park Zoo
富山市ファミリーパーク
Toyama, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park (Nonhoi Park)
豊橋総合動植物公園（のんほいパーク）
Toyohashi, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
Japan: Kansai (9)
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Adventure World
アドベンチャーワールド
Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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AQUARIUM×ART átoa
神戸の港の水族館 AQUARIUM×ART átoa
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Himeji Central Park
姫路セントラルパーク
Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Ise Sea Paradise
伊勢夫婦岩ふれあい水族館 伊勢シーパラダイス
Ise, Mie, Japan
African clawless otters and Asian small-clawed otters. You can "shake hands" with an otter through a tube.
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Kobe Animal Kingdom
神戸どうぶつ王国
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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NIFREL
ニフレル
Suita, Osaka, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
海遊館
Osaka, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Ouchiyama Zoo
大内山動物園
Taiki, Mie, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Toba Aquarium
鳥羽水族館
Toba, Mie, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
Japan: Chugoku and Shikoku (11)
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Ehime Prefectural Tobe Zoo
愛媛県立とべ動物園
Tobe, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
広島市安佐動物公園
Hiroshima, Japan
Eurasian otters.
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Ikeda Zoo
池田動物園
Okayama, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Katsurahama Aquarium
桂浜水族館
Kochi, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Kochi Prefectural Noichi Zoological Park
高知県立のいち動物公園
Konan, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters, Eurasian otters and African clawless otters. One of the few places in Japan with three otter species.
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Miyajima Public Aquarium (Miyajima Marine)
宮島水族館 みやじマリン
Hatsukaichi, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Four pups were born in July 2026.
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Nijinomori Park Osakanakan (Shimanto River Learning Center)
虹の森公園おさかな館（四万十川学習センター）
Matsuno, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Shikoku Aquarium
四国水族館
Utazu, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Daily paid feeding sessions.
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Shunan City Tokuyama Zoo
周南市徳山動物園
Shunan, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Tokiwa Zoo
ときわ動物園
Ube, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Tokushima Zoo
とくしま動物園
Tokushima, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
Japan: Kyushu and Okinawa (8)
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DMM Kariyushi Aquarium
DMMかりゆし水族館
Tomigusuku, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Paid feeding and hand-shake sessions.
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Fukuoka City Zoo and Botanical Garden
福岡市動物園
Fukuoka, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Another otter arrived from Kamine Zoo in October 2026.
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Hibikinada Ryokuchi Green Park (Tropical Ecology Garden)
北九州市立響灘緑地グリーンパーク（熱帯生態園）
Kitakyushu, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Hirakawa Zoological Park
鹿児島市平川動物公園
Kagoshima, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo
宮崎市フェニックス自然動物園
Miyazaki, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Two otters on show since March 2026.
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Nagasaki Bio Park
長崎バイオパーク
Saikai, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters.
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Oita Marine Palace Aquarium Umitamago
大分マリーンパレス水族館「うみたまご」
Oita, Japan
Asian small-clawed otters. Some otters moved to Shikoku Aquarium in January 2026.
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Okinawa Zoo & Museum
沖縄こどもの国
Okinawa City, Japan
Eurasian otters.
What this page covers and where the data comes from
This page covers zoos, aquariums and animal parks in Taiwan and Japan only; hundreds of others elsewhere keep otters and are not listed yet. Sea otters are a different animal and are not included, and neither are otter cafés or pet shops.
Every zoo links to its source: the zoo's own otter page where possible, otherwise news from 2024 onward. Zoos we could not confirm are left out. If a zoo here no longer has them, or we missed one, please let us know via the footer.
FAQ
Which zoos in Taiwan and Japan have otters?
As of 2026-11-11, 69 zoos in Taiwan and Japan keep otters, across 2 countries and territories: Taiwan: 2; Japan: 67. Each was checked against the zoo's website or recent news.
Where can you see otters in Taiwan?
As of 2026-11-11, otters in Taiwan can be seen at Taipei Zoo, Wanpi World Safari Zoo.
Why does the list of zoos with otters change?
Otters, mostly Asian small-clawed otters, are fairly common in zoos and aquariums, but animals are swapped between facilities and exhibits can close for renovation or breeding. Every place on this page was checked against its own website or recent news, and anything we could not confirm is left out. Check the website before you go.
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