Find Shikoku zoo places in Japan where you can meet capybaras.
4 places are listed.
An animal park in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture, known for nature-immersive exhibits. In the "Temperate Forest" zone, capybaras share space with red pandas and otters. Minimal fencing lets you observe animals behaving naturally.
Shirotori Zoo in Kagawa Prefecture, known as the 'free-style zoo,' keeps capybaras across three separate paddocks. Visitors can feed and interact with them over the fence, and a capybara hot spring event is held in winter.
Home to the largest capybara population in Japan, with approximately 80 individuals as of 2025. From April 2025, females are on display in a newly renovated enclosure converted from the former elephant house. Two large outdoor areas allow visitors to see capybaras living in big family groups.
Capybaras can be seen in the "Water Street" area of Ehime Prefectural Tobe Zoo. On winter weekends, a capybara waterfall bath (打たせ湯) event is held.
