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Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari

九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ

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Admission Admission: high school students and older ¥2,600; ages 4 through junior high school ¥1,500. Jungle bus is additional ¥1,500 per person aged 4 or older.

Opening hours Safari park: opens 9:15. March 1–October 31 closes 16:30, last reception/safari-zone entry 16:00; November 1–end of February closes 16:00, last reception/zone entry 15:30. Reception starts 8:50.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari, usually just called African Safari, is Japan's largest safari park, at the base of the Kunisaki Peninsula in the city of Usa, Ōita. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.

We have not checked opening hours, fees or a public-transport route, so check the park's own information before you go.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits

九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ1 — にほさん https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihongi/ · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
動物園バス (33405606922) — Gordon Cheung from Hong Kong · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ2 — にほさん https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihongi/ · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
Feeding (33521714966) — Gordon Cheung · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
Feeding (32718898744) — Gordon Cheung · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
動物園バス (33562318585) — Gordon Cheung from Hong Kong · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
くちもとに、手をださないで下さい。 (32718927244) — Gordon Cheung from Hong Kong · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari (九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ, Kyūshū Shizen Dōbutsu Kōen Afurikan Safari), also referred to as simply African Safari, is Japan's largest safari park and is located at the base of the Kunisaki Peninsula in Usa, Ōita Prefecture.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Animals

Getting there

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Area: Usa, Oita Prefecture

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