Located in the hills behind Yokohama is the Kanazawa zoo. The zoo is surrounded by parkland, has some interesting art work and wonderful views over Yokohama. On the day that we visited it was clear and cold with no humidity (dry) like all of the days this winter in Tokyo.
While trying to get to the zoo we had our first GPS mishap with the machine (its always the machines fault) taking us up a small road between vegetable plots to a space at the back of the zoo. It was nice to see something a little different.
The zoo separates the animals four distinct regional grouping and mainly houses herbivores. To enter the zoo you have to move through a tunnel that is lined with stylised scenes of animals. The zoo is not that large only taking a couple of hours to view all the animals including monkeys and an albino kangaroo.
In front of the elephant enclosure there is a box containing an example of elephants poos and information on how much an elephant produces. There was no shortage of people waiting to examine and touch the poo – some things I just don’t understand (or want to understand).
But there were plenty of signs directing you to places where you could have a little bit of time out and enjoy reclining in the sun.
The zoo also has a number of installations of art including sculpture and a totem pole.
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