is an animal and flower park located on Port Island in Kobe, Japan. It is mainly located in and around a greenhouse. It was called until 18 July 2014. It is one of several theme parks created by Japanese botanist and collector Kamo Mototeru, and was opened on 15 March 2006. This all-weather park is based on the concept of contact with birds and flowers. In the park, visitors are able to touch and feed birds.
On 20 November 2013, Kobe Kachoen went bankrupt. The management rights were acquired from Kobe Kachoen by the company Kobe Animal Kingdom in March 2014, and on 19 July 2014, the park was renamed Kobe Animal Kingdom.
Animals As of 2026: Sumatran Tiger Ecological Garden Sumatran tiger
Rocky Valley
American beaver American black bear Black-tailed prairie dog Cougar Raccoon Timber wolf South American coati Striped skunk
Otter Sanctuary Asian small-clawed otter Malayan tapir
Sheep Hill, Alpaca Space and Camel Corner Alpaca Bactrian camel Corriedale sheep Miniature horse Miniature pig
Flower shower Miyako grass lizard
Asian Forest Binturong Pallas's cat Red panda
African Wetland
African sacred ibis African spoonbill Black-faced spoonbill Black-necked stilt Blacksmith lapwing Common shelduck Eurasian wigeon Great white pelican Greater flamingo Mallard Mandarin duck Marabou stork Pygmy hippopotamus Ringed teal Ring-tailed lemur Rock hyrax Roseate spoonbill Ruddy shelduck Scarlet ibis White ibis
Shoebill Ecological Garden Japanese night heron Northern carmine bee-eater Shoebill
Tropical Forest
Aldabra giant tortoise Arapaima Blue-and-yellow macaw Bush dog Common marmoset Cotton-top tamarin Crested partridge Green iguana Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Mexican spiny-tailed iguana Midas cichlid Patagonian mara Pygmy marmoset Radiated tortoise Red-and-green macaw Southern pudu Southern tamandua Southern three-banded armadillo Tambaqui Tawny frogmouth Victoria crowned pigeon Violet turaco Western plantain-eater White-bellied go-away-bird White-throated toucan
Tropical Wetland Alligator snapping turtle Budgett's frog Burmese python Carpet python Fishing cat Red-bellied piranha Smooth-fronted caiman
Penguin Coast African penguin
Squirrel Forest Japanese squirrel
Contact Animals (North area) Domestic cat Domestic dog Domestic rabbit Eclectus parrot Fennec fox Galah Guinea pig Meerkat Sand cat
Wild Night Animals
Amami spiny rat Brown wood owl Egyptian fruit bat Japanese dwarf flying squirrel Kinkajou Northern Luzon giant cloud rat Pygmy slow loris Senegal bushbaby Striped possum Sugar glider Verreaux's eagle-owl Western barn owl
Pantanal Azara's agouti Capybara Collared peccary Giant anteater Red-footed tortoise South American tapir
KAZE no Stadium
Aplomado falcon Black-chested buzzard-eagle Egyptian vulture Great green macaw Harris's hawk Lanner falcon Northern goshawk Salmon-crested cockatoo Scarlet macaw Sulphur-crested cockatoo Turkey vulture Turkmenian eagle-owl
Servals are also exhibited.
References
External links
Feel Kobe - sightseeing Kobe Flowers and Birds Garden