Miyagi Zao Fox Village

What it is

• A private zoo founded in 1990.
• It focuses on exhibiting foxes.
• Houses about 250 foxes of 6 species.
• All foxes are artificially bred.

What to see

• Over 100 foxes roaming freely in a large fenced forest.
• Rare fox-holding experience is offered.
• Foxes appeared in the 2006 movie 'Kogitsune Helen'.

When to go

• Open year-round, seven days a week.

Getting there

• Jumbo taxi service began on April 1, 2015.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.