Tong Tong
童童
40 years old
Ueno Zoo
Tong Tong (童童) was the first giant panda conceived and raised entirely in Japan. Born June 1, 1986 at Ueno Zoo to Fei Fe...
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Ueno Zoo
zoo Tokyo, Japan
Ueno Zoo, located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is Japan’s oldest operating zoological park, housing over 2,600 individual animals representing 450+ species including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Gorilla gorilla gorilla* (western lowland gorilla), *Panthera tigris altaica* (Siberian tiger), and *Grus japonensis* (red-crowned crane). It operates under the governance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment, holds full accreditation from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA
Ueno Zoo houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.
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Pandas whose birth place is recorded as Ueno Zoo.
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Kang Kang
康康
56 years old
Ueno Zoo
Kang Kang (康康, studbook #122) was a male giant panda discovered in the wild of Baoxing, Sichuan in February 1972 and gif...
View profileLan Lan
兰兰
56 years old
Ueno Zoo
Lan Lan (兰兰, studbook #123) was a female giant panda gifted by China to Japan in 1972 to mark the normalization of diplo...
View profileTong Tong
童童
40 years old
Ueno Zoo
Tong Tong (童童) was the first giant panda conceived and raised entirely in Japan. Born June 1, 1986 at Ueno Zoo to Fei Fe...
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Archive timeline at Ueno Zoo
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Shin Shin gives birth to twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei
Shin Shin gave birth to a pair of twins at Ueno Zoo — a male (Xiao Xiao, 晓晓) and a female (Lei Lei, 蕾蕾). This was Ueno Zoo's first panda twin birth. Both cubs remain at Ueno Zoo as of 2026.
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In the library
Further reading on Ueno Zoo
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Culture 📚 general
Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide
The giant panda diaspora spans 58 locations across continents — from the misty bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore, from mountain reserves that shelter free-ranging pandas to urban zoos that host celebrities. This article provides the definitive guide to panda geography: where they live, why they're there, what the distribution reveals about conservation history, and how the map has changed from 1869 to today.
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Ueno Zoo Obsession: Why Japan Falls Deeper in Love With Pandas Every Year
Since 1972, when the first pandas arrived as symbols of Sino-Japanese diplomatic normalization, Ueno Zoo in Tokyo has been the epicenter of Japan's enduring panda obsession. From the nationwide mourning when Ling Ling died to the tearful farewell for Xiang Xiang in 2023, this article explores the cultural, psychological, and economic dimensions of Japan's unique panda love affair.
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International Vet Cooperation: Solving Overseas Panda Health Crises
When a panda falls ill in a zoo thousands of miles from China, the response is not local — it is global. Chinese veterinary teams fly to foreign zoos within 48 hours. Foreign keepers travel to China for specialized training. Video consultations connect specialists across continents in real time. This article explores the hidden international medical network that keeps the global panda diaspora healthy — from emergency surgeries in Europe to chronic disease management in Asia, and the shared medical knowledge that saves panda lives everywhere.
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Where this place sits in the wider panda world
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📍 All Locations
Coordinates: 35.7161 N, 139.7711 E
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About Ueno Zoo
Ueno Zoo, located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is Japan’s oldest operating zoological park, housing over 2,600 individual animals representing 450+ species including Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla), Panthera tigris altaica (Siberian tiger), and Grus japonensis (red-crowned crane). It operates under the governance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment, holds full accreditation from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA