Okinawa City

Torayama Day event “Torayama and Pikarya”

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Schedule

2023.10.08(日)

starting:11:00 terminations:16:00

Venue

Okinawa Zoo & Museum 〒904-0021 5-7-1 Goya, Okinawa City, Okinawa

Animal Center Zoo School

Charge

Participation fee is free (The participation fee is 100 yen for making wildcat masks only)

Contents

There are two types of wildcats in Japan: the Tsushima leopard cat (the local name is “torayama”), which lives in Tsushima in Nagasaki prefecture, and the Iriomote cat, which lives on Iriomote Island in Okinawa prefecture. On “Torayama Day” on 10/8, we will hold an event where you can learn about these two types of wildcats.

11:30/14:00 (30 minutes each) “Tsushima leopard cat and Iriomote cat story” by Masako Izawa (director of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and History)
15:00-15:15 A story about wildcats by a keeper

In addition to the above, quizzes, games, face painting, coloring books, questionnaires, wildcat mask making, etc. will be conducted during the opening hours.

Capacity:50 people

Advance applications are required

Official URL

Contact

Okinawa Zoo & Museum

TEL:098-933-4190

MAIL:info@okzm.jp

Inquiry form:https://www.okzm.jp