“Mysterious Animal Forest”, a relaxing space that makes you feel as if you have wandered into a picture book forest, will open on July 18, 2025!

A relaxing space that makes you feel like you’ve wandered into a picture book forest “Mysterious Animal Forest” Opening July 18, 2025! ​
Gunma Safari World Co., Ltd. Press release: July 11, 2025 To members of the press “Mysterious Animal Forest”, a relaxing space that makes you feel as if you have wandered into a forest of picture books, opens on July 18, 2025! ～Limited-time admission discount campaign～ Gunma Safari Park (1 Okamoto, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture), operated by Gunma Safari World Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture; Representative Director: Shoichi Kikuchi), will open a new experiential interaction facility called “Mysterious Animal Forest (Exotic Animal House)” on Friday, July 18, 2025. “Mysterious Animal Forest” is a new facility where you can interact with unique and cute small animals in a world view that feels like you have entered a forest in a picture book. Adults and children alike can spend a relaxing time in a space designed in harmony with nature, as if the animals in the forest created it themselves.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/62909/21/62909-21-b3e94a4f63690d54ddee3cc2e2c12968-1766×1157.png Rendering of the completed building (currently under construction) The animals on display are as follows: ・Sloth (1) ・Ring-tailed lemur (2) ・Red-handed tamarin (2 heads) ・Meerkat (3 heads) ・Chinchilla (10 heads) ・Sugar gliders (6 heads) ・Hedgehogs (3 heads) ・Ferrets (2 heads) ・Richardson’s ground squirrel (5 heads) ・Syrian hamster (10 heads) ・Djungarian hamster (10 heads) ・Panda mice (10 animals) Inside the facility, you can experience interacting with animals on a table under the supervision of the animal care staff. In addition, the facility limits the time and number of people allowed to enter, to help maintain the animals’ health and reduce stress. Through these interactions, children are not only given the opportunity to learn about the importance of life and compassion for others, but they are also said to contribute to a sense of psychological security, rehabilitation and relaxation, and emotional education, and are attracting attention from many quarters.
[Facility overview] ■ Facility name: Mysterious Animal Forest (Exotic Animal House) ■ Location: Former free rest area in the park (opposite Fureai Park) ■Opening hours: 10:00-16:00 ■Capacity: 8 groups (maximum 24 people) per session *30-minute rotation system per group
*Mysterious Animal Forest is outside the Safari Zone area, so you can use it without paying the Safari admission fee [Opening commemorative campaign] To celebrate the grand opening, we will be offering discounted admission prices from July 18 to August 31, 2025. We plan to distribute 200 yen discount coupons in the park and send half-price discount coupons by email to those who pre-purchase safari admission tickets online. ▼Prices during the campaign period Adults: 1,000 yen → 800 yen (in-park discount ticket), or 500 yen (WEB discount coupon) Junior high school students and younger: 800 yen → 600 yen (in-park discount ticket), or 400 yen (web discount coupon) 2 years and younger: Free (no change) *Animal treats (200 yen/limited quantity) sold separately Gunma Safari Park will continue to provide a richer experience by offering learning and healing through interaction with animals.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/62909/21/62909-21-1d139d77fc5d132eb4859da8662509b3-1096×684.jpg Indoor image (you can get up close and personal with the animals) More information about this release *This email has been sent
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