Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland
草津熱帯圏
A tropical zoo heated by hot-spring energy. Inside a glass greenhouse you can get close to capybaras, crocodiles, monkeys and other tropical animals.
Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland opened in 1969. It uses geothermal heat from the hot springs to warm a large glass dome, so the tropical climate holds even when it is below freezing outside. The park keeps capybaras, monkeys, crocodiles, snakes and tropical birds, and in winter you can see the capybaras soaking in the hot water. It's a modest-sized park, well suited to families or rainy and snowy days. Plan about an hour. Open roughly 9:00–17:00, with admission about ¥1,100. It's about a 10-minute walk from Yubatake, on the east side of Otaki-no-Yu.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Otaki-no-Yu
- Yubatake
- Shirahata-no-Yu Public Bath
- Netsunoyu Yumomi Show
- Shirane Shrine
- Gozanoyu
- Kosen-ji Temple
- Sainokawara Park