We bought the Grutto pass on this trip. The Grutto pass costs 2000 yen and includes free admission coupons to many of the publicly owned attractions like the Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edo Tokyo Museum and the Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum. It also includes discounts to many other museums and special exhibitions. This is a great deal for 2000 yen.
We even saw a few things that we would not have paid to see but since it was part of the grutto pass, we decided what the hey!
One of the things that we did was go to the Onishi Ueno Zoo. Well, five guys traveling together do not have the zoo at the top of their list. We went anyway to see the Giant Panda. This is not a huge zoo but of pretty good size over 400 species on display. The main attraction is the Giant Panda exhibit.
Many of us have not seen a Panda in life. This was an opportunity for us to see one in captivity.
OK, we saw the Panda. It was sleeping we think. Or just putting on a show? Anyway, there was not much action. What did we expect? We don't quite know ourselves. We know that it lounges, all day??? It must eat sometime. We probably walked in on its afternoon nap.
The Panda's name is Ling Ling. It is a he. Apparently,he is the only one with Japanese citizenship. He was born in 1986.
Pandas are on lease from China. Zoos around the world contract with the Chinese government to lease the Pandas. Big bucks. Glad I had the coupon book.
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