Miyagi Zao Fox Village, Shiroishi: Hours, Address, Miyagi Zao Fox Village Reviews: 3/5
Miyagi Zao Fox Village
Miyagi Zao Fox Village
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Sarah
1 contribution
Nov 2021 • Family
DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BUSINESS! This is a horrible place filled with suffering, despair, and evil. The animals in this “sanctuary” are living life’s of pure torture! Do not be apart of the problem, help free these defenseless creatures and shut this disgusting place down!
Written 16 January 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Jasmin
3 contributions
Nov 2021
Right now I'm shaking when I write this. I was so shocked about how they chained up some foxes and how they barely move. They are treated not like a wild animal that belongs to nature but like a pet! It's so sad... It breaks my heart how little space they have to move around and how they are just a cheap attraction... Be human, don't go there if you care for animals...
Written 25 November 2021
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Car Wash G
1 contribution
Nov 2020
I saw fox carcasses all over the place. It's probably because they've been poisoned to death. I give this place a 0/10!
Written 10 September 2021
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lgcaesar1
Laurel, MD1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Couples
The animals are kept in bad conditions. Some are wounded. Some are starving. Please do not give this place anymore money. Its plain animal abuse.
Written 28 August 2021
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Britney L
1 contribution
Apr 2021 • Friends
DONT VISIT UNLESS YOU WANT TO SUPPORT ANIMAL ABUSE! Mistreated Foxes are their way to earn dirty money! If you have a love for foxes like I do, you will see this is no sanctuary. Anyone that knows about foxes know they are solitary animals. Here they fight for food, water, they all have gashes on their heads which seems suspicious to me. Loads of underweight foxes tightly cramped with eachother and others stuffed in cages. I’m not a person against zoos personally I love them and interacting with wildlife and thought I would enjoy this experience but I was mortified by the conditions. Please if you can have any action on this, don’t support the business here. Sign petitions. Already awareness. This place deserves to be shut down.!!!
Written 8 August 2021
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tomhamsphire
Zurich, Switzerland9 contributions
Jul 2021 • Friends
Horrible Place: Think again before visiting this place! We were shocked about the living conditions of these foxes. They were weak, malnourished, stank, injured and poor. The people working there did not care at all about the situation and were very rude. The cages were really small and many fixes had wounds from fights. What’s more, we were shocked that some people ignored all of the above mentioned things and took smiling pictures with this lost creatures for theis instagram. This was a pervert act of egoism. We really do not recommend to visit this place and hope it will be shut down soon.
Written 7 August 2021
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Robyn H
2 contributions
Nov 2019 • Solo
Not sure what's so 'cute' about caged foxes and foxes forced to be on a lead. And you feed them hot dogs that I wouldn't even feed a human child. The place stinks. And I mean that literally. If they keep breeding these foxes at the rate they're going they'll eventually run out of space and it will be a mad house. Instead of fox Village they should consider naming it fox insane asylum.
Written 25 October 2020
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Breeze
902 contributions
Jan 2020
The place for fox is definitely needed to be improved, you can tell fox are so unhappy. The condition is quite poor and even we see the fox was kicked by the fox nanny, can't believe what we have seen.
I must say before visiting the fox village, I just imagine there are many cute and lovely fox, I do see them when I was there. However, I also saw they are so miserable.
I do hope the host and the nanny can really take good care of these fox, not just treat them as the tool to make money.
Felt happy when I saw the cute fox, but felt sorry for their poor situation which is urged to be improved.
I must say before visiting the fox village, I just imagine there are many cute and lovely fox, I do see them when I was there. However, I also saw they are so miserable.
I do hope the host and the nanny can really take good care of these fox, not just treat them as the tool to make money.
Felt happy when I saw the cute fox, but felt sorry for their poor situation which is urged to be improved.
Written 11 October 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
70akasha
Zurich, Switzerland48 contributions
Apr 2020 • Couples
Terrible conditions and poor creatures in cages . They are fighting over water and look miserable
Please don’t visit
Please don’t visit
Written 16 September 2020
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I want tO visit tO there oN february. Can i know bus schedule from siroishi station ?
Can i know The other place tO visit in Miyagi o siroishi area?
Thank you
Enas A
Hawalli, Kuwait148 contributions
hi, we are planning to spend a day to visit the fox village, I have few questions, is it nice in April? how many hours it takes, we are planning to spend the full day there, so if we are done with the zoo any nearby place to walk through or enjoy the bloom season. and we may grap lucnh
Kylee b
1 contribution
It’s not a place to go if you are an animal lover it’s awful conditions for the Foxes
hi, we are planning to spend a day to visit the fox village, I have few questions, is it nice in April? how many hours it takes, we are planning to spend the full day there, so if we are done with the zoo any nearby place to walk through or enjoy the bloom season. and we may grap lucnh
Arvin Jarrel A
Manila, Philippines5 contributions
Hi,
Are there Large coin lockers in the station? If yes, how many? as some remote stations only has 2 sometimes.
thanks!
Walter
49 contributions
There are no lockers in the zoo
Claudia
Dublin, Ireland240 contributions
Hello I checked their website and tried to contact them but I don't quite understand. Is the fox village open during Golden week?
thanks
hanhanid
Indonesia90 contributions
Hi, just tryin to help here.
I think with some attraction in Japan, you have better luck with some help from local.
So, in my case, i ask the hotel i stayed to contact them. In the "English" version, the telephone number/email usually in our case, cannot be contacted or did not get any reply.
The hotel staff searched for the japanese version, and viola ! Finally i got the information i wanted, and for me, it works every time, when searching for bus route (local route) or asking for operating hours that did not existed in the web, every time it works.
Denise C
Singapore, Singapore6 contributions
Thinking going to visit "Miyagi Zao Fox Village" in Japan on 23rd Dec (Sat). Anyone knows anyone who might be interested in the same? So that we can split an expensive cab to the place.
hanhanid
Indonesia90 contributions
I think there's a public bus on Friday, but if you insist going on Sat, like us, you must spend some time searching for someone going the same way. For us, we had no luck, and ended up paying "the expensive cab" :(
Hello everyone! I'm planning to go to the Fox Village this weekend but it will be raining. Does anyone know if you can still play with the foxes/see them if it's raining and is it worth it, in general, to go there if the weather won't be that good ?:( Thanks!
Greg A
La Porte City, IA136 contributions
I dont know if you can play with them with rain but i imagine that they would still allow it as it rains a bunch there. Also its all outside and open so no cover except the feeding area and gift store.
Just remember that its an at your caution place not an American petting zoo.
Fun and interesting place and enjoyed the sights and sounds of them all.
Heidi B
3 contributions
Hi everyone,
I read on one website that there are times of the year when you cannot hold a fox. Does anyone know when this period is? I will be visiting at the beginning of November. Thanks!
vitamin_Cie
Pensacola Beach, FL31 contributions
I went in April and was not allowed to.
Schmetting
xalapa, Mexico
Hola, alguien podria informarme cuanto tiempo tarda el autobus para regresar a shiroishi?
Frequently Asked Questions about Miyagi Zao Fox Village
- Miyagi Zao Fox Village is open:
- Thu - Tue 09:00 - 16:00
- We recommend booking Miyagi Zao Fox Village tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 1 Miyagi Zao Fox Village tours on Tripadvisor
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- Restaurants near Miyagi Zao Fox Village:
- (3.33 km) Shiroishi Ski Resort Restaurant
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