I recently came across an online page that is written in Japanese which has a list that is intended to be a comprehensive list of places in Japan that hold miniature domestic pig breeds and can be visited by the public. Because some of the places in the list are marked as having been newly added in 2009, I think that it is safe to assume that the list has not been updated in many years.
I have chosen not to post the link to the original page here. The page itself appears to be safe, but it contains many links to websites, some of which have since turned into unsafe pages that might harbour computer viruses.
I decided to try translating the list. The goal of the translation was not to find out whether any of the listed facilities still hold miniature pigs. Rather, it was to find out what the current status of these facilities is, and whether any of them are overlooked facilities that could be of interest to zoochatters.
I have added my own comments about the facilities that were in the list, where I decided that this might be necessary. Each section that has my comments is preceded by the ">" symbol.
HOKKAIDŌ
Asahikawa City
-Asahiyama Zoo
Sapporo City
-Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Eniwa City
-Ecorin Village / Galaxy Gardens (Hokkaidō Eniwa Farm) >Only has domestic mammals. Will permanently close later this year.
TŌHOKU REGION
Akita Prefecture
-Akita Omoriyama Zoo
Iwate Prefecture
-Morioka Zoological Park ZOOMO
-Ark Tategamori / Tategamori Ark Farm >Indian Peafowl, Sika, domestic mammals.
HOKURIKU REGION
Ishikawa Prefecture
-Nihonkai Club >Restaurant that (still?) has a small petting zoo with emus and domestic mammals.
Toyama Prefecture
-Kurobe Farm, Wind of Makiba >Domestic mammals only; open by appointment only.
-Toyama Family Park
KANTŌ REGION
Tochigi Prefecture
-Utsunomiya Zoo
-Mōka Squirrel Village >Closed in 2020.
-TRY TRY TRY Experience Hall >Domestic mammals only; open by appointment only.
-Senbonmatsu Farm >Emus and domestic mammals.
-Nasu Animal Kingdom
-Omiya Park Zoo
Gunma Prefecture
-Gunma Safari Park
-Karuizawa Mountain Ranch >Closed (date?).
-Kiryugaoka Zoo
-Koshinyama Mini Zoo / Fujioka Mini Zoo >Indian Peafowl, some other common birds, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Tonton Hiroba >Pork restaurant; has a few live domestic pigs that are kept as mascots.
Saitama Prefecture
-Nakayoshi Zoo at Lakeside Park Miyazawako >Closed in 2008.
-Saitama Children's Zoo
-Tōbu Zoo
-Enomoto Dairy Farm >Chickens and domestic mammals only.
Ibaraki Prefecture
-Hitachi City Kamine Zoo
-Higashi Tsukuba Utopia >Indian Peafowl, some other common birds, Japanese Macaque, Wild Boar, domestic mammals (including cats and dogs).
-Herb Harmony Garden >Closed (after 2019?).
-Fukasaku Farm >Fruit farm; might no longer have animals?
-Pocket Farm Dokidoki >Food market; domestic pigs only.
Tōkyō
-Ueno Zoo
-Sunshine Aquarium
-Kamichiba Sunahara Park >Includes a small animal collection of Indian Peafowl, other common birds, squirrels, domestic mammals.
-Hamura Zoo
-Adachi Park of Living Things
-Tōkyō Metropolitan Ōshima Park Zoo
Chiba Prefecture
-Mother Farm >Domestic Mallard, African Spurred Tortoise, Capybara, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Ichikawa City Zoo
-Chiba City Zoo
-Sudo Farm >Domestic mammals only; mostly cattle.
-Himeharu Village / Lakewoods Garden >Closed in late 2020.
-Narita Dream Farm >Indian Peafowl, domestic waterfowl, domestic mammals.
-Tōkyō German Village >Common birds, common herps, Four-toed Hedgehog, domestic mammals, fish, insects.
Kanagawa Prefecture
-Hiroyama Park >Japanese Macaque, domestic mammals, Indian Peafowl, chickens and domestic waterfowl.
-Hattori Dairy Farm >Domestic mammals and domestic birds only.
-Sekiguchi Ranch >Domestic mammals and domestic birds only.
-Nagai Umi-no-Te Park Soleil Hill / Soleil Park >Capybara, Grey Kangaroo, domestic mammals, common birds. Website mentions African Penguin.
CHŪBU REGION
Yamanashi Prefecture
-Kōfu City Yūki Park Zoo
Nagano Prefecture
-Nagano City Chasuyama Zoo
-Tateshina Petting Farm >Closed (2019?).
-Suetoshi Farm >Tortoises, domestic birds (?), domestic mammals, variety of exotic mammals e.g. Rock Hyrax, Patagonian Mara, Coati, Meerkat.
-Tirolean Forest >Closed in late 2020.
-Suzaka City Zoo
Shizuoka Prefecture
-Fuji Safari Park
-Hamamatsu Zoo
-Amagi Wild Boar Village >Closed in 2008.
-Nitō Farm Goat Ranch >Closed (late 2010s?).
-Makaino Farm >Domestic mammals only.
-Suzuki Orchards >Presumably refers to a vegetable farm in Mori Village (full name: Enshū Mori Suzuki Orchards) and not to a small fruit crop in Kakegawa City. No animals?
-Oratche Dairy Kingdom >Domestic mammals only.
-Little Red Riding Hood's Fun Orchards >No animals?
-Fuji Milk Land >Domestic mammals only.
Aichi Prefecture
-Non Hoi Park
-Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
-Aiboku / Aichi Farm >Indian Peafowl, Domestic Mallard, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Pet Petting Kingdom / Wanwan Zoo >Domestic dogs only.
-Makiba Mizu Hill "West Hill" >Closed? Ostriches and domestic mammals; the only detailed thing that I can find about it is a blog post from 2016. Unsure whether it is the same place as the still-open, "Mikuni West Farm" (domestic mammals only).
-Dela Farm / Nagoya City Agricultural Centre >Chickens and domestic mammals only.
-Komaki Citizens' Forest of Four Seasons >Domestic mammals only?
-Okazaki City Higashi Park Zoo
-Sante Park Tahara >Chickens, domestic mallards (free-roaming), domestic mammals.
-Kuragaike Park Zoo
Gifu Prefecture
-Miyamoto Farm >Closed? Domestic sheep only.
-Japan Shōwa Village / Gifu Stream Satoyama Park >Domestic mammals and goldfish.
-Nakatsugawa City Petting Farm >Domestic mammals only.
KANSAI REGION
Shiga Prefecture
-Narita Petting Farm >Domestic mammals and chickens.
-Shiga Prefecture Centre for Agriculture Technology and Promotion >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
Mie Prefecture
-Iga Village Mokumoku Hand-made Farm >Domestic mammals only.
-Ise Sea Paradise
-Gōkan Village >Unsure what this refers to; all online results that I can see are about a place named Nemu Resort, which does not appear to have anything that relates to animals.
Wakayama Prefecture
-Adventure World
-Wakayama City Zoo / Wakayama Park Zoo
Nara Prefecture
-Uda Animal Park >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
Kyōto Prefecture
-Fukuchiyama City Zoo
-Kyōto City Zoo
-Roadside Station Tango Kingdom Shoku no Miyako >African Spurred Tortoise, Greek Tortoise, domestic mammals.
-Tango Jersey Farm Dairy Kitchen Sora >Domestic mammals only.
Ōsaka Prefecture
-Misaki Park Zoo >Closed in 2020.
-Ōsaka Peoples' Farm >Closed in 2012.
-World Ranch >Chilean Flamingo, Harris's Hawk, owls, domestic birds, African Spurred Tortoise, Patagonian Mara, Four-toed Hedgehog, Sugar Glider, domestic mammals.
Hyōgo Prefecture
-Kōbe City Rokkosan Bokujo / Rokkosan Ranch >Domestic mammals only.
-Himeji Central Park
-Himeji City Zoo
-Awaji Farm Park England Hill
-Eden Farm >Closed in 2005.
-Awaji Island Farm >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
-Yuge Farm / Yugefarm >Domestic cattle (and goats?) only; open by appointment only.
CHŪGOKU REGION
Hiroshima Prefecture
-Hiroshima City Asa Zoo
-Fukuyama City Zoo
-Uenohara Ranch Cadore Gelateria >Dairy product facility; domestic mammals only.
Okayama Prefecture
-Okayama Farmer's Market North Village >Domestic mammals, possibly domestic mallards.
-Ostrich Farm Yubara >No ostriches! The facility's name does not use the actual Japanese word for "Ostrich" (Dachō), so it is probably not misleading to most visitors. Poultry farm; chickens only; has no petting-animals; open by appointment only.
-Ikeda Zoo
-Sakate Farm >Cattle farm; not open to the public?
-Okayama Forest Park / Okayama Forest Park German Forest >Capybara, Grey Kangaroo, domestic mammals.
-Tabuchi Strawberry Farm / Tabuchi Orchards >Domestic dog only (this place formerly also had a pet pig, but no other animals); open by appointment only.
Tottori Prefecture
-Utsubuki Park Zoo >Japanese Macaque, domestic mammals, Indian Peafowl, other common birds, turtles.
-Daisen Tom-Sawyer Pasture / Daisen Tom-Sawyer Farm >Capybara, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals, African Spurred Tortoise.
-Utsubuki Park >Mistakenly listed twice? I doubt that the park has ever had two separate captive animal places.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
-Shūnan City Tokuyama Zoo
SHIKOKU REGION
Tokushima Prefecture
-Tokushima Zoo
Kagawa Prefecture
-New Reoma World / Reoma Resort >Capybaras only? Upcoming temporary exhibition with large live beetles.
-Shirotori Zoo
Kōchi Prefecture
-Kōchi Prefecture Agricultural Examination Facility >Chickens and domestic mammals; not open to the public?
KYŪSHŪ REGION
Nagasaki Prefecture
-Nagasaki Bio Park
-Karako Lotus Gardens / Karako Marsh Park >Wild Grey Heron and dragonflies; no captive animals?
Kumamoto Prefecture
-Aso Cuddly Dominion
-Rakunō Mother's Aso Milk Farm >Koi Carp, (wild?) ducks, domestic mammals.
-Mō-Mō-Farm Takehara Ranch >Ostriches and domestic mammals.
Miyazaki Prefecture
-Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo
-Cosmos Farm >Closed in 2015.
-Sun Messe Nichinan >Mostly an Easter Island-themed theme park. Includes live African spurred tortoises and a museum with pinned insects. Had domestic mammals, but no longer?
Kagoshima Prefecture
-Animal Life & Botanical Garden Nagasakibana Parking Garden
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If any readers know of any additional information, or corrections, to the comments that I made in this list, then I would be interested in hearing them.
I have chosen not to post the link to the original page here. The page itself appears to be safe, but it contains many links to websites, some of which have since turned into unsafe pages that might harbour computer viruses.
I decided to try translating the list. The goal of the translation was not to find out whether any of the listed facilities still hold miniature pigs. Rather, it was to find out what the current status of these facilities is, and whether any of them are overlooked facilities that could be of interest to zoochatters.
I have added my own comments about the facilities that were in the list, where I decided that this might be necessary. Each section that has my comments is preceded by the ">" symbol.
HOKKAIDŌ
Asahikawa City
-Asahiyama Zoo
Sapporo City
-Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Eniwa City
-Ecorin Village / Galaxy Gardens (Hokkaidō Eniwa Farm) >Only has domestic mammals. Will permanently close later this year.
TŌHOKU REGION
Akita Prefecture
-Akita Omoriyama Zoo
Iwate Prefecture
-Morioka Zoological Park ZOOMO
-Ark Tategamori / Tategamori Ark Farm >Indian Peafowl, Sika, domestic mammals.
HOKURIKU REGION
Ishikawa Prefecture
-Nihonkai Club >Restaurant that (still?) has a small petting zoo with emus and domestic mammals.
Toyama Prefecture
-Kurobe Farm, Wind of Makiba >Domestic mammals only; open by appointment only.
-Toyama Family Park
KANTŌ REGION
Tochigi Prefecture
-Utsunomiya Zoo
-Mōka Squirrel Village >Closed in 2020.
-TRY TRY TRY Experience Hall >Domestic mammals only; open by appointment only.
-Senbonmatsu Farm >Emus and domestic mammals.
-Nasu Animal Kingdom
-Omiya Park Zoo
Gunma Prefecture
-Gunma Safari Park
-Karuizawa Mountain Ranch >Closed (date?).
-Kiryugaoka Zoo
-Koshinyama Mini Zoo / Fujioka Mini Zoo >Indian Peafowl, some other common birds, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Tonton Hiroba >Pork restaurant; has a few live domestic pigs that are kept as mascots.
Saitama Prefecture
-Nakayoshi Zoo at Lakeside Park Miyazawako >Closed in 2008.
-Saitama Children's Zoo
-Tōbu Zoo
-Enomoto Dairy Farm >Chickens and domestic mammals only.
Ibaraki Prefecture
-Hitachi City Kamine Zoo
-Higashi Tsukuba Utopia >Indian Peafowl, some other common birds, Japanese Macaque, Wild Boar, domestic mammals (including cats and dogs).
-Herb Harmony Garden >Closed (after 2019?).
-Fukasaku Farm >Fruit farm; might no longer have animals?
-Pocket Farm Dokidoki >Food market; domestic pigs only.
Tōkyō
-Ueno Zoo
-Sunshine Aquarium
-Kamichiba Sunahara Park >Includes a small animal collection of Indian Peafowl, other common birds, squirrels, domestic mammals.
-Hamura Zoo
-Adachi Park of Living Things
-Tōkyō Metropolitan Ōshima Park Zoo
Chiba Prefecture
-Mother Farm >Domestic Mallard, African Spurred Tortoise, Capybara, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Ichikawa City Zoo
-Chiba City Zoo
-Sudo Farm >Domestic mammals only; mostly cattle.
-Himeharu Village / Lakewoods Garden >Closed in late 2020.
-Narita Dream Farm >Indian Peafowl, domestic waterfowl, domestic mammals.
-Tōkyō German Village >Common birds, common herps, Four-toed Hedgehog, domestic mammals, fish, insects.
Kanagawa Prefecture
-Hiroyama Park >Japanese Macaque, domestic mammals, Indian Peafowl, chickens and domestic waterfowl.
-Hattori Dairy Farm >Domestic mammals and domestic birds only.
-Sekiguchi Ranch >Domestic mammals and domestic birds only.
-Nagai Umi-no-Te Park Soleil Hill / Soleil Park >Capybara, Grey Kangaroo, domestic mammals, common birds. Website mentions African Penguin.
CHŪBU REGION
Yamanashi Prefecture
-Kōfu City Yūki Park Zoo
Nagano Prefecture
-Nagano City Chasuyama Zoo
-Tateshina Petting Farm >Closed (2019?).
-Suetoshi Farm >Tortoises, domestic birds (?), domestic mammals, variety of exotic mammals e.g. Rock Hyrax, Patagonian Mara, Coati, Meerkat.
-Tirolean Forest >Closed in late 2020.
-Suzaka City Zoo
Shizuoka Prefecture
-Fuji Safari Park
-Hamamatsu Zoo
-Amagi Wild Boar Village >Closed in 2008.
-Nitō Farm Goat Ranch >Closed (late 2010s?).
-Makaino Farm >Domestic mammals only.
-Suzuki Orchards >Presumably refers to a vegetable farm in Mori Village (full name: Enshū Mori Suzuki Orchards) and not to a small fruit crop in Kakegawa City. No animals?
-Oratche Dairy Kingdom >Domestic mammals only.
-Little Red Riding Hood's Fun Orchards >No animals?
-Fuji Milk Land >Domestic mammals only.
Aichi Prefecture
-Non Hoi Park
-Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
-Aiboku / Aichi Farm >Indian Peafowl, Domestic Mallard, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals.
-Pet Petting Kingdom / Wanwan Zoo >Domestic dogs only.
-Makiba Mizu Hill "West Hill" >Closed? Ostriches and domestic mammals; the only detailed thing that I can find about it is a blog post from 2016. Unsure whether it is the same place as the still-open, "Mikuni West Farm" (domestic mammals only).
-Dela Farm / Nagoya City Agricultural Centre >Chickens and domestic mammals only.
-Komaki Citizens' Forest of Four Seasons >Domestic mammals only?
-Okazaki City Higashi Park Zoo
-Sante Park Tahara >Chickens, domestic mallards (free-roaming), domestic mammals.
-Kuragaike Park Zoo
Gifu Prefecture
-Miyamoto Farm >Closed? Domestic sheep only.
-Japan Shōwa Village / Gifu Stream Satoyama Park >Domestic mammals and goldfish.
-Nakatsugawa City Petting Farm >Domestic mammals only.
KANSAI REGION
Shiga Prefecture
-Narita Petting Farm >Domestic mammals and chickens.
-Shiga Prefecture Centre for Agriculture Technology and Promotion >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
Mie Prefecture
-Iga Village Mokumoku Hand-made Farm >Domestic mammals only.
-Ise Sea Paradise
-Gōkan Village >Unsure what this refers to; all online results that I can see are about a place named Nemu Resort, which does not appear to have anything that relates to animals.
Wakayama Prefecture
-Adventure World
-Wakayama City Zoo / Wakayama Park Zoo
Nara Prefecture
-Uda Animal Park >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
Kyōto Prefecture
-Fukuchiyama City Zoo
-Kyōto City Zoo
-Roadside Station Tango Kingdom Shoku no Miyako >African Spurred Tortoise, Greek Tortoise, domestic mammals.
-Tango Jersey Farm Dairy Kitchen Sora >Domestic mammals only.
Ōsaka Prefecture
-Misaki Park Zoo >Closed in 2020.
-Ōsaka Peoples' Farm >Closed in 2012.
-World Ranch >Chilean Flamingo, Harris's Hawk, owls, domestic birds, African Spurred Tortoise, Patagonian Mara, Four-toed Hedgehog, Sugar Glider, domestic mammals.
Hyōgo Prefecture
-Kōbe City Rokkosan Bokujo / Rokkosan Ranch >Domestic mammals only.
-Himeji Central Park
-Himeji City Zoo
-Awaji Farm Park England Hill
-Eden Farm >Closed in 2005.
-Awaji Island Farm >Domestic mammals, possibly chickens.
-Yuge Farm / Yugefarm >Domestic cattle (and goats?) only; open by appointment only.
CHŪGOKU REGION
Hiroshima Prefecture
-Hiroshima City Asa Zoo
-Fukuyama City Zoo
-Uenohara Ranch Cadore Gelateria >Dairy product facility; domestic mammals only.
Okayama Prefecture
-Okayama Farmer's Market North Village >Domestic mammals, possibly domestic mallards.
-Ostrich Farm Yubara >No ostriches! The facility's name does not use the actual Japanese word for "Ostrich" (Dachō), so it is probably not misleading to most visitors. Poultry farm; chickens only; has no petting-animals; open by appointment only.
-Ikeda Zoo
-Sakate Farm >Cattle farm; not open to the public?
-Okayama Forest Park / Okayama Forest Park German Forest >Capybara, Grey Kangaroo, domestic mammals.
-Tabuchi Strawberry Farm / Tabuchi Orchards >Domestic dog only (this place formerly also had a pet pig, but no other animals); open by appointment only.
Tottori Prefecture
-Utsubuki Park Zoo >Japanese Macaque, domestic mammals, Indian Peafowl, other common birds, turtles.
-Daisen Tom-Sawyer Pasture / Daisen Tom-Sawyer Farm >Capybara, Patagonian Mara, domestic mammals, African Spurred Tortoise.
-Utsubuki Park >Mistakenly listed twice? I doubt that the park has ever had two separate captive animal places.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
-Shūnan City Tokuyama Zoo
SHIKOKU REGION
Tokushima Prefecture
-Tokushima Zoo
Kagawa Prefecture
-New Reoma World / Reoma Resort >Capybaras only? Upcoming temporary exhibition with large live beetles.
-Shirotori Zoo
Kōchi Prefecture
-Kōchi Prefecture Agricultural Examination Facility >Chickens and domestic mammals; not open to the public?
KYŪSHŪ REGION
Nagasaki Prefecture
-Nagasaki Bio Park
-Karako Lotus Gardens / Karako Marsh Park >Wild Grey Heron and dragonflies; no captive animals?
Kumamoto Prefecture
-Aso Cuddly Dominion
-Rakunō Mother's Aso Milk Farm >Koi Carp, (wild?) ducks, domestic mammals.
-Mō-Mō-Farm Takehara Ranch >Ostriches and domestic mammals.
Miyazaki Prefecture
-Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo
-Cosmos Farm >Closed in 2015.
-Sun Messe Nichinan >Mostly an Easter Island-themed theme park. Includes live African spurred tortoises and a museum with pinned insects. Had domestic mammals, but no longer?
Kagoshima Prefecture
-Animal Life & Botanical Garden Nagasakibana Parking Garden
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If any readers know of any additional information, or corrections, to the comments that I made in this list, then I would be interested in hearing them.
