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The Stone Zoo
- Address
Oita-ken, Hayami-gun, Hiji-machi Oga 6018-1
- Business hours
9:30 - 17:00
- Prices
- ￥350 for adults,
￥200 for children,
10% discounts for groups of 20 or more - Holidays
- Tuesdays・Wednesdys /
Open on Tuesday and Wednesday which fall on National Holidays (closed on the following day instead) - Homepage
- [HP]http://www.stone-zoo.com/
- Enquiries
- 0977-73-1028
- Parking lot
- Several parking spaces available.
- Access
- 15 minutes by car from Hiji Interchange.
* Look out for Hotel Solage / Oga Farm.
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Stone painting' is the art of taking stones that seem to resemble something in characteristic and shape, and painting these stones to bring those resembelances to life. Artist Izumi Abe does just this in her Stone Zoo, bringing stones to life as all kinds of animals and showing them off in their 'natural' habitats. In the zoo as well as the garden, there are usually around 300 animals to be seen, all waiting eagerly to greet you.