Take subway from “Shin-Kobe”station to “Sannomiya” station, then transfer to port liner. Get off at “Kyo computer Mae” station.

if I remember correctly. There is a train from Namba to Kobe-sannomiya Station which takes about 30-40 mins. Then you change to the skyliner monorail to the kei computerMae station.

You are right!! On October 19th in 2017, they are open as a special case.

You should come to Sannomiya by JR or Hankyu Line. If you take Hankyu from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station, you need to change trains at Juso. From Sannomiya take Port Liner and get off at Kei computer Mae 京コンピュータ前 station. Only a few minutes from the station.

If you can go to thier website and find the calendar on the top page, scrolling down, you can find the pink indication which are their closed dates.

Hope this is still in time for you mate... you can buy tickets from train stations in Japan. It includes the rail ticket there and entrance to Animal Kingdom and it works out a little bit cheaper.

No. I went on a rainy day. I consider it one of the best place to go on rainy day. Only those outdoor "ride tasting" are not available, but that's only a very small part of the zoo!

There are cats, dogs, rabbits, kangaroos, capybaras,alpacas,owls,turtles, penguins,pelicans, ducks, fishes, and various birds. The bird show is amazing! You can feed and touch many of the animals.