Staff pretend to be panda in 'keeper experience tour' in Japanese theme park to boost tourism after pandas’ departure: Japanese media
By: Global Times | Published: Dec 27, 2025 02:43 PM
Since all four pandas at a theme park in Shirahama town of the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama returned to China in June, Shirahama launched a “keeper experience tour” project where a staff member donned a panda costume, allowing visitors to simulate tasks like drawing blood from the animal, TV ...