Japan bids farewell to pandas returning to China

Some 1,400 people lined up in front of Adventure World to see the pandas

Last updated: June 27, 2025 | 17:43

Virendra Saklani, Chief Visual Journalist

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Giant panda Saihin, one among the four pandas on loan to Japan which will soon be heading back to China chews bamboo inside an enclosure at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Friday, June 27, 2025

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Fans turned up in large numbers to bid farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in the Adventure World amusement park Japan, on Friday, which is the final viewing day for the animals before their return to China.

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