On the 21st, Ueno Zoo's giant panda "Shan Shan", which was returned to China, had its final viewing day on the 19th, and fans regretted farewell.
Ueno Zoo's female giant panda, Xiang Xiang, who is now 5 years old and of breeding age, will be returned on the 21st under an agreement with China, which holds the property.
On the 19th, the last viewing day, about 2,600 people, selected by lottery in advance, visited at the designated time from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm to avoid confusion.
Even before the handover, Xiang Xiang was still eating well and staying healthy, and when she ate her favorite food, bamboo shoots, the fans cheered.
There were quite a few fans who shed tears, and during the short viewing time of 2 minutes, they said, "Cheer up!" .
There were more than 60,000 applicants for the viewing lottery, and the magnification was about 24 times.
A woman in her 40s from Yokohama who came to see her every week said in tears, "Shan Shan was such a big part of her life that she became a part of her life. She is sad, but I want her to be a good mother." was flowing.
She will leave the zoo by truck in the early morning of the 21st and will travel to China on her own plane with her keepers.
A person who continued to go to school almost every day "Becoming popular in China"
Among the fans who won the slot from 4:00 pm, which is the last viewing, there is a person who has continued to visit Xiangshan almost every day, thinking that she was a special person who supported her life.
Natsuki Mizuguchi (37) said that she wore a hoodie and shoes that she designed using plenty of photos of Xiangshan that she took herself, and brought a plush toy of Xiangshan that was about 65 centimeters in size to her last time with Shanshan. I came.
Ms. Mizuguchi was living abroad for a while, but she fell ill and returned to Japan.
When she did so, she began to follow Shan Shan's existence.
Due to her physical condition, it was difficult for her to go out, and I watched her growth on TV and the Internet. She says she can now go out to
Mr. Mizuguchi said, "I bought an annual passport on the day we met for the first time, and since then I've been going every day. Today I took the train and went to see him because I wanted to see what kind of Shanshan he was." bottom.
Ms. Mizuguchi started giving out free Xiangshan goods that she made to people who wanted them. Sometimes I get caught,” she said.
After finishing the last time with Xiang Xiang, Mizuguchi said, "It was cute. It's painful to think that it's really over. Xiang Xiang is everything in my heart, the one and only existence. Pandas are also popular in China. I want you to be," she said while shedding tears.