Xiang Xiang, a 5-year-old giant panda born and raised at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, left Japan for China on Tuesday.
Xiang Xiang departed from the zoo Tuesday morning, seen off by park staff and fans at around 7:15 a.m. She was said to be in good health, calmly entering a cage that was then loaded onto a truck.
The panda arrived at Narita Airport just over an hour later, and left Japan on a chartered flight. She was accompanied on her journey by zookeepers tasked with handling her food, water and other needs.
