Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding performance especially in the region of UV-A radiation at 400 to 320 nm. A cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particle comprising a matrix raw zinc oxide particle and a cerium oxide layer formed on the surface of the matrix particle, wherein a cerium oxide amount is 5 to 30 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the zinc oxide, a particle diameter of the cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particles is 0.01 ?m or more, and a specific surface area of the cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particle is 5.0 m2/g or more.