Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park

entrance of the zoo
Date opened September 1, 1971
Location Dobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
Number of species 170
Memberships JAZA
Website http://www.asazoo.jp/

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park (広島市安佐動物公園 Hiroshima-shi Asa Dōbutsukōen) is a zoo in Hiroshima, Japan.

Overview

Asa Zoological Park opened in 1971 in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima as the 62nd zoo in Japan. The gross area of the zoo is 49.6 ha. There are about 170 varieties of animals including giraffes, lions, black rhinoceroses, lesser pandas, woylies, Japanese giant salamanders and macaws.

They recruit citizen volunteers to explain the animals in detail and with humor to visitors.

Zoo Volunteer

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Holidays

History

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Coordinates: 34°29′52″N 132°26′26″E / 34.497856°N 132.44069°E / 34.497856; 132.44069


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