Satsukiyama Zoo

Satsukiyama Zoo
五月山動物園

Date opened	April 1957
Location	5-33, 2-chome, Ayaha, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates	34°49′49″N 135°25′31″E / 34.8304°N 135.4254°ECoordinates: 34°49′49″N 135°25′31″E / 34.8304°N 135.4254°E
Memberships	JAZA [1]
Website	www.satsukiyamazoo.com (Japanese)

Satsukiyama Zoo (五月山動物園) is located at Satsukiyama Park, at the base of Mount Satsuki in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, opened in April, 1957. The zoo is the municipal zoo of Ikeda.

The zoo is the 2nd smallest zoo (3000 m²) in all zoos belonging to Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

Wombats

In 1992, the zoo accomplished the first breeding of wombat out of Australia.^[2]

Idol group

Keeper Girls is a female idol music group created in August 2015. The group belongs to the zoo.^[3]

Access

• a 15-minute walk from Ikeda Station on the Takarazuka Main Line of Hankyu Railway.

References

1. "日本動物園水族館協会 近畿の動物園" [Zoos in Kinki region, Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-28.
2. "池田市ホームページ ローカルアカデミー いけだウォンバット塾について" [About local academy "Ikeda wombat juku", Ikeda city website] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-28.
3. "Koho Ikeda (public relations magazine of Ikeda), Oct 2015, 2-4." (PDF) (in Japanese). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

External links

• Official site(Japanese)
• Keeper Girls' official site(Japanese)