Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
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Date opened | September 1, 1971 |
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Location | Dobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima |
No. 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.
Hours[]
- From 1 January to 29 December
- From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Holidays[]
- Every Thursday
History[]
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- Opened as the 62nd zoo in Japan on September 1, 1971.
- World's first success of the artificial insemination of frozen sperm from a dead Chimpanzee in 1998.
- Opened the animal contact areas for kids in 2001.
- Night Safari started in the summer of 2003 and has run every summer since.
See also[]
External links[]
- Asa Zoological Park
- Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums[permanent dead link]
Coordinates: 34°29′52″N 132°26′26″E / 34.497856°N 132.44069°E
Categories:
- Parks in Japan
- Parks and gardens in Hiroshima
- Tourist attractions in Hiroshima
- Zoos in Japan
- 1971 establishments in Japan
- Buildings and structures in Hiroshima
- Zoos established in 1971
- Zoo stubs