Satsukiyama Zoo
Date opened | April 1957 |
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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 |
Satsukiyama Zoo (五月山動物園) is located at , at the base of in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, opened in April, 1957. The zoo is the municipal zoo of Ikeda.
The zoo is the second smallest zoo (3000 m²) in all zoos belonging to Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).
Wombats[]
In 1992, wombats were successfully bred at the zoo, which was the first time outside 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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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(in Japanese)
- Keeper Girls' official site(in Japanese)
Categories:
- Tourist attractions in Osaka
- Zoos in Japan
- Zoo stubs