Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park

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

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
entrance of the zoo
Date opened	September 1, 1971
Location	Dobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
No. of species	170
Memberships	JAZA
Website	http://www.asazoo.jp/

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. This zoo also has African forest elephants.

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

Zoo Volunteer

History

The zoo opened as the 62 animal park in Japan on September 1, 1971. The zoo opened the animal contact area for kids in 2001 and the Night Safari started in the summer of 2003 which has been in operation every summer.

See also

• Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums