Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
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| Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park | |
 Asa Zoo
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 entrance of the zoo
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| Location | Dobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima |
| # of Species | 170 |
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Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park is the one of the famous zoos in Japan.
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[edit] Overview
Asa Zoological Park has 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 variety of animals include giraffes, lions, black rhinoceroses, lesser pandas, Japanese giant salamanders and macaws.
They are asking citizen volunteers to explain about animals minutely and amusingly to visiters.
[edit] Hours
- From 1st of January to 29th of December
- From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
[edit] Holidays
- Every Thursday
[edit] See also
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Zoo • Public aquarium • Aviary • Menagerie • Tourist attraction
List of zoos • List of aquaria • List of zoo associations
Animals in captivity • Environmental enrichment • Endangered species • Conservation biology • Biodiversity • Endangered species • Extinction • Ex-situ conservation • In-situ conservation • Wildlife conservation • Zoology
