Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
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Date openedSeptember 1, 1971
LocationDobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
No. of species170
MembershipsJAZA
| Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park | |
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| Date opened | September 1, 1971 |
| 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.
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 species of animals in the zoo's collection, including giraffes, lions, black rhinoceroses, red pandas, brush-tailed bettongs, Japanese giant salamanders and macaws. The zoo also has African forest elephants.
The zoo recruits citizen volunteers to explain the animals in detail and with humor to visitors.
