Asa Zoological Park opened in 1971 in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima as the 62nd zoo in Japan.
Asa Zoo
Hiroshima
9 AM–4:30 PM
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 is one of the only parks that holds African forest elephants outside their native range.
Address
Dobutsuen Asacho, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima, 731-3355, Japan