Zoo
Asahiyama Zoo
🇯🇵 Japan
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Japan 80 spp. present
The Asahiyama Zoo (旭山動物園, Asahiyama dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo that opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country. In August 2004, over 320,000 people had visited the zoo, the second-highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan. Located in Higashi Asahikawa, on the outskirts of Asahikawa, the Asahiyama Zoo is accredited by the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
43.768° N 142.480° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
80
speciesOpened
1967
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–16:30
Getting there
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Asahiyama Zoo?
Japan
Asahiyama Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Japan. Its coordinates are 43.768° N, 142.480° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 811 km away.
What animals can you see at Asahiyama Zoo?
80 species
Citizen-science photos record 80 species at Asahiyama Zoo, including King Penguin, Polar Bear, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Sika Deer and Red-crowned Crane. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Asahiyama Zoo in the wild?
Polar Bear: Svalbard
Some of the animals photographed at Asahiyama Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Polar Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Eurasian Eagle-Owl (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Monfragüe National Park) and Sika Deer (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nikko National Park).
When is Asahiyama Zoo open?
Every day · 9:30–16:30
According to its open map listing, Asahiyama Zoo is open Every day · 9:30–16:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Asahiyama Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1967, 14 ha
Asahiyama Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Japan, opened in 1967 and covers about 14 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 80 species are photographed there.
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