Asahiyama Zoo

The Asahiyama Zoo (旭山動物園, Asahiyama dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country.^[2] In August 2004, over 320,000 people visited the zoo, the second highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan.^[3] Located in Higashi Asahikawa, on the outskirts of Asahikawa, the Asahiyama Zoo is accredited by the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

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