Asahiyama Zoo

The Asahiyama Zoo is a municipal zoo that opened in July 1967 in , Hokkaidō, , 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.
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Asahikawa, Japan
  • Also known as: “asahiyama dōbutsuen”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Asahi-yama and Higashi-Asahikawa Station.

Peak
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Mount Asahi is a mountain in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, . It is part of the . Mount Asahi hosts Mount Asahi Park and Asahiyama Zoo.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, . Its station number is A32. is situated 3 km west of Asahiyama Zoo.

Heritage site
opened in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1982. The exhibits include a recreated tondenhei house as well as farming implements, clothes, and documents drawn from the museum's 2,500 objects, among them the Prefectural Cultural Property Illustrated Tales of the Tondenhei - Tondenhei emaki. is situated 3 km west of Asahiyama Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tōma and Higashikawa.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 1 January 2025, the town had an estimated population of 6,119 in 3033 households, and a population density of 30 people per km2. The total area of the town is 204.90 km2. is situated 7 km north of Asahiyama Zoo.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 8,092, and a density of 33 persons per km2. is situated 8 km south of Asahiyama Zoo.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 10,385, and a density of 150 persons per km2. is situated 8 km south of Asahiyama Zoo.

Asahiyama Zoo

Latitude
43.76863° or 43° 46′ 7″ north
Longitude
142.47931° or 142° 28′ 46″ east
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
8RM4QF9H+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 267361081
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8658893
Wiki­data ID
Q993926
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Asahiyama Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旭山动物园”
  • Chinese: “旭山動物園”
  • Chinese: “旭川市旭山动物园”
  • Chinese: “旭川市旭山動物園”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات اساهياما”
  • French: “asahiyama dōbutsuen”
  • French: “zoo d’Asahiyama”
  • French: “Zoo d’Asahiyama”
  • German: “Asahiyama Zoo”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Asahikawa Asahiyama”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Asahikawa”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Asahiyama”
  • Italian: “zoo di Asahiyama”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Asahiyama”
  • Japanese: “Asahiyama dōbutsuen”
  • Japanese: “あさひかわしあさひやまどうぶつえん”
  • Japanese: “あさひやまどうぶつえん”
  • Japanese: “旭山動物園”
  • Japanese: “旭川動物園”
  • Japanese: “旭川市旭山動物園”
  • Korean: “아사히야마 동물원”
  • Korean: “아사히카와시 아사히야마 동물원”
  • Russian: “Зоопарк Асахияма”
  • Sinhala: “අසහියමා සත්වෝද්‍යානය”
  • Turkish: “Asahiyama Hayvanat Bahçesi”
  • Uzbek: “Asahiyama hayvonot bogʻi”

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