Akita Omoriyama Zoo
The Akita Omoriyama Zoo, also known as “Milve”, is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1972, the zoo covers 15 hectares, with 114 species on display.Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Zoo
- Description: municipal zoo in Akita, Japan
- Also known as: “Akita City Ōmoriyama Zoo”, “Akita Ōmoriyama Zoo”, and “Ōmoriyama Zoo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Araya Station and 秋田市立浜田小学校.
Araya Station
Railway station
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Araya Station is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East. Araya Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Akita Omoriyama Zoo.
秋田市立浜田小学校
School building
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
秋田市立浜田小学校 is a school building, which is situated 1 km southwest of Akita Omoriyama Zoo.
Araya High School
School
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Araya High School is situated 2 km east of Akita Omoriyama Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akita and Hiroomote.
Akita
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.
Hiroomote
Quarter
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River. Hiroomote is situated 8 km northeast of Akita Omoriyama Zoo.
Akita Omoriyama Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.67119° or 39° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
140.07509° or 140° 4′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8RF2M3CG+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 238017346OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q11595312
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Kadazan Dusun—“Akita Omoriyama Zoo” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ミルヴェ”
- Japanese: “大森山ゆうえんちアニパ”
- Japanese: “大森山動物園”
- Japanese: “秋田市大森山動物園”
- Kadazan Dusun: “Zoo Akita Omoriyama”
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