Asa Zoological Park opened in 1971 in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima as the 62nd zoo in Japan.

There are about 170 varieties of animals including giraffes, lions, black rhinoceroses, lesser pandas, woylies, Japanese giant salamanders and macaws.

They recruit citizen volunteers to explain the animals in detail and with humor to visitors.

The zoo opened as the 62 animal park in Japan on September 1, 1971.

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