Night Safari at Asa Zoo

Event:Night Safari at Asa Zoo

 

Date:August 10th～September 1, 2013(Sat,Sunday only!!)

 

Cost:¥500 (Adults), ¥170 (Children) Under elementary school free

 

Place:Asa Zoo

 

Phone:082-838-1111

Address:Asa-cho, Asa-kita-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 731-3355, Japan

A chance to see the nocturnal animals in action and to escape to the relative cool of the Asa highlands. The “night safari” is only held 8 nights a year, and it is always popular
with families and dating couples.
There is plenty of debate as to just how bad a zoo Asa Zoo is.
It seems to us that
although the confined spaces in which many of the animals are kept (especially the big cats)
are disgraceful, on the whole, as zoos go, the conditions are relatively good.
Hopefully some of the obvious delight of the kids that visit will translate into long term conservationist
thinking and a respect for animals.
On August 26 there are 60 minute performances at 18:00 and 19:30.
The zoo is open until 21:00 (final admission at 20:30).
Shuttle bus between Kamiyasu Astram Station and Asa Zoo every 10-20 minutes.