Satsukiyama Zoo
{{ infobox zoo
| zoo_name = Satsukiyama Zoo
五月山動物園
| logo =
| logo_width =
| logo_caption =
| image =
| image_width =
| image_caption =
| date_opened = April 1957
| date_opening =
| date_closed =
| location = 5-33, 2-chome, Ayaha, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
| area =
| coordinates = {{coord|34.8304|135.4254|type:landmark_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| num_animals =
| num_species =
| largest_tank_vol =
| total_tank_vol =
| annual_visitors =
| members = JAZA{{Cite web |url=http://www.jaza.jp/z_map/z_seek06z.html |date= |trans-title=Zoos in Kinki region, Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums |title=日本動物園水族館協会 近畿の動物園 |accessdate=2015-10-28 |language=Japanese}}
| exhibits =
| website = {{URL|http://www.satsukiyamazoo.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
}}
{{nihongo|Satsukiyama Zoo|五月山動物園|}} is located at Satsukiyama Park, at the base of Mount Satsuki in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. The zoo opened in April, 1957. The zoo is the municipal zoo of Ikeda.
The zoo is the second smallest zoo (3000 m2) in all zoos belonging to Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).
Wombats
In 1992, wombats were successfully bred at the zoo, which was the first time outside of Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.ikeda.osaka.jp/boshu/sonotabosyu/1437521279370.html|date= |trans-title=About local academy "Ikeda wombat juku", Ikeda city website |title=池田市ホームページ ローカルアカデミー いけだウォンバット塾について |accessdate=2015-10-28 |language=Japanese}}
Idol group
Keeper Girls is a female idol music group created in August 2015. The group belongs to the zoo.{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.ikeda.osaka.jp/ikkrwebBrowse/material/files/group/4/113902-04.pdf|date=2015-10-01 |title=Koho Ikeda (public relations magazine of Ikeda), Oct 2015, 2-4. |accessdate=2015-10-27 |language=Japanese}}
Access
- a 15-minute walk from Ikeda Station on the Takarazuka Main Line of Hankyu Railway.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.satsukiyamazoo.com/ Official site]{{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.keepergirls.com/ Keeper Girls' official site]{{in lang|ja}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satsukiyama Zoo}}
Category:Tourist attractions in Osaka
{{Zoo-stub}}