Satsukiyama Zoo Explained

Zoo Name:	Satsukiyama Zoo 五月山動物園
Date Opened:	April 1957
Location:	5-33, 2-chome, Ayaha, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates:	34.8304°N 135.4254°W
Members:	JAZA^[1]

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.^[2]

Idol group

Keeper Girls is a female idol music group created in August 2015. The group belongs to the zoo.^[3]

Access

• a 15-minute walk from Ikeda Station on the Takarazuka Main Line of Hankyu Railway.

External links

• Official site
• Keeper Girls' official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: 日本動物園水族館協会 近畿の動物園 . Zoos in Kinki region, Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums . 2015-10-28 . Japanese.
2. Web site: 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 . About local academy "Ikeda wombat juku", Ikeda city website . 2015-10-28 . Japanese.
3. Web site: Koho Ikeda (public relations magazine of Ikeda), Oct 2015, 2-4. . 2015-10-01 . 2015-10-27 . Japanese.