Akita Omoriyama Zoo

Akita Omoriyama Zoo
Main gate
39°40′19.74″N 140°04′38.58″E / 39.6721500°N 140.0773833°E / 39.6721500; 140.0773833
Date opened	September 1972
Date closed
Location	Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
No. of animals	505
No. of species	114
Annual visitors	280,000 (2019)[1]
Memberships	JAZA[2]
Website	www.city.akita.lg.jp/zoo/

Akita City Children's Zoo 秋田市児童動物園
Aerial view in 1967
Date opened	October 1950
Date closed	31 August 1972
Location	Senshū Kōen
Land area	4,000 sqm
No. of species	40[3]
Annual visitors	200,000[4]
Major exhibits	Akita's “Monkey Train”[5]
Owner	City of Akita, Akita prefecture

The Akita Omoriyama Zoo (秋田市大森山動物園, Akitashi Omoriyama dōbutsuen), 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. It is accredited by the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).^[2]

The zoo is modeled after Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido with holding areas designed to mimic the animal’s natural habitat, and incorporating “action exhibits” where animal activity is encouraged, particularly during feeding time.