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Akita City Ōmoriyama Zoo (Akita): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Akita City Ōmoriyama Zoo is a zoo in Hamada, Akita Prefecture, about 445 km from Tokyo Station and 685 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Akita City Ōmoriyama Zoo
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese秋田市大森山動物園
LocationHamada, Akita Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Araya Station – about 1.0 km
From Sendai Stationabout 172 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 392 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 445 km (straight line)
Coordinates39.67215, 140.07738
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.akita.lg.jp/zoo/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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