Asahiyama Zoo is arguably the first zoo in Hokkaido, and whether you're a family-friendly tour or a solo traveler, it's a must-see, not only because of the variety of Arctic animals, but also for the mighty penguin parade;
Here you can see polar bears, arctic foxes, snow owls, penguins, reindeer, red-crowned cranes, owls,, foxes, hippos and other well-known wildlife, in fact, the most well-known here is the two penguin parades every day;
Every day at 11:00 and 14:30, there will be staff leaders to all penguins, and then through the crowd, and those slow and leisurely penguins are really like obedient babies, following behind the staff, walking forward with their chests up, that cute state makes me suddenly think of the sentence in the sketch, I am a penguin, I am proud;
Because of traffic reasons, many people will miss the noon cruise, but you can wait to see the afternoon parade, before the cruise, you can see the penguins under the water, the penguins who are slow on land, but they are agile under the water, they quickly pass through the bottom;
There is a glass tunnel in the zoo, and you can clearly see the underwater action of penguins from inside the tunnel;
Of course, you also look at other animals, such as the Arctic fox sleeping in the snow, and the polar bear rolling in the snow; these are tough guys who are not afraid of the cold.
If you are hungry, you can eat in the park, there are many Japanese restaurants near the zoo, if you like to eat Japanese food, then you can taste it here, and there is already an ice cream shop in front of the zoo, although it is minus -5 degrees Outside, but this shop is still very popular;
Be sure to arrive early before the afternoon penguin parade, on the one hand, to take a better position, on the other hand, to see the penguins who are warming up for the parade. They're really cute, and here you can see baby penguins, and those furry guys are so cute.
Asahikawa Zoo Opening Hours:
April 29 - October 15: 9:30-17:15;
October 16 - November 3: 9:30-16:30, 16:00 last admission;
November 11 - April 8 of the following year: 10:30-15:30, 15:00 last admission;
Access: If you are departing from Sapporo, then you can take the JR of the day, it must be the one at 7:49, usually to Asahikawa is 9:14, and then you can just take the bus of Asahikawa Zoo in the 9:40 district;
Admission: 850 yen, children are free;