Penguin Walk

The Penguin Walk at Asahiyama Zoo occurs twice daily during the Winter months. It’s a popular event. Since the entrance fee oisonly 1,000JPY (approx $7USD/€7) I can see why.

The Penguins process slowly along a route around the zoo allowing visitors to get very close to them. As you can see from my video:

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The penguin walk event usually starts in December depending on snow cover and is held twice daily: at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. It is usually only held once at day at 11am in March until around mid-March when the snow melts. The penguins can only do the parade if there is snow.

Getting there: Take bus numbers 41, 42 or 47 from Asahikawa Station. The journey takes about 40 minutes and costs 700 yen (about $3.50USD). Normally, there are 2 buses per hour. To take the bus, board via the door in the middle of the bus, take a ticket from the yellow machine and pay on exit by presenting the ticket to the driver.

Alternatively, driving takes about half an hour, the taxi fare is approximately 7,000 yen (just under $50USD).

Handy websites:

Asahiyama Zoo @ Asahikawa City web site https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/index.html

also:

https://hokkaido.a4jp.com/asahiyama-zoo

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