Zoo at Top North: Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo is located in Asahikawa-city at the center of Hokkaido, North Island in Japan. The zoo is the furthest northern Zoo in Japan and also has the most number of visitors in Japan followed by Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
You will see many interesting ideas to have you see the animals from various view points, such as a bait of polar bears. Penguin walk is one of the new ideas. You will see penguins walking around in the zoo. The number of penguins taking for a walk and which kind of penguins are depending on the day i.e. their feeling for walk.
Although you feel it strange to see lions and giraffes standing on snow, you will enjoy the animal parks in different ways in different seasons.