Zoo in Japan: Asahiyama zoo in Hokkaido,Japan
As a kid, I remember visiting zoo with my
parents and we had a picnic there. My mother made rice balls ( sticky
white rice is salted and formed into triangle shape and in the
center,you could find salmon flakes or pickled plum called "Ume boshi"
etc.. and triangle shaped rice ball with filling is wrapped with Nori
(Dry seaweed). Sometimes, she made sandwiches and we had cut up fruits, and
tea to go with it.
I remember we had picnic in front of lake where you can see Swan enjoy water bath.
Swan enjoy water bath..
I love animals and I loved visiting the zoo.
Recently, I heard about unique zoo in Japan when my father was visiting us.
Generally, Japanese schools, companies have school excursion,company trip once a year,and last year,he and his colleagues visited zoo in Hokkaido. You would think that zoo for adult might not be as much fun as visiting foreign countries and enjoy different culture,food,tradition, but he said it was enjoyable even to adults.
Hokkaido is northern diamond shaped island of Japan and very famous for seafood (Crab,squid,scallop,salmon etc), Ramen, Potatoes etc. Now, to that famous list, zoo in the Hokkaido could be added.
The name of the zoo is "Asahiyama zoo", and what set them apart from other zoo is that the way they show animals are different from others.
According to my father, if you visit giraffe area, you will be standing right at the level about giraffe's head, and you can see how they enjoy meals very well. If you visit other zoo, you would probably looking up the giraffe's head from ground and not that interesting to watch.
Another interesting way they show animal is, for example, there is a section (capsule) you can pop the head up from bottom of the polar bear section to experience view point of the seals and, you can see the polar bear up close and you can also be standing at bellow the water level around polar bear so you can see how they swim in the water up close too.
At the penguin area, there is tunnels and penguins swim above you. I read on their website that if you visit the zoo when they have snow, you get to see penguin march.
Isn't it cool?
You can read more in English at Asahiyama zoo website here .
You can also read more in detail and see more pictures from the zoo via an article written by Sanada Kuniko at Nipponia Web Japan website here.
Bellow is youtube video of Asahiyama zoo.
Asahiyama zoo in Hokkaido,Japan
I remember we had picnic in front of lake where you can see Swan enjoy water bath.
Swan enjoy water bath..
I love animals and I loved visiting the zoo.
Recently, I heard about unique zoo in Japan when my father was visiting us.
Generally, Japanese schools, companies have school excursion,company trip once a year,and last year,he and his colleagues visited zoo in Hokkaido. You would think that zoo for adult might not be as much fun as visiting foreign countries and enjoy different culture,food,tradition, but he said it was enjoyable even to adults.
Hokkaido is northern diamond shaped island of Japan and very famous for seafood (Crab,squid,scallop,salmon etc), Ramen, Potatoes etc. Now, to that famous list, zoo in the Hokkaido could be added.
The name of the zoo is "Asahiyama zoo", and what set them apart from other zoo is that the way they show animals are different from others.
According to my father, if you visit giraffe area, you will be standing right at the level about giraffe's head, and you can see how they enjoy meals very well. If you visit other zoo, you would probably looking up the giraffe's head from ground and not that interesting to watch.
Another interesting way they show animal is, for example, there is a section (capsule) you can pop the head up from bottom of the polar bear section to experience view point of the seals and, you can see the polar bear up close and you can also be standing at bellow the water level around polar bear so you can see how they swim in the water up close too.
At the penguin area, there is tunnels and penguins swim above you. I read on their website that if you visit the zoo when they have snow, you get to see penguin march.
Isn't it cool?
You can read more in English at Asahiyama zoo website here .
You can also read more in detail and see more pictures from the zoo via an article written by Sanada Kuniko at Nipponia Web Japan website here.
Bellow is youtube video of Asahiyama zoo.
Asahiyama zoo in Hokkaido,Japan
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I have never been to Hokkaido but one of my dreams was to visit snow festivals there so, maybe, someday, I hope I get to visit this zoo too!
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