Wanna see king penguins without having to travel all the way to Antarctica? The Asahiyama Zoo is a great alternative. From end of December to middle of March each year, the zoo will arrange a penguin parade twice a day. You may watch them walk in front of you, up close. It’s very cute!
Besides, there is a good variety of animals in the zoo, particularly those living in cold weather, including Amur tigers, the Hokkaido bears, snow leopards, cranes, seals, polar bears and penguins. The penguin parade is held at 11am and 2:30pm every day during the snowy period. The walk lasts 20 to 30 minutes.
During the Winter Festival, the zoo will extend the opening hours from 10:30am to 8:30pm (last entrance at 8:00pm). A light up will be arranged in the evening.
The polar bear is the featured character of Asahiyama Zoo. Many souvenirs adopt a polar bear design. 北極熊是旭山動物園的招牌公仔，很多售賣的紀念品都是北極熊造型。I think that there are two polar bears in the zoo. 真的北極熊，好像有兩隻。The popular penguin parade! People have to stand behind a barricade to keep a safe distance from the penguins. 每次企鵝巡遊都很受歡迎，遊客要站在指定的距離，以免影響企鵝散步。See, the penguins are free to walk in the front of the care taker. They take their time for the 500-meter walk. 你看，動物園的員工走在企鵝後面，跟隨著牠們慢慢走。If you want see more at different time, simply go to the penguin house where there is an outdoor space. 想看更多，可以到企鵝館，有戶外地方可以清楚觀看。There are a few species of penguins. This is a crested penguin. 動物園內有幾個企鵝品種，這一隻是有冠毛的企鵝。A gentoo penguin 白眉企鵝Something special about the Penguin Hall is that you may watch the penguin swimming from the bottom of the pool which is an aquarium. 企鵝館最特別是可以在水池底下看企鵝游泳。At the seal’s icy pool, you may see the spotted seals pop up for fresh air from time to time, emulating the natural environment in the winter. 在海豹館的室外部份，可以看到海豹探頭出水面呼吸，結冰的水面儼如天然的冰雪環境。You need a zoom lens to get a close up photo. 要用長鏡才可以拍到特寫。Reindeers are also active in the winter. 馴鹿在冬天也會出來活動。It is surprising to see rhinoceros out in the snow. 看到雪地上的犀牛很意外，牠們不是都應該在非洲和亞洲熱帶地方環境生活的嗎？An Amur tiger wandering around in his cage, looking handsome. 一隻東北老虎在牠的籠內走來走去，很帥。It is very cold in the Asahikawa. Waiting for the penguin parade and walking around in the park can get very cold. Also it may be slippery because there are also slopes in the zoo. So please wear warm clothes and non-slippery shoes. 北海道旭川是很冷的，要看企鵝巡遊和戶外走動要注意保暖和穿防滑鞋，因為園內也有很多斜坡。
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