Book Asahiyama Zoo Tickets in Hokkaido
Overview
Get Asahiyama Zoo tickets online for your polar fix at the northernmost zoo in Japan. This zoo in Hokkaido is famed for its cold-climate residents like polar bears, Amur leopards, and penguins, and showcases their natural behavior while letting you get up close and personal — see the winter Asahiyama Zoo Penguin Walk until mid-March 2024!
Highlights
- See native Hokkaido wildlife up close from unique angles through glass tunnels and domes
- A comfortable day trip from Sapporo
- Watch the famous daily penguin walk in winter
- Meet unique animals, including wolves which are now extinct in the wild
- Book with a Rakuten account to earn or use points for every ticket!
Important Information
How it Works 1: After your purchase is confirmed, you will receive an email with your e-ticket 2: On the day of your visit, present your e-ticket at the zoo entrance for entry 3: Operating hours and dates are subject to change without notice; please check on the venue's website directly before your visit About Tickets • Your flexible e-ticket is valid for use on any 1 day until April 7, 2024 • Note that it is not possible to reserve a specific entry time or date for a flexible ticket • Children aged 0–15 enter for free • To avail of other free or discounted entry (e.g., for disabled visitors or elderly residents of Asahikawa City) please check the official website for details, and complete the necessary procedures or purchase a ticket directly at the ticket counter • Admission tickets do not guarantee any special benefits such as priority admission or bookings • Admission tickets cannot be reissued at the ticket counter or ticket gate of Asahiyama Zoo About Venue • Public transport may be delayed or disrupted by bad weather; please allow plenty of travel time • The zoo may be closed in the event of severe bad weather or natural disasters; please confirm before you go Operation Hours Operation hours are subject to change without notice, please check the official website https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/ before your visit. *Click preferred language on the top of the website
Description
This winter, see the Asahiyama Zoo Penguin Walk until mid-March! While the winter snows last, this charming event lets you see the penguins exercise on a 500-meter walking course and build up their strength. Held twice daily at 11:00 and 14:30 until March, then daily at 11:00 until the snow subsides.
Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, is Japan’s northernmost zoological garden, and one of its most popular. In particular, it’s known for its cold-climate animals, like polar bears, penguins, Scops owls, and Amur leopards. It was the first facility in Japan to successfully breed such animals, and is now host to some species that only exist in captivity.
The layout and design of the zoo are based on showing the animals’ natural behaviors. Enclosures are designed to allow guests to observe animals close-up, using clear domes and tunnels. This allows enclosures to be built in ways that mirror the animals’ natural habitats.
It also means that you can watch penguins soar overhead in special tunnels, get close to big cats as they climb around and above you, and see polar bears from a seal’s-eye perspective.
Asahiyama Zoo was one of the first to organize a “penguin walk.” In the winter months, you can watch the birds march along the snow-covered ground once per day. It’s the closest most of us will get to these animals.
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