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Asahiyama Zoo
Higashi Asahikawacho Kuranuma Phone: ☎ +81 0166 36-1104About
Asahiyama Zoo (朝日山動物園), Higashi Asahikawacho Kuranuma (Take Asahikawa Denki Kido Bus for Asahiyama Zoo at Bus Stop No. 5 in front of Asahikawa train station; bus departs hourly and the ride takes about 40 minutes. There is another bus from the airport, also hourly, that takes about 35 minutes), ☎ +81 0166 36-1104, [5]. Summer 9:30AM-5:15PM, winter 10:30AM-3:30PM, closed Apr 8-Apr 28, Oct 19-Nov 2. The most famous zoo in Japan and the second most visited. This is a small zoo with few enclosures. The star attractions include the polar bear enclosure that allows to see the bears underwater, the seal enclosure that seems that people are in the enclosure and the seals are around them, and the penguin enclosure including a glass tunnel through the pool. ¥800, season ticket ¥1000.
