Japan (Feb 2012) Day 5: Asahikawa (Part 2)

Japan (Feb 2012) Day 5: Asahikawa (Part 2)

Continuing our visit to Asahiyama Zoo

Look at the long row of people, waiting for the penguin parade to begin.

Every year, the starting date for penguin parade is dependent on the temperature, so they have different starting/ending dates for penguin parade seasons at Asahiyama Zoo every year.

Here is a list of starting/ending dates for penguin parade for previous years for your reference:

They usually begin around mid Dec, and ends in late March. 

look at everyone waiting for the penguins

Rules of the penguin march:

- No flash photography

- Do not touch the penguins

- Stay behind the line

- Squat down

After a cold couple of hours at the Asahiyama Zoo, our Hokkaido friends drove us to a cafe to warm up with some snacks and drinks and chatted abit for an hour or so.

And then, they brought us to a yaki niku restaurant for dinner. 

Thank you Yasutaka-san and Murata-san for bringing us around Asahikawa and making this day an enjoyable day! :)

Yummy yakiniku!!

Our room at Fujita Kanko Washington hotel just opposite Asahikawa station (5250yen per night)

Go back to Day 5 Asahikawa (Part 1) / Go to Day 6 Tomamu (Part 1)