Phone: 0166-36-1104
Address: Kuranuma, Higashi Asahikawa-cho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8205
Open:
| Section | Time frame | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Zoo at night | Usually a couple times in August | 9:30am-9:00pm (entry until 8:00pm) |
Usual opening (2026)
| Opening time frame | Opening time | The last entrance |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2-4/7 | 10:30-15:30 | 15:00 |
| 4/29-10/15 | 9:30-17:15 | 16:00 |
| 10/16-11/3 | 9:30-16:30 | 16:00 |
| 11/11-12/29 | 10:30-15:30 | 15:00 |
Special opening (2026)
| Opening time frame | Opening time | The last entrance |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7-2/9 | 10:30-20:30 | 20:00 |
| 8/10-8/16 | 9:30-21:00 | 20:00 |
Usual opening (2027)
| Opening time frame | Opening time | The last entrance |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2-4/7 | 10:30-15:30 | 15:00 |
| 4/29-10/15 | 9:30-17:15 | 16:00 |
| 10/16-11/3 | 9:30-16:30 | 16:00 |
| 11/11-12/29 | 10:30-15:30 | 15:00 |
Special opening (2027)
| Opening time frame | Opening time | The last entrance |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5-2/7 | 10:30-20:30 | 20:00 |
| 8/10-8/16 | 9:30-21:00 | 20:00 |
Closed:
New Year (December 30 to January 1)
A few days between the summer and winter seasons:
- April 8th to 25th, 2025
- November 4th to 10th, 2025
Admission:
Adults 1,000 yen (16 and up)
Children (0 to 15 / below junior high school level) Free
URL: https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/
GPS: 43.768472650349096, 142.4800391879437 (Google Maps)
Asahiyama Zoo Penguin Walk Schedule 2026
The penguin parade event usually starts in December (around the 2nd week) depending on snow cover and is held twice daily -- at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. -- but usually only once at day at 11am in March until around mid-March when the snow melts from the ground. The penguins can only do the parade if there is snow. The best spot to view the penguins is near the turning point.
2025: From December 18th; 2024: From December 12th; 2023: From December 23rd
The Asahiyama Zoo is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country. In August 2004, over 320,000 people visited the zoo, the second highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan. Wikipedia
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Notable animals: Noshio, Zabuko, Hanako
Number of animals: 750
Annual visitors: 3,000,000 (2007)
Opened: July 1, 1967
| Fees | The Usual Fee | Citizen Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (more than high school student) | 1,000 yen | 700 yen |
| Groups | 900 yen | 600 yen |
| Children (below junior high school level) | Free | |
| Hospitality ticket (1 night two-day pass) | 1,000 yen | |
| The zoo passport | 1,400 yen | |
| The science museum common passport | 2,230 yen |
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I plan to visit the penguin parade on the 1st of March, 2024.
What’s the schedule?
Thank you.
Thanks for the question. I called the zoo and checked. They said the penguin parade is held twice a day — at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. — until around mid-March when the snow melts.
I called the zoo again today and they said only at 11am in March.