It’s been awhile since I blogged about our summer vacation of 2016 in Hokkaido which we started with our overview of our itinerary. The last post was about our stay at Asahidake located here (which left off with our stay at Ryokan Yukomansou).
Leaving Asahidake, the weather was terrible, as it was raining hard while we drove down the mountain onto our way back to Asahikawa. I had plans to visit Asahikawa Zoo, which is famous across Japan because of how it devised their enclosures to allow a focus on the optimal view of the animal’s behavior- not just showcasing the animals themselves. With the rain hitting the area hard, we almost decided to skip this attraction, but fortunately, we still decided to brave the weather and visit this amazing zoo. We were pleasantly surprised at the admissions gate as the zoo only charged adults 820 yen and kids under 14 were free, so we ended up only having to pay 1640 yen total for admissions (about $16 US for the six of us). Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Days 4- Asahikawa Zoo and Ishida Ramen back at Ramen Village”