旭山動物園 (Mt. Asahi Zoo)

サービスエリア (rest stop, lit. “service area”)

シロクマ！(lit. “white bear”)

Fierce Animal House: this way

encounter

too focused to make eye contact with me

under the sea pt 1

under the sea pt 2

under the sea pt 3

sudden, heavy snowfall

Asahiyama Zoo main building

I took a three hour trip to a pretty famous zoo yesterday. While many of the more exotic exhibits seemed closed or at least temporarily moved from the outdoors areas for the rather harsh wintertime, I was able to sneak a few really nice photos.