Takaoka kojo(Old castle) Park Zoo

Today, I want to talk about "Takaoka kojo(Old castle) Park Zoo". The zoo is in Takaoka city, Toyama. Takaoka city is my hometown. The zoo is a 10-minute walk to my high school. I have visited there countless time since my childhood.
The zoo is very small and charge-free. There are 50 kinds of animals in the zoo.
Popular animals in the zoo is "Humboldt Penguin" and "Flamingo". When I was a kindergarten child, I sketched "Humboldt Penguin" and "Flamingo".
In 2002, 2 American Miniature Horse got into the zoo. They enjoy high popularity today.
I love this small zoo very much.

Asahiyama Zoo

Today, I want to talk about "Asahiyama Zoo".
I think that you may know about the zoo. The zoo is in Asahikawa city, Hokkaido.
I have visited there in the second year of the high school, but I stayed there only 1hour. So, I couldn't watch all animals in Asahiyama Zoo. In this blog, I write about animals I want to watch someday.
I want to watch "Penguin walk". In this zoo, penguins walk on the snowy street in front of the audience at about the same time each day. This year, penguin walk began on 18th of December. I will be there and watch penguin walk by my graduation.

Toba Aquarium

Today, I want to talk about "Toba Aquarium".
The aquarium is in Toba city, Mie.
I have visited there in second year of high school, so the next day I have visited "Shima Marine Land".
In Toba Aquarium, there are "Dugong dugon" and "Trichechus manatus". They are sirenian and model mermaid. In Japan, the aquarium only breeds couple of Dugong dugon.
There are "Finless porpoise" too. "Finless porpoise" is small whale and they live in Seto Inland Sea and Ise Bey.
They are very cute, so I couldn't help buying their soft toy. I want to go there again.

Shima Marine Land

Today, I want to talk about "Shima Marine Land". The aquarium is in Shima city, Mie.
I have visited there in the second year of high school. I visited there because we can watch "ocean sunfish" in Shima Mrine Land.
I had never watch ocean sunfish with my own eyes. In Japan, we can watch ocean sunfish at only ten aquariums. Breeding of ocean sunfish is difficult because ocean sunfish is not good at eating and swimming.
I felt at ease watching ocean sunfish.
This aquarium is small but you may enjoy there.

Uozu Aquarium

Today, I want to talk about "Uozu Aquarium".
The aquarium is in Uozu city, Toyama which is my home prefecture. So, aquarium that I first visited is "Uozu Aquarium".
The aquarium only permanent exhibit water creatures in Toyama. We can watch fresh water fishes which live in wildwater in Toyama and water creature which live in the coast and the depths of the Japan Sea. We can wacth " Firefly squid(Hotaru Ika). "Firefly squid" represent Toyama Bay. That glow palely and is shadowy and mysterious creature. In Toyama, there is "Hotaru Ika Museum". Please, look at that's Web site.

Nagoya Port Aquarium

Today, I want to talk about "Nagoya Port Aquarium".
The aquarium is in Minato Word, Nagoya.
I have visited there in the first year of high school.
This year, the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan opened.
I visited "Nagoya Port Aquarium" on the next day when I have visited the Expo.
There are many kind of penguins, Emperor Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Adelie Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin.
In Japan, we can watch an Emperor Penguin in only two aquariums, Nankishirahama Adventure World and Nagoya Port Aquarium.
The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin all over the world.
They live in the South Pole.
I like animals who live in the South Pole, for example,Penguin and Earless seal.
I want to go to the South Pole someday.

Ishikawa Zoo

Today, I want to talk about "Ishikawa Zoo".
The zoo is in Ishikawa where is next to my home prefecture.
I have visited there two times.
The zoo opened in 1999 and it was tne next year that I first went there with my family and my friend's family.
The zoo was filled with people.
The animal attracted a large audience was an elephant.
For the first time, I wathced an elephant.
Then, he showered me with water from his nose!
I was very surprised but I was happy because it was rare experience.
It is the one of my best memory.