On day 4 of our trip to Hokkaido, we checked out of our hotel at 9 am and went to Asahiyama Zoo, where we witnessed a penguin parade. The cuteness of the penguins impressed us as they followed the keeper. We also saw sea lions, red pandas, hippos, and polar bears. My husband, much focused on snapping pictures of a soon to be discontinued train, made it hard to enjoy the zoo at our leisure - a disappointment. He took photos all afternoon of trains and planes. We got home at 11 pm. All things considered, we had a great time seeing the majesty of Nature and the variety of animals.