Where is Japan's most famos zoo? Map of Japan - Hokkaido

Where is Japan's most famos zoo?

Hokkaido is the most biggest prefecture in Japan and located in very north of Japan.

Map of Japan-Hokkaido

Map of Japan-Hokkaido Capital: Sapporo

Map of Japan-City in Hokkaido: Asahikawa
Japan's most famos zoo; Asahiyama zoo is located

Asahiyama Zoo, the most famous zoo in Japan today known for successfull zoo management.
Asahiyama Zoo is particulary a small zoo in the suburb of Hokkaido. The number of visiting people was declining every year and was facing a difficult buissiness situation. The Curator claimed a dramatic reconstruction of the zoo in order to avoide collasp. Theam of reconstraction was to show "animals as the way they are in the nature" which was compleatly new consept for zoo management in Japan. By the new original presentation of the animal, Asahiyama Zoo was able to avoid finacial collasp and animal's live was protected.　Now more than 2million people visit this Zoo.

Official website of Asahiyama Zoo
http://www5.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/


This Success story was made in to a move.
Move Site
http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/official/asahiyamazoo/

Looking for blank map of Japan? Map of Japan

Complete blank map of Japan

This is the outline of Japan. May be good resource for teachers.


Complete blank map of Japan with borderline of Prefectures












What is Prefecture?
Prefecture is an area of local govermet in Japan

How many Prefectures in Japan?
47 Prefecture



Map of Japan with the names of the Prefecture











How do you say prefecture in Japanese?
There are 4 differnt words for Prefecture.1. To (都) 2. Dou(道) 3. Fu(府) 4. Ken(県) Only Tokyo can use To. Only Hollaidou can use Dou. (already in the name) Osaka and Kyoto can use Fu. Other prefecture is Ken.


Map of 3 big cities in Japan











1.Tokyo 2.Osaka 3.NAgoya


Map of 5 big cities in Japan










1.Tokyo 2.Osaka 3.NAgoya 4.Sapporo 5.Fukuoka

Checked Tokyo Dating spot? Pen-with New Attitude 5/1

"pen" is a japanese magazine relesed every 1st and 15th from Hankyu Communications Co., Ltd.


The lates pen's topic is Tokyo Map for Guys. It features cool places in Tokyo. Introduces variety of old to modern shops and restraunt. Check it out before dating ; )

All in Japanese but come with a nicely organized map and actual address of the shops slected.
Filled with of pictures so even just glancing though will be fun.

Go to this pages for backnumbers:
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6770067687226752122

For more infomation about Tokyo:
http://www.tokyobookmark.net/guide/