[OMO7 Asahikawa] Experiencing 'Travel is Magic' with the Community. Through New Employee Training at Asahiyama Zoo, Understanding the City's True Charm and Becoming a Bridge Connecting Travelers
On April 1, 2026, OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts held a new employee training program at Asahiyama Zoo. By learning from zookeepers and touring the facilities, staff aim to develop original services that convey the value of animal life and the charm of Asahikawa to guests.
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OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts (hereinafter OMO7 Asahikawa), a 'city-center' hotel that fully enjoys Asahikawa, held a new employee training program on April 1, 2026, at the neighboring Asahikawa City Asahiyama Zoo (hereinafter Asahiyama Zoo). Aimed at new employees of OMO7 Asahikawa, the training included lectures by zookeepers and a backstage tour of the hippo pavilion, with the goal of planning and proposing original services to convey animal ecology in the future. Furthermore, staff who joined in 2025 and participated last year also took part in this training, deepening their understanding with the experience and knowledge gained over the past year. After the training, they planned and presented an original Asahiyama Zoo lecture, and will continue to work together to broadcast the charm of Asahikawa City to a wider audience.
## Contents of the New Employee Training at Asahiyama Zoo
### 1. Special Lecture by Zookeepers and Backstage Tour
OMO7 Asahikawa features guest rooms themed around animals at Asahiyama Zoo, such as the 'Polar Bear Room' and 'Penguin Room'. Furthermore, every day from 8:00 PM, an 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' is held, changing its theme seasonally, conveying the hidden characteristics and ecology of animals based on information heard from zookeepers. To work at OMO7 Asahikawa, which provides such content, the staff received a one-hour lecture from a zookeeper filled with the history of Asahiyama Zoo, the philosophy that 'what we convey is life,' and the desire for them to feel the beauty and preciousness of life and the equality between humans and animals through the animals' natural state. Afterwards, a backstage tour of the hippo pavilion was conducted, allowing them to physically experience the philosophy of Asahiyama Zoo.
### 2. Planning an Original 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' Using Knowledge Gained
After participating in the new employee training at Asahiyama Zoo, four employees who joined in 2025 planned and presented an original 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture'. During the presentation, six new employees joining in 2026 also participated, deepening their understanding of the 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' they will be in charge of in the future.
## Contents of the New Employee Training at Asahiyama Zoo
### 1. Special Lecture by Zookeepers and Backstage Tour
OMO7 Asahikawa features guest rooms themed around animals at Asahiyama Zoo, such as the 'Polar Bear Room' and 'Penguin Room'. Furthermore, every day from 8:00 PM, an 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' is held, changing its theme seasonally, conveying the hidden characteristics and ecology of animals based on information heard from zookeepers. To work at OMO7 Asahikawa, which provides such content, the staff received a one-hour lecture from a zookeeper filled with the history of Asahiyama Zoo, the philosophy that 'what we convey is life,' and the desire for them to feel the beauty and preciousness of life and the equality between humans and animals through the animals' natural state. Afterwards, a backstage tour of the hippo pavilion was conducted, allowing them to physically experience the philosophy of Asahiyama Zoo.
### 2. Planning an Original 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' Using Knowledge Gained
After participating in the new employee training at Asahiyama Zoo, four employees who joined in 2025 planned and presented an original 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture'. During the presentation, six new employees joining in 2026 also participated, deepening their understanding of the 'Asahiyama Zoo Lecture' they will be in charge of in the future.