Asahikawa, Core city in Hokkaido, Japan
Asahikawa extends across 747 square kilometers in central Hokkaido, featuring over 130 rivers that flow through its urban and residential districts.
The city emerged from a state-sponsored farming initiative during the Meiji period and obtained official city status on August 1, 1922.
The Asahikawa Winter Festival displays large snow sculptures along the Ishikari River banks, drawing visitors from across Japan each February.
The Asahiyama Zoo, located in the northern section of the city, maintains specialized glass tunnels for observing animals from multiple angles.
The temperature in Asahikawa dropped to minus 41 degrees Celsius in January 1902, marking the lowest recorded temperature in Japanese history.
Location: Kamikawa Subprefecture
Shares border with: Takasu, Higashikagura, Toma, Pippu, Kamikawa, Higashikawa, Biei, Wassamu, Horokanai, Ashibetsu, Fukagawa
Website: https://city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/foreign/d059268.html
GPS coordinates: 43.77064,142.36500
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:07
Asahiyama Zoo
9.2 km
Kamuikotan
13.8 km
Canadian World Park
24.9 km
Ken & Mary Tree
19.7 km
Asahikawa observatory
5.4 km
Asahi Bridge
946 m
Hokuchin Memorial Museum
2 km
Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa branch office
925 m
Ueno Farm
10.6 km
Tokiwa Park
807 m
Miura Ayako Literature Museum
2.3 km
Asahikawa Science Center "Sci-Pal"
1.7 km
Asahikawa Civic Culture Hall
165 m
Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture
3.8 km
Asahikawa Ramen Village
4.2 km
Asahikawa Taisetsu Crystal Hall
1.7 km
Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall
3.9 km
Asahikawa City General Gymnasium
2.7 km
Foreign Tree Specimen Forest
2.4 km
Nagayama Shrine
7 km
Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art
863 m
Arashiyama Park
5.7 km
ツインハープ橋
4.7 km
International Dyeing and Weaving Art Museum
4.6 km
旭川大橋 (旭川市)
2.5 km
Mount Kamui
14.8 km
Hanasaki Sports Park Stadium
2.4 km
旭川市水道局
569 mReviews
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