Asahikawa

Worth seeing in and around Asahikawa

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Asahiyama Zoo

   The Asahiyama Zoo is a municipal zoo that opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country. In August 2004, over 320,000 people had visited the zoo, the second-highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan.

   9.1 km · zoo in Asahikawa, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Asahikawa Medical University

   Asahikawa Medical University, Kyokui, or AMU, is a national university and medical school in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Established in 1973, the university has one faculty, Faculty of Medicine, consisting of Department of Medicine and Department of Nursing.

   4.5 km · national university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mount Asahi

   Mount Asahi is a mountain in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of the Ishikari Mountains.

   9.8 km · mountain in Hokkaido, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall

   The Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall opened in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1993. Dedicated to author Yasushi Inoue, born in Asahikawa in 1907, the museum displays some five hundred items from its collection of a thousand objects, mostly books.

   4.3 km · museum in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hokuchin Memorial Museum

   Hokuchin Memorial Museum is a history museum located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The museum is a JGSDF Public Relations facility displaying as many as 2,500 items concerning the history of the Tondenhei Army, which developed Hokkaido, the 7th Division of the old Imperial Japanese Army, and the activities of the 2nd Division of today's JGSDF. Admission is free.

   2.4 km · history museum in Hokkaido,Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture

   Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara is a sculpture museum in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building was called the Asahikawa Kaikōsha and used as the officer's social club by the 7th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1902 until 1945.

   4.3 km · sculpture museum in Hokkaidō, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Asahikawa City University

   Asahikawa City University is a public university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Established in 1898, it was chartered as a university in 1968.

   8.5 km · public university in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kamikawa Shrine

   Kamikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Established in 1883, it is dedicated to the kami Amaterasu, Ōkuninushi, Sukunabikona no Ōkami, Toyoukebime, Ōmononushi, Ame-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto, Takeminakata, Emperor Ōjin as Hondawake no Mikoto, and others.

   1.6 km · Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Asahikawa University

   Asahikawa City University is a public university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Established in 1898, it was chartered as a university in 1968.

   8.5 km · a private university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Asahikawa University Junior College

    Asahikawa University Junior College is a private junior college attached to Asahikawa University in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was established in 1964 as a women's college, and became coeducational in 2011.

    8.5 km · private junior college in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Hokkaido Traditional Art Craft Village
2. 02
   Otokoyama Sake Brewing Museum
3. 03
   Asahibashi Bridge
4. 04
   Asahiyama Zoo
5. 05
   Arashiyama Pottery Village

   Located on a hill overlooking Asahikawa to the north, this neighbourhood has several crafts workshops including pottery, glass craft, wood work, and textile.

From Wikivoyage: Asahikawa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Asahikawa is the coldest city in Japan, holding Japan's temperature record of -41°C (in 1902). It's not that bad most of the time though, and the good side to cold and snow is that there's some great skiing nearby. Kamui Ski Links (カムイスキーリンクス) (just west of town). The local favorite. You can also do cross-country skiing in some of its parks, including the Tomizawa skiing course at Kamui no Mori Park.

1. 01
   Cycling path to Kamuikotan

   This unpaved cycle trail follows an old rail line and tunnels downstream along the right hand side of the Ishikarigawa river as it cuts through the hills.

2. 02
   Cycling path to Higashikagura

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Where to eat

Asahikawa is known as one of Japan's gourmet towns, and despite its small size, contains many restaurants of nearly every description. Many restaurants are clustered in the Kaimono Koen (Shopping District Park) area, in front of the JR station. This makes touring a number of restaurants on foot a viable option for a day trip.

1. 01
   Ramen Village
2. 02
   Santōka

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Getting to Asahikawa

Airports

New Chitose (CTS), 123 km · Hakodate (HKD), 255 km

Stations

Asahikawa Station, 700 m · Shin-Asahikawa Station, 2.1 km · Chikabumi Station, 4.2 km · Higashi-Asahikawa Station, 6.1 km · Kaguraoka Station, 2.5 km

• Sapporo → Asahikawa

  113 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · ¥1,440–1,970
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• Hakodate → Asahikawa

  259 km · quickest by road, 6h 20m · ¥4,270–5,800
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• Aomori → Asahikawa

  355 km · quickest by road, 10h 46m · ¥6,250–8,500
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