Asahibashi, completed in 1932, Asahikawa City
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01204 ／ あさひかわし

Hokkaido

Asahikawa City

Of 750+ bridges, the representative one.

Asahibashi, completed in 1932

Photo by ほくなん (Public domain)

01 ／ Kamuikotan Pot Holes

Across 1,200 m in total, the pot holesare spread in seven large groups.

Kamuikotan Pot Holes in Asahikawa City
Photo by DrTerraKhan (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The Kamuikotan Pot Holes are found where the Ishikari River has eroded the Kamuikotan metamorphic rock layer, and were designated a natural monument of Asahikawa City in Showa 41 (1966). The largest are 5 meters across, and the city calls the group a geologically valuable site given its scale.

  • Asahikawa City natural monument
  • Seven groups over 1,200 m
  • The largest are 5 m across

02 ／ Heiwadori Shopping Park

About 1 km north of the station, a street the citycalls Japan's first permanent pedestrian zone.

Heiwadori Shopping Park in Asahikawa City
Photo by Miss 501 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Heiwadori Shopping Park opened in Showa 47 (1972) and runs about 1 km north from JR Asahikawa Station, lined with department stores and restaurants. It holds many outdoor sculptures, and residents are fond of "Saxophone Player and Cat" on 3-jo Street and "Hand" on 8-jo Street.

  • Opened in Showa 47 (1972)
  • About 1 km north of JR Asahikawa Station
  • Many outdoor sculptures

03 ／ Foreign Tree Species Sample Forest

Begun in 1898 by plantingfour foreign tree species.

Foreign Tree Species Sample Forest in Asahikawa City
Photo by pakku (CC BY 3.0)

The Foreign Tree Species Sample Forest began in 1898 (Meiji 31) with plantings of four species: Eastern white pine, Norway spruce, Scots pine, and European larch. The city calls it the oldest artificial planting of foreign trees in Hokkaido.

  • Begun in 1898 (Meiji 31)
  • Started from four planted species
  • The city: oldest planting of foreign trees in Hokkaido

Asahikawa City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June 2024)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

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Living here

Sapporo to Asahikawa takes 1 hr 30 min,about every 30 minutes, the city says.

  • about 330,000 people

The city's Access page (updated 18 November 2024) says that by JR, the Sapporo–Asahikawa trip takes 1 hour 30 minutes with trains roughly every 30 minutes, and New Chitose Airport–Asahikawa takes 2 hours with trains roughly hourly, changing at Sapporo Station.

People living here
329,306people
19952020

−3% since 2015

360,568 → 329,306

Area
747.66km²

350.18km² of it habitable

2024

Households
156,195households

2.1 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
42,505yen

National average 60,630 yen

2023

Healthcare
36 hospitals ／ 225 clinics

7.9 per 10,000 people

2023

Area747.66km²Habitable land350.18km² ／ 47%
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—67 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 11 municipalities.

Asahikawa City in Japan43.771°N 142.365°E
TokyoOsakaAsahikawa City
Territory of Asahikawa City
Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号 平27情使、第585号)

North to south

45.8km

Fukagawa City, Takasu Town, Biei Town, Higashikawa Town, Toma Town, Higashikagura Town, Ashibetsu City, Pippu Town, Horokanai Town, Kamikawa Town, Wassamu Town

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Asahikawa City isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Asahibashi Bridge spans the Ishikari River, was completed in November 1932, and is a Japan Society of Civil Engineers Selected Civil Engineering Heritage; the city calls it the representative bridge among more than 750
  2. 02The Kamuikotan Pot Holes became an Asahikawa City natural monument in 1966 and form seven groups over 1,200 m; Heiwadori Shopping Park opened in 1972
  3. 03The Foreign Tree Species Sample Forest began in 1898 with four planted species; the city's guidance gives Sapporo–Asahikawa as 1 hour 30 minutes, about every 30 minutes

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Asahikawa City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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