{"id":5278,"date":"2019-10-01T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:09:50","slug":"asahikawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/asahikawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Asahikawa : The city in the centre of Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"full_slider_1\" class=\"avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"avia-slideshow av-be2emn-f9949f7e24cd274fb784a5ea4047c397 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-fade-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1\" 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av-subheading_below\"><p>The city in the centre of Hokkaido<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"hr av-k0fc52yl-1eefbf90f35cabe6f7a2931afa83c825 hr-short  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_three_fifth  hr-center\"><span class=\"hr-inner \"><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350\">\n.flex_column.av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-k0fc6x5o-29a0584c06d92b54f2b4f4f2c24bf350 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k0fc7acf-9cd611ae878ac9dd8c2f8ad621157124 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Asahikawa<\/strong> is a city located almost in the centre of Hokkaido Island, in northern Japan. Asahikawa, the second largest city in the region after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/sapporo\/\">Sapporo<\/a>, is easily accessible by plane from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/tokyo\/\">Tokyo<\/a> via its airport (about 1 hour 30 flight), or by train from Sapporo, and has a good public transport network. This transport facility makes the city a junction point for visits to smaller, more remote tourist towns in the surrounding area, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/furano\/\">Furano<\/a> and its flower fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located next to the Daisetsuzan mountain range, the town of Asahikawa also serves as an anchor point for hikers wishing to explore Daisetsuzan National Park, take the Daisetsuzan Asahidake cable car and admire the view of the region, or go to see the Hagoromo waterfall and enjoy the other natural areas in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knowing a harsh and well marked winter like the whole Hokkaido region, Asahikawa is known for its winter festival (Fuyu matsuri) which takes place every year in February and where you can admire huge ice sculptures with lights and fireworks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a relaxed shopping outing, the city has a shopping area near the main station, as well as a wide pedestrian avenue Heiwa dori kaimono koen with a wide variety of restaurants and shops; ideal also for a simple stroll.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for visits to Asahikawa, tourists can visit Ueno&#8217;s farm and its garden filled with colourful flowers, or the snow museum, which offers a fascinating frozen world. The Asahikawa Zoo is also often acclaimed, as animals evolve in a so-called &#8220;ecological&#8221; environment and behave more naturally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In terms of cuisine, the village of Le ramen will undoubtedly satisfy gourmets, where it is possible to enjoy it on site thanks to its eight restaurants. Soy sauce ramen is the city&#8217;s gastronomic speciality, which should be dissociated from Sapporo miso ramen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fc9voo-ecbbe4b8ca313f249c35862256c4a590\">\n.flex_column.av-k0fc9voo-ecbbe4b8ca313f249c35862256c4a590{\nborder-width:2px;\nborder-color:#ddccb3;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:5px 5px 20px 5px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground:linear-gradient( to bottom, #ffffff, #eadecc );\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-k0fc9voo-ecbbe4b8ca313f249c35862256c4a590 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  \"><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0fcba5f-7ff25f41e9fc01625250bc22688caeef\">\n.avia-image-container.av-k0fcba5f-7ff25f41e9fc01625250bc22688caeef 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https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/asahikawa_japan_map-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/asahikawa_japan_map-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/asahikawa_japan_map-450x450.png 450w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/asahikawa_japan_map.png\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:22px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-av_heading-1d1b5474cd166c56448617451b25fedc av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size\"><h2 class=\"av-special-heading-tag \" itemprop=\"headline\">General informations<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k0fcatgo-36968ff59556d18bb7b52367070bb96b \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Asahikawa in japanese : <\/strong>\u65ed\u5ddd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Region :<\/strong> Hokkaido<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Prefecture :<\/strong> Hokkaido<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Population :<\/strong> 338,100 inhabitants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Density :<\/strong> 45 inhab\/km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\"><strong>Link :<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahikawa-tourism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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