Asahikawa (旭川市; -shi) is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The city is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, next to Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000. As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 361,488 and the density of 483.53 persons per km². The total area is 747.6 km². This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Kamikawa subprefecture (上川) is located Hokkaido, Japan Cities Asahikawa (capital) Furano Nayoro Shibetsu Districts Kamikawa (Ishikari) Aibetsu Biei Higashikagura Higashikawa Kamikawa Pippu Takasu Toma Kamikawa (Teshio) Asahi Furen Kenbuchi Shimokawa Wassamu Nakagawa Bifuka Nakagawa Otoineppu Sorachi Kamifurano Minamifurano Nakafurano Yufutsu Shimukappu Subprefectures Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro... Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Core cities are cities of Japan designated by Article 252, Clause 22 and the first term of the Local Autonomy Law. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was founded on August 1, 1922. The Asahikawa Airport is located in Asahikawa. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Asahikawa Airport (旭川空港, IATA airport code: AKJ) is a single-runway regional airport in Hokkaido, Japan, near the city of Asahikawa. ...

The second division of the northern army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is headquartered in Asahikawa. The Japan Self-Defense Forces ), or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of World War II. The force has been engaged in no real combat but has been engaged in some international peacekeeping operations. ...

Asahikawa is known as one of Japan's gourmet towns, contains many restaurants of nearly every description.

History

The Ainu called the Asahi River Chiu Petsu meaning "River of Waves", but it was misunderstood as Chup Petsu meaning "Sun River", and so came to be called Asahi River (Asahi = Morning Sun) The Ainu (pronounced , eye-noo, アイヌ / aynu) are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, the northern part of Honshu in Northern Japan, the Kuril Islands, much of Sakhalin, and the southernmost third of the Kamchatka peninsula. ...

• 1890 Kamikawa District set up under Ishikari Province with the villages of Asahikawa, Nagayama and Kamui
• 1900 Asahikawa Village becomes Asahikawa Town
• 1914 Asahikawa Town becomes Asahikawa-ku
• 1922 Asahikawa-ku becomes Asahikawa City
• 1955 Kamui Village and Etanbetsu Village merge with Asahikawa
• 1961 Nagayama Town merged
• 1963 Higashi-asahikawa Town merged
• 1967 Asahiyama Zoo opened
• 1968 Kagura Town merged
• 1971 Higashi-takasu Town merged
• 1972 Japan's first permanent pedestrian mall Heiwadōri Shopping Park opened
• April 1, 2000 Asahikawa becomes a Core city

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Specialty

• Asahikawa-ramen
• Asahikawa-furniture (High-class)
• confectionery
• Sake (Otokoyama,Takasago,Taisetsunokura)
• cocktail
• Asahikawa mutton barbecue「Genghis Khan」
• Pottery / Wooden handiwork (Arasiyama area)

Shoyu (soy sauce) ramen. ... Sake barrels at Itsukushima Shrine Sake (Japanese: é…’; pronounced IPA: ) is a Japanese alcoholic beverage, brewed mainly from rice. ...

Sightseeing

• Ski resort
• Asahiyama zoo
• Asahikawa Winter Festival

External links

Asahikawa travel guide from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...

• (Japanese) Official website
• (English) taisetsu sightseeing navigation

Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
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