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Asahikawa (旭川市, Asahikawa-shi) is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo.[1][2] It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo , the Asahikawa ramen and a Ski resort city. On July 31, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 352,105, with 173,961 households, and a population density of 470.96 persons per km² (1,219.8 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 747.6 km2 (288.6 sq mi).[2]
On August 1, 1922, Asahikawa was founded as Asahikawa City. As the central city in northern Hokkaido, Asahikawa has been influential in industry and commerce. There are about 130 rivers and streams including the Ishikari River and Chūbetsu River, and over 740 bridges in the city.[4] Asahibashi, a bridge over Ishikari River, has been one of the symbols of Asahikawa since its completion in 1932, and it was also registered as one of the Hokkaido Heritage sites on October 22, 2001.[5]
Every winter, the Asahikawa Winter Festival is held on the bank of the Ishikari River, making use of Asahikawa's cold climate and snow. On January 25, 1902, a weather station recorded −41 °C (−41.8 °F), the lowest temperature in Japanese history.[6] Due to its climate and location surrounded by mountains, there are some ski resorts in the outskirts of the city.
Name
The Ainu called the Asahi River Chiu Pet meaning "River of Waves", but it was misunderstood as Chup Pet, meaning "Sun River", and so it came to be called Asahi River in Japanese (Asahi meaning "morning sun").
History
View of Asahikawa, circa 1920
Asahikawa was populated by the mainland Japanese in the Meiji period (1868 – July 1912) as a tondenhei, or state-sponsored farmer-militia settlement.[1]
KamikawaDistrict set up under Ishikari Province with the villages of Asahikawa, Nagayama and Kamui in 1890.
A panoramic view of Asahikawa from Mt. Arashiyama, 2016
Climate
The climate is hemiboreal humid continental (Dfb, according to Köppen classification).[8] Asahikawa winters are long and cold, with below-freezing average monthly temperatures from November through March. The city also sees an extraordinary amount of snowfall, averaging just under 7.6 m (25 ft) of snow per year. Summers are generally warm and humid in Asahikawa, with average high temperatures in the warmest months hovering around 26 °C (79 °F). Spring and autumn are generally short and transitional in the city.[citation needed]
It is one of the coldest Japanese cities as well as one of the most "continental". Japan's lowest temperature ever (−41.0 °C (−41.8 °F)) was recorded in Asahikawa, colder than other cities registered in Hokkaido,[9][10][11] but warmer in absolute numbers than Mount Fuji.[12] On January 12, 1909 the temperature did not rise above −22.5 °C (−9 °F), being one of the coldest in history.[9] Some sources consider it the coldest city in Japan.[13][14][15]
Climate data for Asahikawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1888−present)
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Economy
Asahikawa developed as an industrial center in Hokkaido after World War II. The city is noted for its lumber and brewing industries, as well as the production of furniture and paper pulp.[1]
Asahikawa is served by Asahikawa Airport which stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura, Hokkaido. The airport was first proposed by the Asahikawa City Council in 1955, opened in 1961, and daily flights to Tokyo started in 1970. The present terminal of Asahikawa Airport opened in 2000. It is a second class airport, and also a single-runway regional airport. It serves domestic destinations including Tokyo, but some airlines offer destinations in South Korea.[19] EVA Air added Asahikawa as a destination from Taipei on May 2, 2013.
Asahikawa's mascots are Asappy (あさっぴー, Asappī) and Yukkirin (ゆっきりん).
Asappy is a mixture of a harbor seal and a polar bear. He wears a shirt designed after Daisetsuzan National Park with fringes that resembled ramen, his belt is designed after the Asahi Bridge and his pants were designed after the Ishikari River. His red scarf shows his status as a hero.[20]
Yukkirin is a strong but kind snow giraffe (technically a kirin). Her dress has an apple, a snowflake and a flower motif. She wears Etanbetsu boots with fringes. Her antenna resembles snowballs, she can use them to gather information.[21]
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^"Asahikawa, Japan Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
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^Dubreuil, Chisato O. (2004). From the Playground of the Gods: The Life and Art of Bikky Sunazawa. Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. ISBN9780967342986. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Asahikawa.
Official Website (in Japanese)
Asahikawa Tourism Website (in English)
Asahikawa Winter Festival
April 21, 2023
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese November 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Japanese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 387 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja 旭川市 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja 旭川市 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Asahikawa 旭川市 Asahikawa shi is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture Hokkaido Japan It is the capital of the subprefecture and the second largest city in Hokkaido after Sapporo 1 2 It has been a core city since April 1 2000 The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo the Asahikawa ramen and a Ski resort city On July 31 2011 the city had an estimated population of 352 105 with 173 961 households and a population density of 470 96 persons per km 1 219 8 persons per sq mi The total area is 747 6 km2 288 6 sq mi 2 Asahikawa 旭川市Core cityTop Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture Asahiyama Animal ParkMiddle Asahikawa Ramen noodle Kamuy KotanBottom Panoramic view of Asahi Bridge and Taisetsu Mountain Range all item of left to right FlagEmblemLocation of Asahikawa in Kamikawa Subprefecture HokkaidoLocation of Kamikawa Subprefecture in HokkaidoAsahikawaLocation in JapanCoordinates 43 46 N 142 22 E 43 767 N 142 367 E 43 767 142 367 Coordinates 43 46 N 142 22 E 43 767 N 142 367 E 43 767 142 367CountryJapanRegionHokkaidoPrefectureHokkaidoFirst official recorded1877City SettledAugust 1 1922Government MayorHirosuke ImazuArea Total747 6 km2 288 6 sq mi Population March 1 2020 Total333 530 Density470 98 km2 1 219 8 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address9 46 Rokujō dōri Asahikawa shi Hokkaido070 8525Websitewww wbr city wbr asahikawa wbr hokkaido wbr jpSymbolsBirdBohemian waxwingFlowerAzaleaMascotAsappy あさっぴー and Yukkirin ゆっきりん TreeJapanese rowanAsahikawa joined UNESCO s Network of Creative Cities as a Design City on October 31 2019 on the occasion of World Cities Day 3 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Name 2 History 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 4 Economy 5 Education 5 1 Universities 5 1 1 National 5 1 2 Private 5 2 Colleges 5 3 High schools 5 3 1 Public 5 3 2 Private 6 Transportation 6 1 Airport 6 2 Rail 6 3 Bus 7 Specialties 8 Sightseeing 9 Mascots 10 Sister and friendship cities 10 1 Sister cities 10 2 Friendship cities 11 Notable people 12 References 13 External linksOverview Edit Asahibashi Bridge On August 1 1922 Asahikawa was founded as Asahikawa City As the central city in northern Hokkaido Asahikawa has been influential in industry and commerce There are about 130 rivers and streams including the Ishikari River and Chubetsu River and over 740 bridges in the city 4 Asahibashi a bridge over Ishikari River has been one of the symbols of Asahikawa since its completion in 1932 and it was also registered as one of the Hokkaido Heritage sites on October 22 2001 5 Every winter the Asahikawa Winter Festival is held on the bank of the Ishikari River making use of Asahikawa s cold climate and snow On January 25 1902 a weather station recorded 41 C 41 8 F the lowest temperature in Japanese history 6 Due to its climate and location surrounded by mountains there are some ski resorts in the outskirts of the city Name Edit The Ainu called the Asahi River Chiu Pet meaning River of Waves but it was misunderstood as Chup Pet meaning Sun River and so it came to be called Asahi River in Japanese Asahi meaning morning sun History Edit View of Asahikawa circa 1920 Asahikawa was populated by the mainland Japanese in the Meiji period 1868 July 1912 as a tondenhei or state sponsored farmer militia settlement 1 Kamikawa District set up under Ishikari Province with the villages of Asahikawa Nagayama and Kamui in 1890 1900 Asahikawa Village becomes Asahikawa town 1914 Asahikawa Town becomes Asahikawa kuAsahikawa was elevated to city status in 1922 2 Asahikawa thrived as a military city before World War II when the IJA 7th Division was posted there During the closing stages of the war Asahikawa was bombed by American naval aircraft in July 1945 7 Today the 2nd Division of the Northern Army of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force is headquartered in Asahikawa 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 cityGeography Edit A panoramic view of Asahikawa from Mt Arashiyama 2016 Climate Edit The climate is hemiboreal humid continental Dfb according to Koppen classification 8 Asahikawa winters are long and cold with below freezing average monthly temperatures from November through March The city also sees an extraordinary amount of snowfall averaging just under 7 6 m 25 ft of snow per year Summers are generally warm and humid in Asahikawa with average high temperatures in the warmest months hovering around 26 C 79 F Spring and autumn are generally short and transitional in the city citation needed It is one of the coldest Japanese cities as well as one of the most continental Japan s lowest temperature ever 41 0 C 41 8 F was recorded in Asahikawa colder than other cities registered in Hokkaido 9 10 11 but warmer in absolute numbers than Mount Fuji 12 On January 12 1909 the temperature did not rise above 22 5 C 9 F being one of the coldest in history 9 Some sources consider it the coldest city in Japan 13 14 15 Climate data for Asahikawa 1991 2020 normals extremes 1888 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 11 7 53 1 12 2 54 0 18 8 65 8 29 6 85 3 34 3 93 7 35 9 96 6 37 6 99 7 37 9 100 2 33 3 91 9 25 9 78 6 22 0 71 6 14 7 58 5 37 9 100 2 Average high C F 3 3 26 1 1 7 28 9 3 0 37 4 11 2 52 2 18 8 65 8 22 8 73 0 26 2 79 2 26 6 79 9 21 9 71 4 14 9 58 8 6 2 43 2 0 8 30 6 12 2 54 0 Daily mean C F 7 0 19 4 6 0 21 2 1 4 29 5 5 6 42 1 12 3 54 1 17 0 62 6 20 7 69 3 21 2 70 2 16 4 61 5 9 4 48 9 2 3 36 1 4 2 24 4 7 2 45 0 Average low C F 11 7 10 9 11 8 10 8 6 1 21 0 0 2 32 4 6 1 43 0 12 0 53 6 16 4 61 5 16 9 62 4 11 7 53 1 4 4 39 9 1 5 29 3 8 0 17 6 2 4 36 3 Record low C F 41 0 41 8 38 3 36 9 34 1 29 4 19 0 2 2 7 1 19 2 1 2 29 8 1 0 33 8 2 4 36 3 1 8 28 8 8 0 17 6 25 0 13 0 30 0 22 0 41 0 41 8 Average precipitation mm inches 66 9 2 63 54 7 2 15 55 0 2 17 48 5 1 91 66 6 2 62 71 4 2 81 129 5 5 10 152 9 6 02 136 3 5 37 105 8 4 17 114 5 4 51 102 4 4 03 1 104 4 43 48 Average snowfall cm inches 125 49 97 38 80 31 15 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 82 32 158 62 557 219 Average precipitation days 0 5 mm 22 2 18 6 18 6 14 2 12 1 10 8 11 6 11 9 14 2 16 9 21 4 25 1 197 6Average relative humidity 82 78 73 66 67 73 77 79 79 79 80 83 76Mean monthly sunshine hours 75 3 96 1 141 3 169 5 197 4 176 5 159 8 154 6 144 7 125 9 67 3 58 1 1 566 5Source Japan Meteorological Agency 16 17 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues See or edit raw graph data Economy EditAsahikawa developed as an industrial center in Hokkaido after World War II The city is noted for its lumber and brewing industries as well as the production of furniture and paper pulp 1 Education EditUniversities Edit National Edit Asahikawa Medical University Hokkaido University of Education Asahikawa CampusPrivate Edit Asahikawa University Tokai University Previously the Asahikawa Campus of Hokkaido Tokai University 18 Colleges Edit Asahikawa National College of TechnologyHigh schools Edit Public Edit Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High school Hokkaido Asahikawa Kita High School Hokkaido Asahikawa Nishi High School Hokkaido Asahikawa Minami High School Hokkaido Asahikawa Eiryo High school Hokkaido Asahikawa Agricultural High School Nogyo Hokkaido Asahikawa Commercial High School Shogyo Hokkaido Asahikawa Technical High School Kogyo Private Edit Asahikawa Ryukoku High School Asahikawa Fuji Girls High School Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School Asahikawa Meisei High School Asahikawa University High School Ikegami Gakuen High School Asahikawa Campus Asahikawa Tosei High SchoolTransportation Edit Asahikawa Airport Asahikawa Station North Entrance Airport Edit Asahikawa is served by Asahikawa Airport which stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura Hokkaido The airport was first proposed by the Asahikawa City Council in 1955 opened in 1961 and daily flights to Tokyo started in 1970 The present terminal of Asahikawa Airport opened in 2000 It is a second class airport and also a single runway regional airport It serves domestic destinations including Tokyo but some airlines offer destinations in South Korea 19 EVA Air added Asahikawa as a destination from Taipei on May 2 2013 Rail Edit Asahikawa is one of the major rail hubs of Hokkaido The Hakodate Main Line connects Asahikawa to Hakodate in the south of Hokkaido and the Sōya Main Line connects Asahikawa with Wakkanai at the north of Hokkaido The Sekihoku Main Line connects the city with Abashiri on the Sea of Okhotsk The Furano Line connects Abashiri with nearby Biei and Furano 2 JR HokkaidoHakodate Main Line Asahikawa Chikabumi Sōya Main Line Asahikawa Asahikawa Yojō Shin Asahikawa Nagayama Kita Nagayama Sekihoku Main Line Shin Asahikawa Minami Nagayama Higashi Asahikawa Sakuraoka Furano Line Asahikawa Kaguraoka Midorigaoka Nishi Goryō Nishi Mizuho Nishi Kagura Nishi Seiwa ChiyogaokaBus Edit Municipal buses also serve the city Specialties EditAsahikawa Ramen Asahikawa furniture Confectionery Sake Otokoyama Takasago Taisetsunokura Taisetsu Microbrew Beer Taisetsu ji beer Asahikawa mutton barbecue Genghis Khan Asahikawa pork barbecue Shio Horumon Asahikawa chickein barbecue Shinko yaki Pottery wooden handiwork Arashiyama area Sushi and SeafoodSightseeing Edit Asahiyama Zoo Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara Asahiyama Zoo Ski Resorts Kamui Ski Links Santa Present Park Pippu Ski Area Canmore Ski Village etc Hokkaido Powder Belt Ueno Farm Hokkaido Garden Path Asahikawa Winter Festival Illuminations February Asahikawa Station Building Arashiyama Pottery village Asahibashi Bridge Asahikawa Furniture Center Asahikawa Kitasaito Garden Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara Asahikawa Youth Science Museum Saiparu Ayako Miura Memorial Literature Center Hoppo Wild Flower Garden famous for Erythronium japonicum Dogtooth violet that flower in May Hokkaido Traditional Art Craft Village Kamikawa Shrine Mount Tossho also famous for Erythronium japonicum Otokoyama Sake Brewing Museum Romantic Road tree tunnel and churches Yasushi Inoue Memorial CenterMascots Edit Asappy and Yukkirin the town s mascots Asahikawa s mascots are Asappy あさっぴー Asappi and Yukkirin ゆっきりん Asappy is a mixture of a harbor seal and a polar bear He wears a shirt designed after Daisetsuzan National Park with fringes that resembled ramen his belt is designed after the Asahi Bridge and his pants were designed after the Ishikari River His red scarf shows his status as a hero 20 Yukkirin is a strong but kind snow giraffe technically a kirin Her dress has an apple a snowflake and a flower motif She wears Etanbetsu boots with fringes Her antenna resembles snowballs she can use them to gather information 21 Sister and friendship cities EditSister cities Edit Bloomington Illinois United States 22 Normal Illinois United States Suwon Gyeonggi do South KoreaFriendship cities Edit Yuzhno Sakhalinsk Sakhalin Oblast Russia Harbin Heilongjiang ChinaNotable people EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Takeshi Aono voice actor Miura Ayako author Haruhisa Chiba skier Yuko Emoto judo wrestler Kazuhiro Fujita manga artist Nanami Hashimoto idol Yasushi Inoue author Kiyomi Kato wrestler Kitanofuji Katsuaki sumo wrestler Shigeo Nakata wrestler Ikumi Narita volleyball player Victor Starffin baseball player Taizō Sugimura politician Bikki Sunazawa sculptor and painter 23 Kentaro Suzuki football player Koyo Takahashi basketball player Tomoka Takeuchi snowboarder Kōji Tamaki lead vocalist of Anzen Chitai Buichi Terasawa manga artist Masae Ueno judo wrestler Yoshie Ueno judo wrestler Miho Yabe actress Megumi Yabushita mixed martial artist kickboxer professional wrestler and judoka Shōgō Yasumura comedianReferences Edit a b c Asahikawa Encyclopedia of Japan Tokyo Shogakukan 2013 OCLC 56431036 Archived from the original on 2007 08 25 Retrieved 2013 11 19 a b c d 旭川市 Asahikawa Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei in Japanese Tokyo Shogakukan 2013 OCLC 173191044 Archived from the original on 2007 08 25 Retrieved 2013 11 19 UNESCO celebrates World Cities Day designating 66 new Creative Cities UNESCO 2019 10 30 Retrieved 2019 11 05 Asahikawa 8 Scenes in Japanese Hokkaido Heritage Website 6 Asahibashi Bridge in Japanese Asahikawa City 7th General Scheme Gist permanent dead link in Japanese The Asahi Shimbun 朝日新聞デジタル 空襲の記憶 風化させぬ 北海道 地域 www asahi com in Japanese Archived from the original on 13 April 2022 Retrieved 2022 04 13 Asahikawa Japan Koppen Climate Classification Weatherbase Weatherbase Retrieved 2019 03 08 a b Asahikawa Fact File Location Weather Population and other information www asahikawa tourism com Retrieved 2019 03 10 Enjoying an Extremely Cold City Asahikawa Hokkaido Welcome to Amazing Japan NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN NHK WORLD Retrieved 2019 03 10 permanent dead link nbakki Top 10 Coldest Temperature Records in Japan How much is it in Tokyo Retrieved 2019 03 10 Seasons come and go but when Wild Watch Japan Nature Guides www japannatureguides com Retrieved 2019 03 10 Hokkaido s cities www hisgo com Retrieved 2019 03 10 日本で一番寒い場所はどこ 日本の最低気温ランキング www tabi2ikitai com Retrieved 2019 03 10 日本一寒い町 陸別町ってどんなところ NAVER まとめ Retrieved 2019 03 10 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 Japan Meteorological Agency Retrieved May 19 2021 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 Japan Meteorological Agency Retrieved November 5 2021 DIRECTIONS TO HOKKAIDO TOKAI UNIVERSITY HTU Hokkaido Tokai University November 20 2005 Retrieved on April 10 2015 5 1 1 1 Minami sawa Minami ku Sapporo 005 8601 Japan and 224 Chuwa Kamui Cho Asahikawa 070 8601 Hokkaido Japan 旭川空港 Asahikawa Airport Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei in Japanese Tokyo Shogakukan 2013 OCLC 173191044 Archived from the original on 2007 08 25 Retrieved 2013 11 19 あさっぴーのプロフィール Asahikawa ゆっきりんのプロフィール Asahikawa Interactive City Directory Sister Cities International Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2014 Dubreuil Chisato O 2004 From the Playground of the Gods The Life and Art of Bikky Sunazawa Arctic Studies Center National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution ISBN 9780967342986 Retrieved 22 April 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asahikawa Hokkaido Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Asahikawa Official Website in Japanese Asahikawa Tourism Website in English Asahikawa Winter Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asahikawa amp oldid 1131970993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
