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1.Asahikawa
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. 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).Asahikawa joined UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities as a Design City on October 31, 2019 on the occasion of World Cities’ Day.
Population: 324,185   Area: 747.66km2
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Asahikawa : Shrine

1.Kamikawa Shrine
Kamikawa Shrine (上川神社, Kamikawa jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Established in 1883, it is dedicated to the kami Amaterasu (天照皇大御神), Ōkuninushi (大己貴大神), Sukunabikona no Ōkami (少彦名大神), Toyoukebime (豊受姫神), Ōmononushi (大物主神), Ame-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto [ja] (天乃香久山神), Takeminakata (建御名方神), Emperor Ōjin as Hondawake no Mikoto (譽田分命), and others. Its annual festival is on July 21.
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2.Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine
Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine (北海道護国神社, Hokkaidō Gokoku jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido at 1 Chome-2282-2 Hanasakicho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0901. It was established in 1902, and enshrines Raijin (雷電大神), Sarutahiko Ōkami (猿田彦大神), and other kami. It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939.[1] 63,141 people are enshrined there.[2]
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Asahikawa : Museum

3.Asahiyama Zoo
The Asahiyama Zoo (旭山動物園, Asahiyama dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo that opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country.[2] In August 2004, over 320,000 people had visited the zoo, the second highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan.[3] Located in Higashi Asahikawa, on the outskirts of Asahikawa, the Asahiyama Zoo is accredited by the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).
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4.Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum
The Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum (川村カ子トアイヌ記念館, Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Kinenkan) is a private museum of materials relating to the Ainu in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The museum first opened as the Ainu museum (アイヌ博物館) in 1916.[1] Kawamura Kaneto [ja] took over the museum from its founder, his father Kawamura Itakishiroma [ja], and oversaw its development, before his son Kawamura Kenichi (川村兼一) took over in turn.[1][2]
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5.Hokuchin Memorial Museum
Hokuchin Memorial Museum (北鎮記念館) 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.[1] Admission is free.[2]
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Asahikawa : literature museum

6.Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall
The Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall (井上靖記念館, Inoue Yasushi Kinenkan) 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. In 2012 the study and reception room from the author's former residence in Setagaya were transferred to the museum.[1][2]
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Asahikawa : art museum

7.Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture
Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara (中原悌二郎記念旭川市彫刻美術館, Nakahara Teijirō Kinen Asahikawashi Chōkoku Bijutsukan) is a sculpture museum in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building was called the Asahikawa Kaikōsha (旭川偕行社) and used as the officer's social club by the 7th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1902 until 1945. In 1968, it became the Asahikawa Museum of Local History (旭川市立旭川郷土博物館, Asahikawashiritsu Asahikawa Kyōdo Hakubutsukan). The building is designated an Important Cultural Property.[1]
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Asahikawa : station

8.Asahikawa-Yojō Station
Asahikawa-Yojō Station (旭川四条駅, Asahikawa-Yojō eki) is a railway station located in 4-Jōdōri 18-chōme, Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, on the Sōya Main Line, and is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaidō).[1]
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9.Kaguraoka Station
Kaguraoka Station (神楽岡駅, Kaguraoka-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned station number F29.
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10.Kita-Asahikawa Freight Terminal
Kita-Asahikawa Freight Terminal (北旭川駅, Kita-Asahikawa eki) is a railway freight terminal located in Ryūtsūdanchi 1-Jō 5-chōme, Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, and operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). The terminal is situated on the Soya Main Line. 43°48′02″N 142°24′37″E / 43.80056°N 142.41028°E / 43.80056; 142.41028
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11.Kita-Nagayama Station
Kita-Nagayama Station (北永山駅, Kita-Nagayama-eki) is a railway station located in Nagayama-chō 14-chōme, Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, and is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. 43°49′35″N 142°27′17″E / 43.8265°N 142.4546°E / 43.8265; 142.4546
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12.Sakuraoka Station
Sakuraoka Station (桜岡駅, Sakuraoka-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is A34.[1]
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13.Shin-Asahikawa Station
Shin-Asahikawa Station (新旭川駅, Shin-Asahikawa eki) is a railway station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
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14.Chikabumi Station
Chikabumi Station (近文駅, Chikabumi-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.
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15.Chiyogaoka Station
Chiyogaoka Station (千代ヶ岡駅, Chiyogaoka-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned the station number F35. 43°38′38″N 142°27′04″E / 43.6439°N 142.4510°E / 43.6439; 142.4510
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16.Nagayama Station (Hokkaido)
Nagayama Station (永山駅, Nagayama-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
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17.Nishi-Kagura Station
Nishi-Kagura Station (西神楽駅, Nishi-Kagura-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned the station number F33. 43°40′57″N 142°23′34″E / 43.6824°N 142.3929°E / 43.6824; 142.3929
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18.Nishi-Goryō Station
Nishi-Goryō Station (西御料駅, Nishi-Goryō-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned station number F31.
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19.Nishi-Seiwa Station
Nishi-Seiwa Station (西聖和駅, Nishi-Seiwa-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned the station number F34. 43°40′08″N 142°24′55″E / 43.6688°N 142.4152°E / 43.6688; 142.4152
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20.Nishi-Mizuho Station
Nishi-Mizuho Station (西瑞穂駅, Nishi-Mizuho-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned station number F32.
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21.Higashi-Asahikawa Station
Higashi-Asahikawa Station (東旭川駅, Higashi-Asahikawa-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is A32.[1]
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22.Midorigaoka Station (Hokkaido)
Midorigaoka Station (緑が丘駅, Midorigaoka-eki) is a train station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Only local trains stop. The station is assigned station number F30.
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23.Minami-Nagayama Station
Minami-Nagayama Station (南永山駅, Minami-Nagayama-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is A31. 43°46′50″N 142°24′31″E / 43.78056944°N 142.4086278°E / 43.78056944; 142.4086278
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Asahikawa : Mountain

24.Mount Asahi (Ishikari)
Mount Asahi (旭山, Asahi-yama) is a mountain in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of the Ishikari Mountains. Mount Asahi hosts Mount Asahi Park and Asahiyama Zoo. Mount Asahi is formed from non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle to late Miocene. Non-alkaline rock from pyroclastic flows in the late Miocene to early Pliocene are also present. The flanks of the mountain include accretionary complex of Permian basalt block and a melange mix of late Jurassic to early Cretaceous.[2]
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Asahikawa : Dishes

25.Pork jowl
Pork jowl is a cut of pork from a pig's cheek. Different food traditions have used it as a fresh cut or as a cured pork product (with smoke and/or curing salt). As a cured and smoked meat in America it is called jowl bacon or, especially in the Southern United States, hog jowl, joe bacon or joe meat. In the US, hog jowl is a staple of soul food,[1] and there is a longer culinary tradition outside the United States; the cured non-smoked Italian variant is called guanciale.[2][3]
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