Asahikawa
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Asahikawa (旭川) is the second-largest city on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan.
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Get in
By plane
Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) serves flights to major domestic destinations and to Seoul (South Korea).
By train
Asahikawa is the terminus of the JR Hakodate Main Line to Sapporo, Otaru and Hakodate. The Super White Arrow limited express travels to Sapporo in 1:18 and charges ¥4880, while ordinary trains cost ¥2,420 and take closer to three hours.
Many of JR's Hokkaido lines branch out from Asahikawa: the Soya Line connects to Wakkanai, while the Sekihoku Line connects to Abashiri and the Furano Line goes to skiing hotspot Furano.
By bus
There are some bus services to Daisetsuzan National Park.
Get around
See
Do
Asahikawa is the coldest city in Japan, holding Japan's temperature record of -41°C. It's not that bad most of the time though, and the good side to cold and snow is that there's some great skiing nearby.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Get out
- Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan's largest, and its hot springs at Sounkyo Gorge
External links
ja:旭川市 WikiPedia:Asahikawa, Hokkaido
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