The city of crafts Asahikawa!
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The city of crafts Asahikawa!
Nowadays Asahikawa still hasn’t become a popular tourist destination and is known as just the coldest city in Japan, the second biggest city in Hokkaido with an international airport.
So You still have chance to enjoy it while it is not overcrowded!
You’re traveling with your partner and haven’t proposed yet? Do it at the Romantic Road – picturesque tree tunnel that bursts into bloom spring through summer and has a few nice wedding chapels along it.
Want to see everything and have limited time – try a hop-on/hop-off bus tour around the city.
Value good quality and taste – Otokoyama Sake brewing museum is a place for you. You can have a good time tasting this award-winning sake and buying souvenirs while studying 340 years of its history and traditions presented in artifacts and old brewing tools in the museum on site.
And if you missed Sapporo Snow festival – you can go to Asahikawa Winter Fest which hosts the largest snow sculpture in Japan.
Your whole family won’t get bored in Asahiyama Portery Village. Experience pottery, class craft, wood carving and much more at regular workshops. Hokkaido Folk Arts & Crafts Village, International Dyeing & Weaving Art Museum, Yukara Ori Folk Craft Museum and a lot of other galleries, museums and exhibits tell the history of Asahikawa and present all possible kinds of arts and crafts brought to the city from all over the world. Buy your loved ones unique hand-made souvenirs and learn about local culture.
For those of you who love animals, Asahikawa has one of the biggest and most fun zoos in Japan – Asahikawa Zoo!
And the last but not the least – hiking and camping!
Nature and active rest lovers, there is a great place for you to go – Daisetsuzan National Park – the biggest one in Hokkaido, and Mount Asahi or Asahidake. Splendid nature and a whole bunch of picturesque campsites are waiting for you.
Access info:
bus:
1.5 h by Super Kamui Express train or 2.5h by bus from Sapporo,
40 mins by bus from Asahikawa International Airport
train:
2h by train or 3h by bus from New Chitose Aiport
1h from Furano by Lavender Express train.
tel : +81-166-26-1111
address : 6jyodori,9chome,Asahikawa shi,Hokkaido
