Asahikawa

Asahikawa City Hall
Asahikawa-shi ; 旭川市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	43 ° 46 ' N , 142 ° 22' E Coordinates: 43 ° 46 '15 " N , 142 ° 21' 54" E
Height :	116 m
Basic data
Surface:	747.60 km²
Residents :	334,692 ; (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	448 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01204-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese mountain ash
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Asahikawa City Hall ; 9 - 46 6-Jōdōri; Asahikawa -shi ; Hokkaido 070-8525
Website URL:	www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp
Location of Asahikawas in Hokkaidō Prefecture

Asahikawa ( Japanese 旭川市 , - shi ) is a city in the Kamikawa sub-prefecture on the island of Hokkaidō . It is the second largest city on the island after the capital Sapporo .

geography

The city is 116 meters above sea level in the Kamikawa Basin ( 上川盆地 Kamikawa-bonchi ) and about 60 km from the nearest coast on the river of the same name. The river was called by Ainu Chiu Petsu (German: wave flow ). However, this was misunderstood as Chup Petsu ( Sun River ) so it was called Asahikawa ( Sunrise River). Nearby is the 2,290 m high Asahidake mountain .

climate

The climate is a cool, moderate monsoon climate with continental features. The winters are cold and snowy, temperatures in January are -4 ° C during the day and -13 ° C at night. In summer it is quite warm with around 20 ° C (25 ° C during the day, 15 ° C at night). In addition, it is also the monsoon season, which brings heavy showers or thunderstorms, especially from July to September. In addition, the humidity is high and can sometimes be quite humid.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Asahikawa

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	-4.3	-2.8	1.9	10.1	18.0	22.2	25.8	25.8	21.1	14.4	5.6	-0.9	O	11.5
Min. Temperature (° C)	-13.4	-13.2	-7.8	-0.3	5.7	11.1	15.9	16.3	10.5	3.8	-2.1	-8.3	O	1.6

Precipitation ( mm )	80	64	62	65	74	78	119	168	134	104	116	95	Σ	1,159

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	2.5	3.8	5.3	6.1	6.8	6.5	5.9	5.5	5.5	4.5	2.5	1.9	O	4.7

Humidity ( % )	82	78	74	68	67	73	77	79	80	78	80	82	O	76.5

Source: wetterkontor.de

history

Like most cities in Hokkaidō, Asahikawa is very young. The place was only named a city on August 1, 1922 .

traffic

Asahikawa Airport is about 15 kilometers southeast of the city .

The Asahikawa Station is located on the southern edge of the city center and is one of the most important hubs of the rail network in Hokkaido. This is where the Hakodate main line , Sōya main line and the Furano line meet. The main Sekihoku line branches off at Shin-Asahikawa Station .

Asahikawa can be reached via the Dōō Highway , as well as National Road 12 and National Roads 39, 40, 233, 237, 333, 452.

Attractions

Asahiyama Zoo ( 旭山動物園 )
Yasushi Inoue Memorial in honor of the writer Yasushi Inoue

economy

Wood processing is economically important.

sons and daughters of the town

Kazuhiro Fujita , manga artist
Yasushi Inoue (1907–1991), writer
Miura Ayako (1922-1999), writer
Abe Kōbō (1924–1993), writer
Michio Mamiya (* 1929), composer
Kiyomi Katō (* 1948), wrestler and Olympic champion
Yumiko Igarashi (* 1950), manga artist
Noriko Sasaki (* 1961), manga artist
Tomoka Takeuchi (* 1983), alpine snowboard
Yoshie Ueno (* 1983), judoka
Shinji Takahira (* 1984), sprinter
Rempei Uchida (* 1991), football player

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