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Asahikawa attractions

Asahiyama Zoo
Asahiyama Zoo
  • Hokkaido Traditional Art Craft Village. �
  • Asahikawa Furniture Center. �
  • Romantic Road. �
  • Otokoyama Sake Brewing Museum (男山), 2-7 Nagayama (North of city along the 39 highway, 30 min by bus Dohoku Bus from city, get off at Otokoyama Koen), +81 0166 48-7080, . An award-winning and the most famous sake brewery in Asahikawa. It has 340 years of history and has been portrayed in Japanese block prints (ukiyo-e) of the Edo period. Sake tasting and purchase of special editions. There is a museum in the upper levels portraying historical scrolls, ukiyo-e, and sake-brewing tools. Free visit and sake tasting. (43.79589,142.40954)
  • Asahikawa Winter Festival, Tokiwa Park (North of the city, near the Asahibashi bridge). Second to Sapporo's snow festival in popularity, this festival attracts ice sculpture artists worldwide and hosts the largest snow sculpture in Japan. The festival is held at the start of February.
  • Asahibashi Bridge, (follow Route 40 to the north until it meets the Ishikari river). This is one of the three most famous bridges in Hokkaido and the only one still unchanged since it was built.
  • Asahiyama Zoo (朝日山動物園), Higashi Asahikawacho Kuranuma (Take Asahikawa Denki Kido Bus for Asahiyama Zoo at Bus Stop No. 5 in front of Asahikawa train station; bus departs hourly and the ride takes about 40 minutes. There is another bus from the airport, also hourly, that takes about 35 minutes), +81 0166 36-1104, . Summer 9:30AM-5:15PM, winter 10:30AM-3:30PM, closed Apr 8-Apr 28, Oct 19-Nov 2. The most famous zoo in Japan and the second most visited. This is a small zoo with few enclosures. The star attractions include the polar bear enclosure that allows to see the bears underwater, the seal enclosure that seems that people are in the enclosure and the seals are around them, and the penguin enclosure including a glass tunnel through the pool. ¥800, season ticket ¥1000. �
  • Arashiyama Pottery Village. Located on a hill overlooking Asahikawa to the north, this neighbourhood has several crafts workshops including pottery, glass craft, wood work, and textile. Some of these offer courses and many of them have a display area where visitors can see and buy their products.

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