Asahikawa
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Asahikawa 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 321,906, with 173,961 households, and a population density of 431 persons per km². The total area is 747.66 km2 (288.67 sq mi).
Top: Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture, Asahiyama Animal Park Middle: Asahikawa Ramen noodle, Kamuy Kotan Bottom: Panoramic view of Asahi Bridge and Taisetsu Mountain Range, (all item of left to right)
Asahibashi Bridge
A panoramic view of Asahikawa from Mt. Arashiyama, 2016
Skyline of Asahikawa City
Hokkaido
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Hokkaido is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
Satellite image of Hokkaido by Terra, May 2001
Former Hokkaidō Government Office in Chūō-ku, Sapporo
The samurai and the Ainu, c. 1775
Matsumae Takahiro, a Matsumae lord of the late Edo period (December 10, 1829 – June 9, 1866)