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Asahikawa
Gateway to Hokkaido's Wild Heart
World-famous zoo, Daisetsuzan National Park & authentic Hokkaido culture
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Model Courses from Asahikawa
Explore Hokkaido's wild interior — from the world-famous zoo to Japan's largest national park — with your own private driver.
Asahiyama Zoo & City Tour
Visit Japan's most innovative zoo, Asahiyama Zoo, famous for its behavioural exhibits featuring polar bears, penguins, and orangutans. After the zoo, explore the city's sake brewery and enjoy a bowl of Asahikawa's famous soy-sauce ramen before returning to Sapporo.
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Daisetsuzan Day Hike
Drive to the magnificent Sounkyo Gorge in Daisetsuzan National Park. Take the ropeway up Kurodake for panoramic alpine views, then hike through volcanic terrain. Conclude with a relaxing soak in Sounkyo Onsen before returning to Asahikawa.
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Asahikawa Winter Festival Tour
Experience one of Hokkaido's most spectacular winter festivals (held in February), featuring enormous ice sculptures and snow statues. Warm up with Asahikawa ramen and local sake before exploring the winter illuminations in the evening.
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Asahikawa City
About Asahikawa
Hokkaido's Second City & Gateway to the Wild
Asahikawa is Hokkaido's second-largest city, located in the heart of the island at the confluence of the Ishikari and Biei rivers. It serves as the ideal base for exploring Daisetsuzan National Park, Biei's patchwork hills, and Furano's lavender fields.
The city is home to Asahiyama Zoo, Japan's most innovative zoological park, famous for its unique behavioural exhibits that allow visitors to observe animals in naturalistic environments. The zoo attracts over 1.5 million visitors annually and is considered one of Japan's best.
Asahikawa is also renowned for its ramen — a rich soy-sauce based broth with curly noodles — and the Otokoyama Sake Brewery, one of Hokkaido's most celebrated producers. In winter, the city hosts one of Japan's largest ice sculpture festivals.
330K
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km² Daisetsuzan
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Record Low Temp
Sightseeing
Top Attractions in Asahikawa
Discover Asahikawa's world-famous zoo, Japan's largest national park, and authentic Hokkaido culture with your private driver.
Wildlife & Nature
Asahiyama Zoo
Asahiyama Zoo is Japan's most innovative zoological park, renowned for its behavioural exhibits that showcase animals in naturalistic environments. Highlights include the polar bear pool, the penguin parade, and the orangutan sky walk. The zoo is particularly magical in winter, when penguins march through the snow.
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Cultural Event
Asahikawa Winter Festival
Held every February, the Asahikawa Winter Festival is one of Japan's largest winter events, featuring enormous ice sculptures, snow statues, and illuminated displays. The festival transforms the city's riverbanks into a magical winter wonderland, attracting over 2 million visitors each year.
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National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park
Japan's largest national park, Daisetsuzan covers 2,267 km² of pristine wilderness in central Hokkaido. The park features volcanic peaks, alpine meadows, hot spring valleys, and spectacular autumn foliage. The Sounkyo Gorge, with its dramatic columnar basalt cliffs and twin waterfalls, is the park's most visited attraction.
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Sounkyo Gorge & Onsen
Sounkyo Gorge is one of Hokkaido's most dramatic natural landscapes, carved by the Ishikari River through towering basalt columns. The gorge is famous for the Ryusei and Ginga waterfalls, the Kurodake ropeway offering alpine views, and the Sounkyo Onsen resort nestled at the gorge entrance.
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Otokoyama Sake Brewery
Otokoyama is one of Hokkaido's most celebrated sake breweries, using pure snowmelt water from the Daisetsuzan mountains. The brewery museum offers free tours and tastings, with exhibits on the history of sake brewing in Hokkaido. The brand has won numerous international awards and is exported worldwide.
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Asahikawa Ramen Village
Asahikawa is famous for its distinctive ramen style — a rich, soy-sauce based broth with a layer of lard to keep it warm in the cold climate, served with curly noodles. The Asahikawa Ramen Village brings together eight of the city's most acclaimed ramen restaurants under one roof for the ultimate tasting experience.
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Day tours from $180 · Multi-day packages from $770 · Up to 4 passengers
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