Districts · 地区
Asahikawa’s six districts旭川の6つの地区
The original city on the river plain, and the towns and villages that joined it between 1955 and 1971.[3][2][4][1]
Six districts along the rivers. Which one first?どこから行く？
Four rivers meet in town: the Ishikari, Ushishubetsu, Chūbetsu and Biei.[4]四つの川！I like to pick one district and wander all afternoon.のんびりね。
Photo: Asahikawa City The original city on the river plain, with the station, Heiwa-dōri, Tokiwa Park and Asahibashi Bridge.[3][2]
Photo: Asahikawa City The first farmer-soldier village, and today the home of ramen, sake and furniture.[1][25][30]
The second farmer-soldier settlement, and the home of Asahiyama Zoo.[1][42]
Photo: Asahikawa City South of the Chūbetsu River, with the roadside station, Taisetsu Crystal Hall and the Sample Forest.[8][36]
Photo: Asahikawa City The hilly west and northwest, with the Kamuikotan gorge and the very cold Etanbetsu valley.[3][13][66]
Sights here
Photo: HaradaHideo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2012 · Wikimedia Commons The northern district, with the Chikabumi upland and Tosshōzan hill.[4][13]
Sights here
