Asahikawa Design Center旭川デザインセンター

Asahikawa is one of Japan’s five major furniture districts, with more than 120 years of history. Today more than 80% of Asahikawa furniture is made from Hokkaido-grown hardwoods.^⁠[2][11]

The Design Center in Nagayama sells about 1,200 pieces of furniture and craft. In April 2023 it added a museum, a gallery and a workshop.^⁠[30]

The IFDA furniture design competition has been held every three years since 1990, UNESCO named Asahikawa a Creative City of Design in 2019, and Asahikawa Design Week comes around in late June.^{⁠[11][1][31]}