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Tokiwa Park & Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art常磐公園・北海道立旭川美術館

The city’s first park, with tree-lined avenues, Chidorigaike pond and an art museum.⁠[15]

A pond and a wooden pavilion among the trees of Tokiwa Park
Photo: Asahikawa City

Come on in, let’s have a look around!いっしょに見てまわろう!

Tokiwa Park is the oldest of the city’s 438 parks: about 16 ha of elm, fir and poplar avenues around Chidorigaike pond. In 1989 it was chosen as one of Japan’s 100 best city parks.⁠[1][15]

Its opening year depends on where you look: the city’s “Eight Views” page says 1910, and the city profile says 1916.⁠[15][1]

The Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, opened in 1982, and the Central Library stand in the park.⁠[15][1]