旭川市 - Asahikawa (January 2020)... | Photography

旭川市 - Asahikawa (January 2020)...

Is the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. The アイヌ (Ainu) called a local river Chiu Pet meaning "River of Waves", but it was misunderstood as Chup Pet, meaning "Sun River", and so the area became known as Asahi-kawa (Asahi meaning "morning sun" and kawa meaning "river"). The Ainu or the 蝦夷 (Ezo) in the historical Japanese texts, are an indigenous people of Japan.

It's my second visit to Asahikawa and fast becoming one of my favorite destinations due to the abundance of nature and mountains in close proximity.

JR旭川駅 (JR Asahikawa Station)

真久寺 (Shinkyu Temple)

常盤公園 (Tokiwa Park) 01

常盤公園 (Tokiwa Park) 02

上川神社 (Kamikawa Shrine)

中別川 (Chubetsu River)

"べてい" (Betty's)

Thanks for looking,

Casey

Beautiful photos. Interesting to see. [nt]

By: maxfcc1 : January 29th, 2020-23:35

Thank you maxfcc1...

By: cshimokita : January 29th, 2020-23:46

I was in the Asahikawa area for one week earlier this month... it really has become one of my favorite destinations in Hokkaido. Over the next days I will be posting some photos from the area... definitely not my last visit to Asahikawa ; ) Casey

Interesting city.

By: fernando : January 29th, 2020-23:42

I've been many times to Sapporo but never here. I like what I see and I'm sure you are happy with all that snow! Great pics! fernando

Thanks fernando... I need to visit in the summer to round out my experience...

By: cshimokita : January 29th, 2020-23:51

The snow was great and according to the skiers the powder was fantastic. I took three day trips which I will post shortly... the good news is I just found a way to fly from Tokyo for about Yen 4,000 one way, so very reasonable destination... Casey

Interesting. Thanks for posting. Is this where the Asahi beer comes from? Its one of the crispest and cleanest tasting out there lMO. Cheers Dave [nt]

By: BeckyJax1 : January 29th, 2020-23:54

Nothing like a cold "Super Dry"...

By: cshimokita : January 30th, 2020-00:27

Asahi was founded in Osaka in 1889 as the Osaka Beer Company, the headquarters in Tokyo was designed by French designer Philippe Starck. The Beer Hall is considered one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures. OTOH... Sapporo Breweries Ltd. was fou...

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