Are there many tourists in Asahikawa?

I am thinking about going to Asahikawa in Japan with my boyfriend. I am not sure how popular it is over there though. We are looking for some place without too many other tourists, except for tourists from Japan that is. Could you give me any more information? Thank you in advance.

No, there are not all that many tourists in Asahikawa apart from one or two brave Australians perhaps. I would not particularly recommend it either - while Asahikawa is very beautiful, it is also the coldest city in cold, the whole of Japan. And that's very cold, believe me. It definitely puts me off.

There are more Japanese than foreign tourists there, but I do think that Asahikawa has been getting more popular. And there are lots of things to do over there. It's not just skiing - there is a great zoo, a winter festival, a traditional village you can go and visit... you are not going to get bored in Asahikawa!

Asahikawa is located almost in the center of Hokkaido, and is the second largest city after Sapporo. With the magnificent Mt. Daisetsu-zan in the background, and 120 rivers flowing through the town, it is full of natural splendor. It is also the gateway for tourism to Soun-kyo Gorge and Furano. Asahikawa's thriving art world has led it to be called a town for art. Fountains and sculptures dot the shopping park in Heiwa-dori Avenue, the road that leads straight from Asahikawa Station.

Situated on a hill overlooking the town, the Hokkaido Traditional Arts and Crafts Village is full of buildings resembling castles from the Middle Ages in Europe, and has the atmosphere of an amusement park. There is a gallery of works using the world-famous Yukara-ori, the traditional textile fabric of Hokkaido, from which you can get a better understanding of traditional Japanese crafts.

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