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Asahikawa

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Country: Japan

Population:356,615

Time Zone:UTC+9

Asahikawa serves as the capital of Kamikawa Subprefecture and ranks as Hokkaido’s second-largest city after Sapporo. It has held core city status since 2000, and visitors know it for Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa ramen, and its ski resort. The city covers 747.66 square kilometres and had an estimated population of 321,906 in 2011.