Asahikawa shrine
Asahikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Established in 1893, it is dedicated to the kami Amaterasu and Konohanasakuyahime no mikoto. Its annual festival is on August 15.- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Asahikawa Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Asahikawa Tondenhei Village Museum and Higashi-Asahikawa Station.
Asahikawa Tondenhei Village Museum
Heritage site
Asahikawa Tondenhei Village Museum opened in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1982. The exhibits include a recreated tondenhei house as well as farming implements, clothes, and documents drawn from the museum's 2,500 objects, among them the Prefectural Cultural Property Illustrated Tales of the Tondenhei - Tondenhei emaki. Asahikawa Tondenhei Village Museum is situated 120 metres west of Asahikawa shrine.
Higashi-Asahikawa Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Higashi-Asahikawa Station is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is A32. Higashi-Asahikawa Station is situated 1 km north of Asahikawa shrine.
Asahiyama Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Asahiyama Zoo is a municipal zoo that opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country. In August 2004, over 320,000 people had visited the zoo, the second-highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan. Asahiyama Zoo is situated 3 km east of Asahikawa shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashikagura and Tōma.
Higashikagura
Town
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Higashikagura is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 10,385, and a density of 150 persons per km2. Higashikagura is situated 8 km south of Asahikawa shrine.
Tōma
Town
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Tōma is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the town had an estimated population of 6,119 in 3033 households, and a population density of 30 people per km2. The total area of the town is 204.90 km2. Tōma is situated 8 km northeast of Asahikawa shrine.
Higashikawa
Town
Higashikawa is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 8,092, and a density of 33 persons per km2. Higashikawa is situated 9 km southeast of Asahikawa shrine.
Asahikawa shrine
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Asahikawa, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
43.76928° or 43° 46′ 9″ northLongitude
142.44372° or 142° 26′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8RM4QC9V+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 488370698OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q109973515
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Asahikawa shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Asahikawa”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Asahikawa”
- German: “Asahikawa Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Asahikawa”
- Japanese: “旭川神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include お焚き上げ and 東旭川屯田公園.
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