Dean and Sue Zemke
Asahikawa, Hokkaido JAPAN
Asahikawa Facts
Facts about Asahikawa
City flower: Tsutsuji (Azalea)
City bird: Kirenjaku (Waxwing)
City insect: Kantan (Japanese Tree Cricket)
Asahikawa is located at
East Longitude 142 degrees 22 minutes 04 seconds
North Latitude 43 degrees 46 minutes 07 seconds
Area: 747.60 square kilometers (10th largest Japanese city in area)
Population of 357,367 (March 2006)
165,873 households
Population density (persons/km squared): 478
Lowest recorded temperature--January 1902 was -41.0 C (-41.8 F)
Highest recorded temperature--August 1989 was 36 C (96.8 F)
Highest recorded temperature--August 1989 was 36 C (96.8 F)
In 2005:
highest temperature was 32.9 C (91.2 F)
lowest temperature was -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
average 6.7 C (44.1 F)
average humidity: 77%
snowfall for 2005: 660 cm (21.65 feet)
highest temperature was 32.9 C (91.2 F)
lowest temperature was -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
average 6.7 C (44.1 F)
average humidity: 77%
snowfall for 2005: 660 cm (21.65 feet)
deepest snowfall 2005: 95 cm (37 inches)
rainfall: 973 mm (38.3 inches)
snowfall for the 2000-01 season: 743 cm (24.37 feet)
City Symbols
City tree: Nanakamado (Rowan or Mountain Ash)
City tree: Nanakamado (Rowan or Mountain Ash)
City flower: Tsutsuji (Azalea)
City bird: Kirenjaku (Waxwing)
City insect: Kantan (Japanese Tree Cricket)
