Dean and Sue Zemke
Asahikawa, Hokkaido JAPAN
Pictures of Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Our city of Asahikawa, 358,000 people, surrounded by mountains:
Cherry Blossoms Apple Blossoms
Tokiwa Park in Asahikawa on May 1, 2008
Asahikawa's Summer Festival 2001
The Ishikari River flowing to the west of Asahikawa created this beautiful valley.
Kamui Kotan is an Ainu word meaning "a place where god lives." October 2002
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2000 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2002 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2003 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2003 all ice
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2004 Dragon Castle all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2004 all ice
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2005 Zoo Theme (all snow)
measuring 25 meters high and 80 meters wide (82 feet by 262 feet)
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2005 all ice
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2006 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2007 all snow
84 meters (length) x 24 meters (height) x 40 meters (depth)
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2008 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2009 all snow - 50th anniversary (Snowman Castle and Nagoya Castle)
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2010 all snow
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2010 all ice (ice train in front of train station)
Self Defense Force Band at Asahikawa's Summer Festival July 2003
Asahikawa's Snow Crystal Museum February 2004
