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Let's learn more about the history and culture of Asahikawa! III

The history of Asahikawa City began in 1890 with the establishment of three villages: Asahikawa, Kamui, and Nagayama, in Kamikawa-gun. During these 130 years, Asahikawa changed a lot. However, some things stayed the same as Asahikawa tried its best to preserve its culture and history.

Look! Eat! And Enjoy! Driving by car around Asahikawa!

The snow has now fully melted and Hokkaido is gradually getting warmer! It’s the perfect chance to go for a drive. This time, we will introduce you to some of our favourite places around Asahikawa to go when the weather gets warmer.

Konjac from a vending machine! 3 interesting vending machines in Asahikawa, Higashikawa.

It’s well-know: Japan’s vending machine doesn’t sell only drinks. But just why are they selling this in a vending machine !? We've found some interesting vending machines in Asahikawa its surrounding areas that will leave you in awe.

3 Japanese style sundaes topped with sweet bean paste !

It's that time of year again when we all crave for soft-served ice cream. Here are 3 sweet bean paste topped Japanese sundaes.

Ueno Farm's Garden is open, blooming and blowing all your worries away !

Spring is settled, the snow have melt, the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming. Speaking of flowers, if you love outdoors and green sceneries, Ueno Farm is the place to be ! The Ueno Farm garden is open and waiting for you! We'll introduce in this article our Ueno Farm’s must-see !

We are addict to these Japanese sweets! 120% green tea matcha !

There are a lot of people who loves matcha ! From chocolates to cakes, Asahikawa has many matcha flavoured sweets to choose from... In this article we are going to present you the strongest matcha flavoured desserts among matcha flavoured desserts. From true matcha lover to true matcha lovers !

Dango dumplings, Cakes and red bean paste Doughnuts!

After a meal, it's time for something sweet! I'm sure you'll be happy to know that there are three shops in Asahikawa selling just what our sweet-toothed readers need.

Asahikawa's melon bread is too good to be true!

Do you like melon bread? It’s a mainstream and popular Japanese pastry-like bread often eaten as a 3 o'clock snack. Easily buyable at convenience stores, the ingredients and the making of the bread change from a place to another. And you, how do you like your melon bread ?

The old and popular Asahikawa snacks: part 1

Asahikawa has been active in making sweets for a long time now. This time we will show you three products that have been popular in Asahikawa for a long time now: Asahimame, jar Monaka, and Vitamin Castella.

Would you like a cup of tea ? Asahikawa's tea houses !

Our reporter was interested in the big building in front of which, you can see two big traffic light objects. This is the first store in Hokkaido calling itself "tea specialty store”. In this article, we will present you three tea houses in Asahikawa. Spring is coming, it’s time to get out have tea with friends!

Asahikawa's Unique Dorayaki Vol.2

When people are craving for sugar, they often think about Western confectionery like pancake, pudding or cake. But maybe some Japanese people may long for Japanese sweets with overflowing red bean paste?

The old and popular Asahikawa snacks: part 2

Last time, we presented you three snacks, "Asahimame," "Tsubo Monaka," and "Vitamin Castella,” that have been popular in Asahikawa for a long time. This time, again, we will present you three old but well-liked snacks.

Japanese sweets, bread and onigiri ! 3 takeouts !

Lunch, snacks and souvenirs, takeout is becoming more and more popular. Here are three stores: a long-established Japanese sweets shop, a newly opened kitchen truck of koppe-pan, and a rice ball shop.

Asahikawa's Unique Dorayaki Vol.1

When people are craving for sugar, they often think about Western confectionery like pancake, pudding or cake. But maybe some Japanese people may long for Japanese sweets with overflowing red bean paste?

The old and popular Asahikawa snacks: part 3

In this category, we have already introduced the “Asahimame”, “Jar Monaka", "Vitamin Castella", "Marukita-yaki", "Karinto", and "Azuchan Kabochan”. For this third round, we will introduce you 3 new products.

5 roasted sweet potato you can buy in Asahikawa!

Nowadays, there are various sweet potato-flavoured sweets in the world such as chocolates and sweetened sweet potatoes (sweet potato with honey, ice, etc…) However! There are many people who have never eaten roasted sweet potatoes. Here are 5 exquisite roasted sweet potato buyable in Asahikawa !

From Asahikawa to Abashiri, our one-day trip !

When you want to go out, aren’t your destinations getting a bit repetitive ? Don’t you want to go a little further than usual to change your mind from the usual routine ? If you manage well your time, you can do a round trip to Abashiri. Winter is the drift ice season and they can be seen in the sea of Okhotsk !

Why are sake lees so good ? Our new sake lees-based desserts addiction !

Sake lees are used in various dishes in Japan. Marinated with meat or fish, sake lees are a popular ingredient that has various synergistic effects with our everyday food. But this time we will talk about three sweets made with sake lees in Asahikawa! Every single dessert will make you addicted with one spoonful !

3 Hot Doria to Warm up your Winter

Our reporter, BB Mask personally thinks, that the perfect dish during winter is Doria. Doria heat you up... a bit too much. People like BB Mask can’t handle hot food, and tends to burn their tongue. But it’s delicious ! Introducing delicious Doria restaurants where you will need to cool down your food before eating.

Asahikawa's Unique Dorayaki Vol.3

This is our third article about slightly unusual dorayaki available in Asahikawa !