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Where should I go for the first shrine visit? Here are our Asahikawa shrines guide !

In Japan, during the first days of January, it is a traditional custom to visit a shrine and pray for a good year. Asahikawa and its surrounding have a lot of shrines and each one have their own particularities. There is even a shrine that will help you to eliminate the fat you got during the end of year festivities!

The rare fortune slips and amulets of Asahikawa’s shrines

At the beginning of the year, many people go to the shrine and wish for a good year. This year, you don't have visit the shrine within first 3 days of the year. Our writer also avoided crowds and went when there weren't many people. We will present you here some shrines that handle unique amulets and fortune slips.

Salmon & Illuminations, Asahikawa and Ishikarigawa at their best !

This is an introduction of Asahikawa and the hardworking “the salmon and his friends watching over it” society of the Ishikari River. The association's purpose is to grow healthy salmon to repopulate the waters. We will also write about the "Asahikawa light illuminations”. New illuminations appeared this year!