It reads あさひかわし — Asahikawa Shi.
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Asahikawa is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo, the Asahikawa ramen and a Ski resort city. On July 31, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 321,906, with 173,961 households, and a population density of 431 persons per km². The total area is 747.66 km2 (288.67 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Asahikawa.
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旭川市 is read あさひかわし (Asahikawa Shi). It is a city in Hokkaido Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Asahikawa has a population of 352,105 across 748 km², making it the 60th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 169 in Hokkaido.
The closest municipalities to Asahikawa are Takasu Cho (8 km), Higashikagura Cho (11 km), Toma Cho (12 km).