OVERVIEW OF
ASAHIKAWA CITYADMINISTRATION 2023

The History of Asahikawa City’s Insignia:
The insignia of the city was officially introduced onJune 29, 1911.
ASAHIKAWA CITIZENS’ CHARTER
The Asahikawa Citizens’ Charter was enacted on September 20, 1960.
We shall feel a sense of responsibility and take pride in our status as citizensof Asahikawa, and with the charter in hand, strive to build a better city.
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We shall work hard and create happy households.
We shall treat others with kindness and build a warm society.
We shall obey the rules and make our street orderly and cheerful.
We shall love the nature around us and make our city beautiful.
We shall foster our culture and make our hometown vibrant and strong.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview of Asahikawa ...................................................... 1
2. City Council ........................................................................ 3
3. Public Finance .................................................................... 5
4. City Employees .................................................................. 7
5. Schools .............................................................................. 7
6. Athletic Facilities ................................................................. 8
7. Elections............................................................................. 8
8. National Health Insurance................................................... 8
9. Medical Facilities ................................................................ 9
10. Garbage Collection and Disposal ....................................... 9
11. Welfare............................................................................... 9
12. Traffic Accidents and Fires ............................................... 10
13. Business .......................................................................... 10
14. Industry ............................................................................ 10
15. Tourism ............................................................................ 11
16. Agriculture ........................................................................ 11
17. Roads and Bridges ........................................................... 11
18. Rivers ............................................................................... 12
19. City Planning .................................................................... 12
20. Parks and Afforestation .................................................... 12
21. Municipal Housing ............................................................ 13
22. Air Transport .................................................................... 13
23. Waterworks ...................................................................... 14
24. Sewage System ............................................................... 14

1. OVERVIEW OF ASAHIKAWA(1) History
Sep.20,1890

Three villages – Asahikawa, Kamui and Nagayama – founded in Kamikawa County.

Jul.16,1898

Kamikawa Railway Line between Takikawa and Asahikawa opened.

Oct.30,1901

The 7th Division Headquarters of old Japanese Army was moved to Asahikawa from Sapporo.

Jan.25,1902

The lowest temperature in Japan was recorded at– 41.0°C (– 41.8°F)

Apr.1,1902

Municipal designation changed from "village" to "town".

Aug.1,1922

Municipal designation changed from "town" to "city".

Jul.15,1950

Great Hokkaido Development Exposition was held.

Jul.1,1966

Asahikawa Airport opened. Service to Tokyo started.

Jul 1, 1967

Asahiyama Zoo opened

Jun.1,1972

Heiwa Dori Shopping Street (first vehicle-free street in Japan) opened.

Mar.21,1981

The 1st International Vasa Ski Competition in Asahikawa (approved by FIS) held.

Sep.20,1990

Asahikawa's 100th Anniversary Ceremony held.

Apr.1, 2000

Asahikawa approved as a core city.

Jul.18, 2003

Hokkaido International Airline (Air Do) “Asahikawa – Haneda flight” put into service.

Jun.8, 2006

The first regular international flights at the Asahikawa Airport started (between Asahikawa andSeoul, Korea.)Aug.1, 2007

Commencement of household garbage collection charges start.

Oct.9-11, 2010

Holding of “Furusato - Bounty of the North Food Festival” as part of the 120th Anniversary of
the Founding of Asahikawa events.

Dec.10, 2010

Enactment and Enforcement of Asahikawa City Council Basic Ordinances.

April 1, 2011

Eiryobashidori extended through Hyoten Bridge and Kitasaito Bridge.

June 24, 2011

Feeeal Asahikawa opens at the former Marui-Imai Asahikawa Store site.

Nov.23, 2011

Opening of the new JR Asahikawa Station building.

Sep.3, 2012

Opening of Asahikawa City Animal Welfare Center, “Animaaru.”

Apr.18, 2013

Signing of a pact to promote friendship exchange by City Councils of Asahikawa andYuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Nov. 1, 2013

Showadori extended through Crystal Bridge.

Mar.25, 2014

Enactment of basic ordinance for Asahikawa City development plans.

Apr. 1, 2015

Opening of the Tobu Regional Development Center.

Apr. 30, 2015

Opening of the Suehiro Community Activity Center (Atsuma～ru).

May 3, 2015

Asahikawa and Minami-satsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture become Sister Cities.

Oct. 3, 2015

Opening of the Kitasaito Children’s Activity Center (ASOBI~BA).

Apr. 1, 2016

Opening of the Child Consultation Center.

Oct. 8, 2017

Reopening of the Nakahara Teijiro Memorial Asahikawa Sculpture Museum

Sep.10, 2018

Opening of the Asahikawa Community Grave

Nov. 22, 2018

Opening of the Asahikawa Airport International Terminal

Oct. 31, 2019

Officially joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a “Creative City of Design”

Nov. 1, 2019

Opening of the Midorigaoka Community Activity Center, “Gurinparu”

April 1, 2020

Opening of the Toko Sports Park Martial Arts Facility

Feb. 7, 2021

Opening of ICT (Information Communication Technology) Park

Aug. 7, 2021

Asahikawa Local Meteorological Office reports record breaking temperatures at 37.9 degrees
Celsius

Apr. 1, 2022

Asahikawa Taisetsu Area Tokyo Office Opens

Aug. 1, 2022

Celebration of the Munincipal Government's 100th Year Anniversary since its establishment

Oct. 1, 2022

Opening of the Comprehensive Support Center for Families With Children "Wakaba"Apr. 1, 2023

Establishment of the Asahikawa City University Junior College

1(2) Location (City Hall)
E. Long. 142°22', N. Lat. 43°46'

Elevation 112.1 meters(3) Area
747.66 km²(4) Population & Households (as of April 1, 2023)
322,527 (149,609 Men, 172,918 Women)
3,530 decrease from the previous year
177,474 Households, Population Density (persons/km²): 431.4(5) Population Trend (As of April 1, each year)
Year

Population

Increase/Decrease (%)

Index

2021

329,822

－

100.0

2022

326,057

-1.1

98.9

2023

322,527

-1.1

97.8

(6) Population by Age Groups (As of April 1, 2023)
Category

Population

Component Ratio (%)

Total*

322,527

100,0

Under 15 Years old

32,97510.2

15 – 64

176,66554.8

65 or older

112,88735.0(7) Employees by Industry (2020National Census)
Category
Total

Number of
employees

Component Ratio (%)

146,321100.0

Primary Industry

3,761

2.6

Secondary Industry

24,253

16.6

Tertiary Industry

114,977

78.6

3,330

2.3

Others※The total value and the sum of its components do not match due to rounding to thenearest whole number.

2(8) Weather Conditions (2022)
Temperature: Highest 32.0°C (89.6°F) Lowest – 19.8°C (– 28.78°F) Ave. 8.2°C (46.76°F)
Average Humidity: 77%

Rainfall: 1,277.5mm

Highest depth of snow: 70cm
Snowfall for the year: 423cm*The deepest snowfall and snowfall data is for the cold season (Aug. 2021 – Jul. 2022).

(9) Municipal Declarations"Safe City" Declaration, February 1962
"Peaceful City" Declaration, May 1983
"Healthy City" Declaration, October 1990
"Longevity City" Declaration, March 1998

(10) City Symbols
City Tree: Nanakamado (Rowan)
City Flower: Tsutsuji (Azalea)City Bird: Kirenjaku (Waxwing)
City Insect: Kantan (Japanese tree cricket)(11) Sister Cities
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois, USA(Affiliations with Bloomington from October 1962, and with Normal from July 1987)

Suwon, Korea (October 1989)
Satsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture (May 2015)(12) Friendship Cities
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia (November 1967)
Harbin, China (November 1995)(13) City Council Exchange (Signed Agreement)
With Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Council, Russia (April 18, 2013)

2. CITY COUNCIL(1) Number of Councilors (As of July 31, 2023)
Regulation number of councilors: 34
Current membership: 34(Decided by city regulation, March 25, 2014)

3(2) Councilors by Political Party (As of July 31, 2023)
Liberal Democratic Party:
Komeito:12

Democratic Party of Japan: 45Japan Communist Party: 4

Party of Do It Yourself: 1

Reiwa Shinsengumi: 1

Independent: 7(3) Councilors by Number Elections Won (As of July 31, 2023)
Times Elected

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8~9

11

Councilors

10

9

4

4

1

3

2

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(4) City Council Meetings (2022)
1st Extraordinary Meeting – 1 day session (Feb. 20) – 1 day discussion
1st Regular Meeting – 33 day session (Feb. 21 to Mar. 25) – 6 day discussion
2nd Extraordinary Meeting – 1 day session (Apr. 12) – 1 day discussion
2nd Regular Meeting – 16 day session (Jun. 6 to Jun. 21) - 6 day discussion
3rd Regular Meeting – 26 day session (Sep. 12 to Oct. 7) – 8 day discussion
3rd Extraordinary Meeting – 1 day session (Nov. 4) – 1 day discussion
4th Regular Meeting – 11 day session (Dec. 6 to Dec. 16) – 5 day discussion(5) Monthly Salaries for Councilors (Since January 1, 1995)
Chairperson: ¥625,000

Vice Chairperson: ¥555,000

Councilor: ¥515,000
In addition, term-end allowances are paid in June (1.9 x monthly) and
December (2.2 x monthly).

Mayor: ¥1,050,000

Vice Mayor: ¥865,000(6) Political Affairs Activity Expense: (Name change March 1, 2013)￥80,000 per month each for council factions and councilors unaffiliated with a council faction(7) City Council Office (As of April 1, 2023)
Regulation number of employees: 20 Current employees: 19(8) City Council Basic Ordinance
Enactment and execution of basic ordinance for Asahikawa City Council(December 10, 2010)(9) Town Hall Meetings (FY 2022)
Number of meeting places: 4; Total number of participants: 93

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3. PUBLIC FINANCE(1) Original Budget for FY 2023
Name of accountBudget(thousand yen)

Change from FY
2022 (%)

General account169,270,000

102.1

National Health Insurance

35,933,356

100.1

Municipal zoo

1,792,034

135.5

Public parking lots

84,81988.2

Education

233,366

152.6

Long-term Care Insurance

36,727,173

101.7

Loans, e.g. single-motherhousehold welfare funds

226,499

105.5

Senior citizens medical care

5,968,296

104.5

Total, Special accounts

80,965,543

101.8

Waterworks

13,064,741

104.8

Sewage14,259,521

104.5

City hospital

15,397,323

106.3

Total, Enterprise accounts

42,721,585

105.2

Grand total

292,957,128

102.5

FY 2021(Thousand Yen)

FY 2022(Thousand Yen)

193,121,176
185,661,269
6,509,612
4,113,224
89.3％
0.532
171,798,245
－
－
8.3
81.9

192,603,474
188,381,368
3,885,001-2,624,611
93.3%
0.536
170,741,183
－
－
8.5
82.0

(2) Normal Account Settlement
Classification
IncomeExpenditure
Real Balance
Current Balance
Current Balance Ratio
Financial Capacity Index(3 year average)

Local Bonds
Real Deficit Ratio
Linked Real Deficit %Real Public Deficit %Future Charge Ratio*The numbers for FY 2022 are not yet fixed.
*Real Debt Ratios and Linked Real Debt Ratios are represented as dashes when no debt has been incurred.

5(3) Original Budget of General Account for FY 2023 REVENUE
ItemCity taxes

Budget(thousand yen)

Component
Ratio (%)

30,800,000

24.1

14,782

0.0

1

0.0

Environmental performance subsidy

81,0000.0

National facility subsidy

273,305

0.2

Golf course usage fee subsidy
Automobile purchase tax subsidy

Local special subsidy

304,000

0.2

Local allocation tax

34,452,000

20.4

56,0000.0

1,430,038

0.8Interest tax subsidy

30,0000.0

Dividend tax subsidy
Tax on capital gains from special
stocks subsidy
Capital gains tax subsidy

138,000

0.1

94,0000.1

630,000

0.4

Local consumption tax subsidy

9,146,000

5.4

407,785

0.2

Rental fees & commission fees

3,182,035

1.9

Treasury disbursements
Hokkaido Prefectural
Government disbursements
City property income

37,068,254

21.9

12,969,500

7.7

140,2810.1

Contributions
Money transferred from otheraccounts
Balance carried over from theprevious year
Miscellaneous income

2,019,256

1.2

4,939,519

2.9

1

0.0

9,859,843

5.8

Public loans

11,234,400

6.6

Revenue Total

169,270,000

100.0

Traffic Safety Countermeasures
special subsidy
Local transfer tax

Sharing & allotted charges

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EXPENDITURES
Budget(thousand yen)

Component
Ratio (%)

City Council

466,216

0.3

General affairs

12,448,271

7.4

Public welfare

73,789,583

43.6

Sanitation

12,996,914

7.7

Labor
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Commerce & industry

95,876
1,815,634
7,921,787

0.1
1.1
4.7

Public engineering

14,786,565

8.7

Fire-fighting

1,055,152

0.6

Education

8,542,414

5.0

58,000

0.0

Public debt

16,943,288

10.0

Expenses for city employees

18,300,000

10.8

50,0000.0

169,270,000

100.0

Item

Disaster restoration

Emergency fundExpenditures Total

4. CITY EMPLOYEES(1) Number of Employees (As of April 1, 2023)
Regulation number of employees: 3,011
Current number of employees: 2,905(2) Salary and Age of Employees (As of April 1, 2023)
Average monthly salary of administrative employees: ¥327,948
Average age of administrative employees:
43.7 years
Laspeyres Index: 98.6 (April 1st, 2022)

5. SCHOOLS
Number of schools & students (As of May 1, 2023)
Educational facility

Number of
facilities

Number of
students

Kindergartens

26

1,835

Elementary Schools(Municipal)

52
(51)

13,984(13,590)

Junior High Schools(Municipal)

27
(26)

7,531
(7,223)

6. ATHLETIC FACILITIES (As of April 1, 2023) ※Excludes private facilities.
*Baseball diamonds: 3 diamonds in 2 locations *Rubber-ball baseball diamonds: 21 diamondsin 8 locations *Softball fields: 24 fields in 20 locations *Athletic fields: 1 *Gymnasiums: 7

7*Ball game grounds: 3 diamonds in 2 locations *Soccer & rugby fields: 11 fields in 8 locations*Tennis courts: 23 courts in 4 locations *Rubber-ball tennis courts: 23 courts in 5 locations*Tennis & rubber-ball courts: 51 courts in 22 locations *Swimming pools: 6 *Skating rinks: 3 *Ski
slopes: 1 *Ski-jump slopes: 2 slopes in 1 location *Japanese archery ranges: 2 *Westernarchery range: 1 *Horse riding ground: 1 *Sumo wrestling ring: 1 *Judo hall: 1 * Martial Arts
Stadium: 1 *Gate-ball grounds: 61 grounds in 36 locations *Park golf courses: 369 halls in 17
locations *Ground golf courses: 2 courses
Gymnasiums include: Dohoku Arcs Taisetsu Arena, Higashi Community
Gymnasium, and Workers Gymnasium. Skating rinks include Dohoku Arcs
Taisetsu Arena. Soccer & rugby fields include Ball game grounds.

7. ELECTIONS
Mayor & City Councilors
Type of election

Voting date

Mayor
Councilors

Sep. 26, 2021
Apr. 23, 2023

Number of voters
284,487
277,119

Voter turnout
ratio (%)
49.45
39.12

8. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE(1) Insurance ratios (FY 2023)*Allotment by income (medical treatment): 8.22%*Allotment by income (assistance support): 2.76%*Allotment by income (nursing care): 2.25%*Equalized allotment (medical treatment per capita): ¥26,220*Equalized allotment (assistance support per capita): ¥8,840*Equalized allotment (nursing care per capita): ¥8,730*Equalized allotment (medical treatment per household): ¥26,700*Equalized allotment (assistance support per household): ¥9,000*Equalized allotment (nursing care per household): ¥6,680(2) Maximum rate to be imposed (medical treatment): ¥650,000(assistance support): ¥220,000(nursing care): ¥170,000(3) Status of affiliation (As of March 31, 2023)*Number of insured persons: 61,209 (percent insured 18.98%)*Number of insured households: 43,274 (percent insured 24.38%)(4) Disbursal rate (FY 2022): 95.57% (Includes unpaid refunds)

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9. MEDICAL FACILITIES (As of October 1, 2021)
Medical facility

Number of facilities

Number of sickbeds

36

6,934

2

917

397

403

General clinics

227

403

Dental clinics

170

-

433

7,337

HOSPITALS
National
CLINICS

Total

10. GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
General garbage (FY 2022)
City’s collection from homes(Recyclable garbage)(t)
68,507.9(16,055.0)

Garbage from businesses(Recyclable garbage)

35,058.1(402.9)Total

103,566.0(16,457.9)(Recyclable garbage)

11. WELFARE(1) RATIO OF AGED POPULATION (65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER)
Year

2010

2015

2020

2022

2023

Population ratio (%)

26.6

31.8

34.6

34.7

35.0

*Figures for 2010, 2015 and 2020 are taken from the national census of October 1,and
figures for 2022, 2023 are taken from the Basic Citizen’s Registration of April 1.

(2) Number of persons classified Physically Disabled
Certificates: 16,352 (As of March 31, 2023)(3) Number of persons classified Mentally Disabled (Learning Difficulties)
Certificates: 4,727 (As of March 31, 2023)(4) Number of persons classified Mentally Disabled (Psychological Difficulties)
Certificates: 3,644 (As of March 31, 2023)(5) Nursery schools (As of April 1, 2023)*Number of nursery schools: 132 (96 city approved)*Number of students: 6,881 (6,484 in city approved schools)(6) Number of single-parent households (As of October 1, national census 2020)*Single-mother households: 2,935 households(households with additional household members: 3,643 households)*Single-father households: 245 households(households with additional household members: 365 households)**Single-parent household: A household comprised of a parent that is unmarried, divorced or bereaved,
and an unmarried child under the age of 20 years old.

9**Single-parent household (Including households with additional household members): Households
comprised of the above-mentioned single-parent household as well as those containing additional
household members (not including children over the age of 20).

(7) Welfare (average value for FY 2022)*Welfare Dependent Households: 9,713*Welfare Recipients: 11,720*Welfare Recipient to Population Ratio: 36.1‰

12. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS & FIRES(1) Traffic Accidents
Year
2022

Accidents

Fatalities

Injured

416

8

491

(2) Fires (2022) (Figures include Takasu and Kamikawa Town)
Fires( incl. explosion)
Total: 84

Area Destroyed(Square Meters)

Building

Others

Floor

Surface

55

29

3,180

278

Fatalities & Injured
Fatalities
3

Injured15

13. BUSINESS(1) Enterprises & Sales (economic census 2021)
Number ofYearly sales
Category
enterprises(Ten thousand yen)
Wholesale

826

Component
ratio (%)

74,488,900

64.5

Retail2,069

40,927,200

35.5

Total

2,895

115,416,100

100.0(2) Large-scale stores (As of April 1, 2023)*Large-scale stores: 90 stores*Area of large-scale stores: 435,448 m²

14. INDUSTRY(1) Number of enterprises & shipment amounts(Enterprises with more than 4 employees, economic census 2021)
Number ofenterprises

Shipment amount(Ten thousand yen)

Foodstuffs

75

7,985,650

37.0

Pulp, paper, paper goods

8

2,868,376

13.3

Metal products

43

1,355,736

6.3

24

908,850

4.2

Textiles

13

321,570

1.5

Furniture and other goods

27

812,164

3.8

Plastic Products

6

628,555

2.9

Other

123

6,725,924

31.1

Total

326

21,606,825

100.0

Category

Production Machinery
Equipment manufacturing industry

Component
ratio (%)

10(2) Industrial base*Dobutsuendori Industrial Complex (As of July 1, 2023)
Category / Area (ha)Number of enterprises

Developed land

Land for
sale

Land
sold

Withincity

Outsideof city

Total

25.8

22.7

14.8

5

2

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15. TOURISM*Number of tourists (FY 2022)
Category

Number of visitors

Number of tourists to Asahikawa

4,135,300

Number of nights tourists staying overnight672,800

Number of nights tourists from abroad staying
overnight

48,569

16. AGRICULTURE(1) Farmer population (As of February 1, 2020)*Farmer population: 1,538(Working full-time on a farm for over 150 days in a year)(2) Cultivated acreage: 11,596 ha (As of February 1, 2020)
Rice field: 8,178ha (70.5%)
Vegetable fields & orchards: 3,418ha (29.5%)(According to 2020 Census for Agriculture and Forestry)(3) Value of agricultural products (FY 2022):¥14,208,598,000*Agricultural products: ¥10,308,345,000 (72.6%)*Livestock products: ¥3,900,253,000 (27.4%)(4) Paddies - rice (FY 2022)*Rice crop: 35,500 t*Value of rice products: ¥7,650,250,000(74.2% of total value of agricultural products)(5) Crop conversion ratio (100 – rice paddy-field area / paddy-field area x 100)
47.6% (FY 2022)

17. ROADS & BRIDGES(1) Current status of roads (As of April 1, 2023)
Route
Actual length
Paved (km)classification(km)
National roads
77.2
77.2
Prefectural roads
218.1
206.4
Municipal roads

2,144.6

1,855.3

Pavement rate (%)
100.0
94.6
86.5

Total2,439.9

2,138.9

87.7

11(2) Current status of bridges (As of April 1, 2023)
Bridges on different
No. of
Permanent
roads
bridgesbridgesNational roads31
31
Prefectural roads
131
131

Woodenbridges00

Length (km)3.8
8.6Municipal roads

598

598

0

12.3

Total

760

760

0

24.7

18. RIVERS (As of April 1, 2023)
Classification
1st Class rivers

Construction Minister

7

Length(km)
95.4

Hokkaido Governor

38

187.4

Managing authority

No. of rivers

Applied river

City Mayor

3

4.1

Regular river

City Mayor

114

326.1

162 (136*)

613.0

Total

*Number of rivers when accounting for multiple names of the same body of water

19. CITY PLANNING
Zoning (As of May 1, 2023)
Area (ha)Component ratio(%)

Urban development zones

7,957

26.7

Urban development transition zones

21,84373.3

City planning zones

29,800100.0

Zone classification

20. PARKS & AFFORESTATION(1) Current status of parks (As of April 1, 2023)
Number of park
Classification

Area (m²)
sMunicipal parks

390

7,210,465

Other parks

48 (14)

881,685Total

438 (14)

8,092,150*Municipal park area per person: 22.4m²*Park area per person: 25.1 m²(Based on the population as of April 1, 2023)*Numbers in parenthesis represent “Other parks” that also count as city parks

12(2) Roadside trees (As of April 1, 2023)
Number of trees

Number of trees/ per 1,000
persons

National roads

23,05071.4

Prefectural roads

27,67985.7

Municipal roads

62,395

193.2

Total

113,124350.3

Classification

The above includes large and mid-low trees such as rowans, ginkgoes, sycamores, maples, cherry
blossoms and azaleas.

21. MUNICIPAL HOUSING (As of March 31, 2023)
Publicly managed housing: 4,723
Improved houses: 132
Special rent housing: 13
Municipal single housing: 2
Total: 4,870

22. AIR TRANSPORT (FY 2022)
Actually

Passengers
embarkingPassengers
disembarking

Tokyo line

400,497

431,953

Osaka line

3,827

Nagoya line

5,256

Domestic Total

409,580

Flight lines

Int’l Total
Other
Grand Total

Total

boarding(%)

832,450

68.2

4,044

7,871

76.9

8,692

13,94854.2

444,689854,269

68.0

-

-

-

-

2,136

2,004

4,140

79.3

411,716

446,693

858,409-*”Other” represents the total number of passengers that rode alternate/temporary flights
and charter flights (international and domestic).

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23. WATERWORKS(1) Proliferation percentage: 95.7% (As of March 31, 2023)(Population reached by water supply / administrative district population)(2) Water rate: (For home use per month)
Basic Rate
Pipe Aperture

13mm~50mm¥860

75mm~100mm¥1,320150mm¥2,700200mm¥3,270250mm¥6,340¥41 up to 8m³; additional ¥166 for every 1m³ over 8m³

24. SEWAGE SYSTEM(1) Proliferation percentage: 97.3% (As of March 31, 2023)(Population able to dispose into sewer / administrative district population)(2) Flushing system percentage: 97.1% (As of March 31, 2023)(Population with flush toilets/disposal district population)(3) Usage rate (For home use per month)
Basic Rate: ¥1,026¥10 up to 8m³; additional ¥156 for every 1m³ over 8m³

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ASAHIKAWA COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING KEY CONCEPTS NO.8
(FY 2016 - 2027)
ASAHIKAWA AIMS TO BE:
A lively, shining world city in the north with abundant nature and smiling faces.
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ASAHIKAWA AIMS TO BE:
A city where children develop quickly, where everyone can have a healthy life
A city that nurtures personnel for a stronger future and lifetime learning
A thriving city with a robust developed economy
A tenacious city that promotes a safe, secure society in coexistence with nature
A city where people support each other and build together

Asahikawa International CenterFeeeal Asahikawa 7F
1-jo-dori 8-chome, Asahikawa
Hokkaido 070-0031, JapanTEL (0166) 25-7491
FAX (0166) 23-4924