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. From Wikipedia
Its wooden station building is being dismantled in a safety-driven effort to avert collapse under Hokkaido’s winter snowfall.
