点评:Being the 2nd largest City just after Sapporo, a trip here is a must.
We took the JR Harumi timed at 9am and reached promptly after 1 hr 25 mins of Rapid Service. First impression is the modern spacious area, spanking clean against the woody theme. Not too many passenger traffic (unlike Hakata, Osaka, Kyoto etc) which meant a slower pace for us to chill!
Apart from its spanking new interior, the station complex boasts various facilities such as a post office, souvenir shops, a tourist information center and even art galleries (yes)
We dropped by the Tourism and Local Products Information Center located near the south exit. We asked for more specific directions and they were prompt and helpful. There is even a shopping area beside with local specialty. Wifey even bought at 9000 Yen Ainu-themed bag! There is also an entire rack of brochures and information dedicated to travel in Asahikawa and the whole of Hokkaido
The station connects direct to the main shopping street, Heiwa Shopping Street at one side and the AEON mall is within it. Shopping and meals are thus non-issue. We spent some time moving round the large but not fully occupied station, there are Local furniture's of bench, tables & chairs available for resting.
On the southern side it is faced with a mid-size nature (of trees and the Kagami pond). We walked from this side to the Asahikawa City Museum.
Love this station, will come again in our next Hokkaido trip.
翻译:作为仅次于札幌的第二大城市,这里是必游之地。
我们乘坐上午9点发车的JR晴海号,经过1小时25分钟的快速服务很快就到达了。第一印象是现代宽敞的区域,与木质主题相得益彰。没有太多的客流量(不像博多、大阪、京都等),这意味着我们放松的速度要慢一些!
除了全新的内饰外,车站综合体还拥有各种设施,如邮局、纪念品商店、旅游信息中心,甚至还有艺术画廊(是的)
我们顺便去了南口附近的旅游和土特产品信息中心。我们询问了更具体的指示,他们很及时且乐于助人。旁边甚至还有一个购物区,出售当地特产。老婆还花9000日元买了阿伊努人主题的包包!还有一整架专门介绍旭川和整个北海道旅行的小册子和信息
车站直接连接主要购物街平和购物街,一侧是 AEON 购物中心。因此购物和吃饭都不是问题。我们花了一些时间在大型但尚未完全占用的车站周围走动,那里有当地的长凳、桌椅等家具可供休息。
南侧面向中等规模的自然景观(树木和加贺美池塘)。我们从这边步行到了旭川市博物馆。
很喜欢这个车站,下次北海道旅行还会再来。