Asahi (朝日) means "morning sun" in Japanese. Given the word Japan means "origin of the Sun", it is not hard to imagine Asahi is a popular name for many things/place in Japan.

Asahi is a famous brand name of Japanese beer. It is the name of a major newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun.

Asahi is a name of several places in Japan:

  • Asahi, Kamikawa, Hokkaido
  • Asahi, Nishimurayama, Yamagata
  • Asahi, Higashidagawa, Yamagata
  • Asahi, Kashima, Ibaraki
  • Asahi, Chiba
  • Asahi-ku,
  • Asahi, Iwafune, Niigata
  • Asahi, Shimoniikawa, Toyama
To be completed

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