Asahi, Aichi

was a

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located in Higashikamo District, north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2004, the town had an estimated

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of 3,553 and a

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of 110.65 persons per km². Its total area was 32.11 km². Asahi Village was created in 1906 through the merger of four small hamlets. It was elevated to town status on 1967. On April 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of Fujioka, the village of Obara (both from Nishikamo District), the towns of Asuke and

Inabu was a town located in Higashikamo District, in the mountainous section of north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan, bordering Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture. As of the 2005 census the town had a population of 2,928. Its total area was 98 ...

, and the village of Shimoyama (all from Higashikamo District), was merged into the expanded city of

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

, and has ceased to exist as an independent

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Dissolved municipalities of Aichi Prefecture Toyota, Aichi {{Aichi-geo-stub