Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to:

Cities

Asahi, Chiba is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 64,690 in 26,510 households and a population density of 500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Asahi is located i ...

(旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')

Wards

* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') *

Asahi-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward has an estimated population of 249,045 and a population density of 7,600 persons per km². The total area is 32.77 km². Geography Asahi i ...

(旭; ''Asahi-ku'')

Towns

Asahi, Aichi was a town located in Higashikamo District, north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 110.65 persons per km². Its total area was 32.11 km² ...

(旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Fukui (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Hokkaido (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') *

Asahi, Mie is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,041 in 4247 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Asahi is located in northeastern Mie ...

(朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Okayama (旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') *

Asahi, Shimane was a town located in Naka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,076 and a density of 23.92 persons per km². The total area was 128.57 km². On October 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town ...

(旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') *

Asahi, Toyama is a town located in Shimoniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,574 and a population density of 51.1 persons per km. Its total area was . The town claims to be the birthplace of beach volleybal ...

(朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'') * Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama) (朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'')

Villages

Asahi, Gifu was a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,088 and a population density of 11.14 persons per km². The total area was 187.37 km². On February 1, 2005, Asahi, a ...

(朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') *

Asahi, Ibaraki was a village located in Kashima District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 11,825 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of vo ...

(旭村; ''Asahi-mura'') *

Asahi, Nagano is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,569 in 1533 households, and a population density of 63.4 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Nagawa is located in the c ...

(朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Niigata (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') *

Asahi, Yamagata (Tagawa) was a village located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The village was not related to the town of Asahi in the same prefecture or the adjacent Asahi in Niigata Prefecture. On October 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the tow ...

(朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') *

Asahi, Yamaguchi was a village located in Abu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,091 and a density of 15.60 persons per km². The total area was 134.04 km². On March 6, 2005, Asahi was merged in ...

(旭村; ''Asahi-son'')

Companies

Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business ...

, a Japanese beverage company * ''

Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition an ...

'', a Japanese newspaper *

Asahi Production is a Japanese animation studio established on 1 June 1973. It is located in Nerima, Tokyo. History Asahi Production was founded in 1973, initially establishing itself as a specialized shooting studio and PR movie company. At its inception, To ...

, a Japanese animation company *

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Com ...

, a Japanese television network *

Asahi Glass Company , formerly Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.'(旭硝子株式会社), is a Japanese global glass manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. It is the largest glass company in the world and one of the core Mitsubishi companies. The company is listed on ...

, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer * Asahi Optical Corporation, now known as

Pentax is a brand name used primarily by the Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh for DSLR cameras, lenses, sport optics (including binoculars and rifle scopes), and CCTV optics. The Pentax brand is also used by Hoya Corpora ...

Corporation *

Asahi Kasei is a multinational Japanese chemical company. Its main products are chemicals and materials science. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of ammonia, ...

, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer * Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court, a U.S. Supreme Court case (1987) *

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region. On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions ...

(ABC), a radio and television broadcaster in the Kansai region, Japan

People

*, Japanese footballer *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese singer, member of South Korean band

Treasure Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions leg ...

Other

* Asahi (automobile), a 1930s Japanese automobile * Asahi (motorcycle), a Japanese motorcycle brand *

Asahi (train) The was a limited-stop train service that operated until November 2002 in Japan on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata. Operations The ''Asahi'' shinkansen services ran approximately hourly, with two down services ...

, a Japanese train service name * Japanese battleship Asahi * Asahi Health, a Finnish health exercise *

Asahi (baseball team) Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to: Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi (� ...

, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team * Asahi Azumane (東峰旭), a character from ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 '' tank� ...

'' with the position of wing spiker from Karasuno High * Asahi Gakuen (あさひ学園) Los Angeles Japanese School * Asahi River (旭川), a river in Okayama Prefecture, Japan *

Asahi Linux Asahi Linux is a porting project to develop support for Linux on Apple hardware, specifically Apple silicon-powered Macs, allowing them to run alternative operating systems in addition to macOS. The software design project was started and is l ...

, an initiative to port Linux to recent Apple devices * "Asahi", a song by Animals as Leaders from the album ''

Parrhesia In rhetoric, parrhesia is a figure of speech described as "speak ngcandidly or ... ask ngforgiveness for so speaking". This Ancient Greek word has three different forms, as related by Michel Foucault. ''Parrhesia'' is a noun, meaning "free speec ...

'' * Asahi University, a private university in Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan