was a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Iwafune District

Iwafune District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 7,137. The total area is 309.47 km².The district currently has two villages.* Awashimaura* Sekikawa...

, Niigata

Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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The village was named after the Asahi Mountains.

As of 2005, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 11,836 and a density

Population density

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 of 18.69 persons per km². The total area was 629.32 km².

The village was established in 1896 by merging Tatekoshi, Miomote, Takane, Shionomachi, and Sarusawa villages.

On April 1, 2008 Asahi, along with the towns of Sanpoku

Sanpoku, Niigata

was a town located in Iwafune District, Niigata, Japan.On April 1, 2008 Sanpoku, along with the town of Arakawa, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi, all from Iwafune District, was merged into the city of Murakami....

 and Arakawa

Arakawa, Niigata

was a town located in Iwafune District, Niigata, Japan.On April 1, 2008 Arakawa, along with the town of Sanpoku, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi, all from Iwafune District, was merged into the city of Murakami....

, and the village of Kamihayashi

Kamihayashi, Niigata

was a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 10,228 and a density of 124.46 persons per km²...

, all from Iwafune District

Iwafune District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 7,137. The total area is 309.47 km².The district currently has two villages.* Awashimaura* Sekikawa...

, was merged into the city of Murakami

Murakami, Niigata

is a city located in northern Niigata, Japan.On April 1, 2008, the city merged with the towns of Sanpoku and Arakawa, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi, all from Iwafune District....

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Asahi has a sister relationship with Kiyose

Kiyose, Tokyo

is a city in Tokyo, Japan.-Demography:As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 73,974 , the density of 7,222.87 persons per km² and there are 32,741 households in the city.-Geography:...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

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