Both of the
kanji spellings above are used for the word
Asahi, which literally means "morning sun" or "
rising sun." You can get
Asahi Super Dry Beer, read the
Asahi Shimbun, watch
TV Asahi, or get a ride in an
Asahi Taxicab.
旭区 (Asahi Ward) in Osaka is a nondescript inner city residential district located around the Keihan Line. Asahi Ward in Yokohama is a huge suburban sprawl punctuated by occasional golf courses. 旭市 (Asahi City) in Chiba Prefecture, population 40,000, is on the JR Sobu Line. There are towns called Asahi in Aichi, Shimane, and Okayama prefectures, and villages called Asahi in Ibaragi and Yamaguchi prefectures.