| Asahi | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokuriku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Iwafune District | ||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
| Extinct Date: | April 1, 2008 (now part of Murakami) | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 629.32 | ||
| Population Total: | 11,026 | ||
| Population As Of: | 2008 | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The village was named after the Asahi Mountains.
As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 11,836 and a density of 18.69 persons per km2. The total area was 629.32 km2.
On April 1, 2008, Asahi, along with the towns of Arakawa and Sanpoku, and the village of Kamihayashi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.[1] [2]
The village was established in 1896 by merging Tatekoshi (館腰村), Miomote (三面村), Takane (高根村), Shionomachi (塩野町村), and Sarusawa (猿沢村) villages.
Asahi had a sister relationship with Kiyose, Tokyo.