Asahi (Chiba)

Asahi (Japanese旭 市, -shi) is a city of Chiba Prefecture in the east of Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

The city is located east of Tokyo on the Boso Peninsula on the Pacific.

History

The city of Asahi was on 1 July 2005 from the merger of the municipalities Hikata (干 泻 町, machi ) in the district of Katori, Iioka (饭 冈 町, machi ) and Unakami (海上 町, machi ) in the district Kaijo. The latter county was thereupon be dissolved.

Traffic

  • Street: National Road 126
  • JR sobu Main Line

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Katori
  • Choshi
  • Sosa
  • Tonoshō

Twinning

  • Japan Chino, Japan
  • Japan Nakagusuku, Japan

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Shoya Tomizawa (1990-2010), motorcycle racer
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