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Echizen town Asahi Elementary School · 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
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Asahi, Japan

Asahi is a town of 9,800 people in Fukui, Japan.

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Population9,800 GeoNames
RegionFukui
Elevation19 m 62 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airport福井空港 (FKJ) 21 km

Why visit Asahi

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.

Museums and landmarks1

越前町朝日郷土資料館

Museum

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Parks, trails and playgrounds3

古墳公園

Park

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朝日東部2号公園

Park · 1.1 km

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越前町立福井総合植物園(プラントピア朝日)

Park · 0.7 km

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Restaurants and cafes1

あるもんで

Bar and pub · 0.6 km

Fr-Su,PH 14:00-21:00

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Churches and places of worship4

光明寺

Place of worship · 天台宗 · 2.0 km

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徳法寺

Place of worship · 浄土真宗本願寺派 · 2.4 km

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八幡神社

Place of worship · 1.6 km

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神明神社

Place of worship · 2.3 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries4

Healthcare1

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Map of Asahi

14 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

福井空港 (FKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.

  • Sabae 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
  • Takefu 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
  • Echizen 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
  • Fukui-shi 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
  • Sakai 20 km north, about 20 min by car
  • Maruoka 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
  • Mikuni 27 km north, about 27 min by car
  • Awara 29 km north, about 29 min by car
  • Ono 33 km east, about 33 min by car
  • Katsuyama 35 km east, about 35 min by car

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