Country Japan City Yokohama - Flower Japanese Morning Glory Population 249,045 (Feb 2010) Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture | Region Kantō - Tree Enkianthus Area 32.77 km² Local time Sunday 10:01 AM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 10°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 61% Humidity Points of interest Zoorasia, Kodomoshizenko Zoo, Yokohama Onsen Challenger, Imagawa Park, Minamihonjuku Park | ||
Asahi-ku (旭) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward has an estimated population of 249,045 and a population density of 7,600 persons per km². The total area is 32.77 km².
Contents
- Map of Asahi Ward Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Railroads
- Highways
- Prefectural roads
- Local attractions
- Notable people from Asahi Ward
- References
Map of Asahi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Asahi is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the northwest borders of the city of Yokohama.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area around present-day Asahi Ward was formerly part of Tsuzuki District in Musashi Province. By the Heian period it was part of a huge shōen administered by the Hangaya clan, a subsidiary of the Hatakeyama clan. During the Edo period, it was a rural region classified as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. During the Meiji period, the area was a center for sericulture. The area began to urbanize only during the 1920s and 1930s with the building of the Sagami Railway Main Line. On October 1, 1927 it was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part of Hodogaya Ward. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Asahi Ward was separated from Hodogaya Ward, becoming an independent ward within the city of Yokohama.
Economy
Asahi Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo.
Railroads
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen passes through Asahi Ward, but has no stations.