Asahigawa

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A·sa·hi·ka·wa

 (ä′sə-hē-kä′wə, ä′sä-hē′kä-wä) also A·sa·hi·ga·wa (ä′sə-hē-gä′wə, ä′sä-hē′gä-wä)
A city of west-central Hokkaido, Japan. It is the commercial, industrial, and transportation center of a fertile agricultural area.
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A•sa•hi•ga•wa

(ˈɑ sɑˈhi gɑ wɑ)

also A•sa•hi•ka•wa

(-kɑ wɑ)

n.
a city on W central Hokkaido, in N Japan. 363,000.
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From the doorway of the real world one can catch glimpses of unfamiliar, bizarre universes, as in a legend collected from Asahigawa town (Hokkaido).
The Japanese legend as an interdisciplinary narrative
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