was a town located in Nyà « District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,463 and a density of 208.12 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 45.47 km<sup>2</sup>.
On February 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of Ota, and the village of Miyazaki (all from Nyà « District), was merged into the expanded town of Echizen to create the new town of Echizen, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.