was a village located in Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,994 and a density of 159.71 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 31.27 km<sup>2</sup>.
On January 16, 2005, Asakura, along with the towns of Hakata, Kamiura, Kikuma, Miyakubo, Namikata, Ã Âmishima, Ã Ânishi, Tamagawa and Yoshiumi, and the village of Sekizen (all from Ochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Imabari and no longer exists as an independent municipality.