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