Nasu
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Nasu has multiple meanings.
- In Japan, Nasu (那須?) is a traditional name for a region in northern Tochigi Prefecture. It is also in the names of several places in that region:
- Nasushiobara, Tochigi, a city
- Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi, a city
- Nasu, Tochigi, a town
- Nasu District, Tochigi
- Nasu Highlands, an open area
- Nasu Mountains, volcanic peaks in the region
- A railway station takes its name from the region:
- Nasu (茄子 or ナス?) is the Japanese word for "eggplant."
- An animated film, Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, and the manga on which it is based, have the word for "eggplant" in the title.