Nasu

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Nasu has multiple meanings.

• In Japan, Nasu (那須, Nasu^?) 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:
  • Nasushiobara Station

• Nasu (茄子 or ナス, Nasu^?) is the Japanese word for "eggplant."
  • Nasu, a manga series authored by Iou Kuroda
  • An animated film, Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, adapted from Nasu
  • Kinoko Nasu, co-founder of TYPE-MOON

• A military all-terrain transport vehicle of Finnish origin:
  • Sisu Nasu