Asahi (朝日町 Asahi-chō) was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui, Japan.
On February 1, 2005 Asahi was merged with the town of Ota, and the village of Miyazaki, to form the new town of Echizen. As of this merger Asahi no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,463 and a density of 208.12 persons per km². The total area was 45.47 km².