History
Owari Asahi Station was opened on April 2, 1905, as Arai Station (新居駅, Arai-eki?) on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. Its changed its name to Asahi-Arai Station (旭新居駅, Asahi-Arai-eki?) on February 24, 1922. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939. The station was renamed to its present name on November 1, 1971. The station was relocated to its present location, and new station building was completed in July 1994.
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