(南本宿) Nakao (中尾) Nakazawa (中沢) Sachigaoka (さちが丘) Sakon-yama (左近山) Sasanodai (笹野台) Shiki-no-mori (四季の森) Shirane (白根) Tsuoka (都岡) Tsurugamine (鶴ケ峯) Wakabadai (若葉台) Zenbu (善部) Kamisugeda Sasa-no-oka Elementary School (上菅田笹の丘小学校) and Kawashima Elementary School (川島小学校), which have their campuses outside of Asahi-ku, have zones that include portions of Asahi-ku. Local attractions Yokohama Zoological Gardens Notable people from Asahi Ward Hideyuki Awano, professional baseball player Ryō Kase, actor Kentarō Kobayashi, actor, artist Ryoko Yonekura, actress References Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990). External links City of Yokohama statistics Wards of Yokohama