What is "asahara"

Asahara (written: 朝原 lit. "morning field", 浅原 lit. "shallow field" or 麻原 lit. "cannabis field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akira Asahara, Japanese Magic: The Gathering player

• (born 1972), Japanese sprinter and long jumper

• (born 1955), Japanese religious leader, founder of Aum Shinrikyo and terrorist mastermind