Given the question: Information: - Asahidake Onsen ( ) is a small village in the Taisetsuzan National Park , Hokkaid , Japan . The village consists of a few hotels and a youth hostel . It a popular base for hikers in the national park , and for tourists using Asahidake Ropeway to climb Asahidake , Hokkaid 's highest peak . There is also a hot springs resort , with approximately twelve buildings . The nearby ropeway costs 1800 or 2800 yen , depending on the time of year . Hiking opportunities in the area range from 30 - to 60 - minute walks all the way up to one - or two - day tours of the area 's mountains . The area is volcanic , and evidence of such activity is plentiful . There are also opportunities for skiing in the area during the winter . There are buses that run to and from the village year - round . - The is Japanese aerial lift line in Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa, Hokkaid, operated by . Refurbished in 2000, the line climbs Mount Asahidake of Daisetsuzan Mountains, the tallest mountain in Hokkaid. The line mainly transports spectators of alpine plants in summer and autumn colors in autumn, while there also is a ski area. - Japan ("Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", means "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest. - Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. Alpine plants grow together as a plant community in alpine tundra. Alpine plants are not a single taxon. Rather, many different plant species live in the alpine environment. These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. Alpine plants must adapt to the harsh conditions of the alpine environment, which include low temperatures, dryness, ultraviolet radiation, and a short growing season. - An aerial lift is a means of cable transport in which "cabins", "cars", "gondolas" or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employed in mountainous territory where roads are relatively difficult to build and use, and have seen extensive use in mining. Aerial lift systems are relatively easy to move, and are and have been used to cross rivers and ravines. In more recent times, the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of aerial lifts has seen an increase of gondola lift being integrated into urban public transport systems. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'asahidake onsen' exhibits the relationship of 'located in the administrative territorial entity'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - alpine - cross - east china - higashikawa - hokkaido - hot - hot springs - japan - mainland - mountain - national park - north - of - springs - taiwan
The answer is:
higashikawa