Ason (disambiguation)

Ason (朝臣) was a prestigious hereditary noble title in Japan, used mainly between Asuka and Heian periods.

Ason, ASON and orthographic variants may also refer to:

Israeli culture

 * Ason Hanun-dalet, the 1977 Israeli CH-53 crash that killed 54
 * Zihuy Korbanot Ason (ZAKA), a disaster victim relief and identification organisation

Philippines

 * Ason, a barangay in Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, Philippines
 * Bal-ason, a barangay in Gingoog, Philippines

Spain

 * Asón, Cantabria, a town in Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain
 * Asón (river), Catalonia, Spain
 * Asón-Agüera, the valley of the Asón River, Cantabria, Spain
 * Collados del Asón Natural Park, Cantabria, Spain

Other places

 * Ason, two settlements in Myanmar
 * Asan, Kathmandu, a ceremonial, market and residential square in Kathmandu, Nepal
 * Åsön, former name of the island of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden

Physical sciences and technology

 * Automatically switched optical network (nowadays Automatic switched-transport network)
 * asON, antisense oligonucleotide

People

 * Ason (fl. about 1845), a Chinese martial artists, teacher(s) of Kokan Oyadomari
 * Ason, Ason Jones and Ason Unique, aliases of the US rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004)
 * Ason Kidd, nickname of US basketballer Jason Kidd (born 1973)

Characters

 * A character in the Philippine sitcom Home Along Da Riles
 * A character in the Philippine-Malaysian soap opera Muli

Other

 * Ason, a ritual rattle wielded by the highest level of initiation manbo (priestesses) and oungan (priests) in Haitian Vodou ceremonies
 * "Ason Jones", song by US rapper Raekwon on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
 * Ason, Luming at Teresing, a book in Philippine Children's Television Foundation's Karapatan Ng Bata series
 * Inmobiliaria Asón SA, a Spanish real estate company involved with the Torre Picasso
 * Naviera Ason SA, a Spanish shipping company; see MV Ranga