city vs Asahikawa

city and Asahikawa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
city	Yes	No	No	No
Asahikawa	Yes	No	No	No

city (noun)	Asahikawa (noun)
people living in a large densely populated municipality	a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter