Asagiri, Kumamoto
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Asagiri あさぎり町 |
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 Location of Asagiri in Kumamoto Prefecture |
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 Asagiri
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| Coordinates: 32°14′N 130°54′E / 32.233°N 130.900°ECoordinates: 32°14′N 130°54′E / 32.233°N 130.900°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| District | Kuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.56 km2 (61.61 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2016) | |
| • Total | 15,388 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Buna (Japanese beech) |
| • Flower | Ryoukinka (Marsh marigold) |
| • Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City hall address | 熊本県球磨郡あさぎり町免田東1199番地 868-0408 |
| Website | www |
Asagiri (あさぎり町 Asagiri-chō?) is a town located in Kuma District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 2016, the town has an estimated population of 15,388. The total area is 159.49 km².
Asagiri was created by the merger of 5 smaller towns and villages on April 1, 2003. Those included the town of Menda, and the villages of Ōkaharu, Ue, Sue and Fukada, all from Kuma District.
There is an abundance of rice growing in Asagiri which is in a rural area. Soybeans, strawberries, melons and tobacco are also produced here.
Asagiri is in the Kuma District region where shōchū, a popular rice alcohol is produced and consumed.
The village of Sue (now part of Asagiri) was the topic of a 1939 text, Suye Mura, a Japanese Village by John Embree.
The word "asagiri" translates as "morning mist".
Mt. Shiragatake is a designated nature reserve.
Names inside the parenthesis () are the old village names before the merger in 2003.
As of 2004, the total town production was 430 billion yen.
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