Asago, Hyōgo

Asago (朝来市, Asago-shi) is a city located in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Asago was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Asago absorbing the towns of Ikuno, Santō and Wadayama (all from Asago District).

As of March 31, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 33,252, with 12,219 households and a population density of 82.52 persons per km². The total area is 402.98 km².

International relations

Sister cities

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Perth, Ontario, Canada

Friendship cities

Barbizon, France

Points of interest

Scenery of Kuchiganaya, Ikuno

Scenery of Kuchiganaya, Ikuno

Tanyo Museum

Tanyo Museum

Tataragi Dam

Tataragi Dam

Asago Art Village

Asago Art Village

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Asago, Hyōgo (Asago)

Asago (朝来町, Asago-chō) was a town located in Asago District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town was founded on March 31, 1954 from the merger of the former villages of Yamaguchi and Nakagawa.

As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 7,465 and a density of 57.33 persons per km². The total area was 130.20 km².

On April 1, 2005, Asago absorbed the towns of Ikuno, Santō and Wadayama (all from Asago District) to create the city of Asago.

Geography

This town was located in the north of Hyogo Prefecture. It bordered on Wadayama and Yabu in the north, Santo in the east, Ikuno in the South and Ichinomiya in the west.

It was located in the east of Chugoku Mountains, and the mountains and forests were occupie 93％ of the town. The Maruyama flows from south to north in the town. The Tataragi Dam was built across the Tataragi that is a stream tributary to the Maruyama.

Traffic

The Bantan Line, Bantan toll road and National Route 312, linked the Harima area (ancient Harima Province) with Tajima area (ancient Tajima Province), ran parallel to the Maruyama. There were two railway stations named Nii and Aokura, and two roadside stations named Asago and Flesh Asago.