Asagiri, Kumamoto

Asagiri あさぎり町
—  Town  —
Location of Asagiri in Kumamoto
Asagiri
Coordinates: 32°14′N 130°54′E / 32.233°N 130.9°E / 32.233; 130.9Coordinates: 32°14′N 130°54′E / 32.233°N 130.9°E / 32.233; 130.9
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Kumamoto
District	Kuma
Area
– Total	159.49 km2 (61.6 sq mi)
Population (September 2011)
– Total	16,980
– Density	106.5/km2 (275.7/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Town of Asagiri

Asagiri (あさぎり町, Asagiri-chō^?) is a town located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Japan.

As of September 2011 the town has an estimated population of 16,980. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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".

External links

Media related to Asagiri, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)