Asagiri, Kumamoto

Asagiri, Kumamoto
Asagiri
あさぎり町
—  Town  —
Location of Asagiri in Kumamoto
Asagiri is located in Japan
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".

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