Ashiya, Hyōgo

Ashiya, Hyōgo

Infobox City Japan
Name= Ashiya
JapaneseName= 芦屋市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Hyōgo
District=
Area_km2= 18.47
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 92,828
Density_km2= 5030
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 44
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 18
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese Black Pine
Flower= Kobano-mitsuba-tsutsuji
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Ken Yamanaka
CityHallPostalCode= 659-8501
CityHallAddress= 7-6 Seidōchō, Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken
CityHallPhone= 0797-31-2121
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.ashiya.hyogo.jp/ Ashiya City] nihongo|Ashiya|芦屋市|Ashiya-shi is a city founded on November 10, 1940 located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe. It is known as the Beverly Hills of Japan.

Demographics

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 92,828 and the density of 5,030 persons per km². The total area is 18.47 km².

Trivia

*There is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Ashiya.
*The Yodokō guest house, completed in 1924, was a residence of the Yamamura family, founders of the famous sake company "Sakuramasamune" (櫻正宗). Now it is the guest house of another company.

External links

* [http://www.city.ashiya.hyogo.jp/ Official website]
* [http://www.ashiya-web.or.jp/tanizaki/facility/english1.htm Tanizaki Junichiro Memorial Museum of Literature]


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