- 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=
Symbol
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 onNovember 10 ,1940 located in Hyōgo,Japan , between the cities ofOsaka andKobe . 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 famoussake 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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