Asagiri, Kumamoto
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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.
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".
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Kuma District
Kuma District, Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 64,552 and a density of 48.64 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 1,327.16 km².-Culture:...
, Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of September 2011 the town has an estimated population
Population
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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
Kuma District, Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 64,552 and a density of 48.64 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 1,327.16 km².-Culture:...
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There is an abundance of rice growing in Asagiri which is in a rural area.
Asagiri is in the Kuma District region where shōchū
Shochu
is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, or rice, though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as brown sugar, buckwheat or chestnut. Typically shōchū contains 25% alcohol by volume...
, 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
John Embree
John F. Embree was an American anthropologist and academic who specialized in the study of Japan.-Career:John Embree received his B.A. from the University of Hawaii in 1931, his M.A. from the University of Toronto in 1934 and his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1937...
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The word "asagiri" translates as "morning mist".