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Ashikita Town
Kumamoto Prefecture · Town
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Ashikita Town faces the Yatsushiro Sea in southern Kumamoto Prefecture, with the Kuma River in its eastern mountains. Sashiki was a post town (a stop for travelers) on the Satsuma Kaido road, and the ruins of Sashiki Castle, built by Kato Kiyomasa, remain. The town has Yunoura Onsen (hot spring), and citrus such as dekopon is grown along the coast.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
MuseumAshikitachoritsuhoshinotomihirobijutsukan (Museum)art museum in Japan- CastleSashiki Castlecastle ruins in Ashikita, Kumamoto, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tanouraroadside station in Ashikita, Ashikita district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Ono-onsen centerbuilding in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ashikita Dekoponroadside station in Ashikita, Ashikita district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan- Hot spring (onsen)Yunoura Onsen
ParkAshikita Seaside Parkpark in Ashikita, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture
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