Aso (Kumamoto)

Aso City Hall
Aso-shi ; 阿蘇市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Kumamoto
Coordinates :	32 ° 57 ' N , 131 ° 7' E Coordinates: 32 ° 57 '7 " N , 131 ° 7' 16" E
Basic data
Surface:	376.25 km²
Residents :	25,417 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	68 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	43214-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Rhododendron kiusianum
Flower :	Gentiana scabra var. Buergeri
Bird :	Colored pheasant
town hall
Address :	Aso City Hall ; 504 - 1 , Miyaji, Ichinomiya-machi; Aso -shi ; Kumamoto 869-2695
Website URL:	http://www.city.aso.kumamoto.jp
Location Asos in Kumamoto Prefecture

Aso ( Japanese 阿蘇市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city in Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu .

geography

Aso is east of Kumamoto and west of Ōita .

history

The city of Aso was created on February 11, 2005 through the merger of the communities Aso ( 阿蘇町 , -chō ) and Ichinomiya ( 一の宮町 , -chō ), as well as the village of Namino ( 波野村 , -son ) of the Aso district .

traffic

Street
- National roads 57, 212, 265
train
- JR Hōhi main line : to Kumamoto or Ōita

sons and daughters of the town

Toshikatsu Matsuoka (1945–2007), politician

Neighboring cities and communities

Japanology

The region was formed in 1968/69 the center of Japanese Studies interdisciplinary ASO research project under the direction of Alexander Slawiks the Vienna Institute of Japanese Studies: The research focus was on the areas of cultural and social anthropology, also created works for economic and social history. The result of this long-term project, a documentation on the topography, social and economic history, the rural equipment and the situation of the burakumin in the Aso basin, is available in three volumes.

Series: Aso. Past u. Presence of a rural area in southern Japan; Vienna 1975-

Web links

Commons : Aso - collection of images, videos and audio files

Aso City Hall