Aso district
Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The total area is 703.01 km2. As of 2024, the population was 32,882. The Aso clan comes from it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Japan
- Description: district in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Aso” and “Aso District, Kumamoto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aso-Shirakawa Station and Miharashidai Station.
Aso-Shirakawa Station
Railway station
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Aso-Shirakawa Station is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway. Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.
Miharashidai Station
Railway station
Photo: くまもと急行鉄道, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miharashidai Station is a passenger railway station in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Minami Aso Railway.
Takamori Station
Railway station
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Takamori Station is a train station in Takamori, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway. Takamori Station is the only staffed station on the Takamori Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minamiaso.
Minamiaso
Village
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Minamiaso is a village in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the village had an estimated population of 10,071 in 4821 households, and a population density of 73 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 137.32 km2. Minamiaso is situated 7 km west of Aso district.
Aso district
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Aso district” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة أسو”
- Catalan: “districte d’Aso”
- Cebuano: “Aso-gun”
- Chinese: “阿蘇郡”
- Czech: “okres Aso”
- Dutch: “Aso District”
- French: “district d’Aso”
- French: “District d’Aso”
- German: “Aso Bezirk”
- Hungarian: “Aszo körzet”
- Italian: “Distretto di Aso”
- Japanese: “あそぐん”
- Japanese: “阿蘇郡”
- Korean: “아소군”
- Persian: “شهرستان آسو، کوماموتو”
- Persian: “شهرستان آسو”
- Polish: “Powiat Aso”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Aso”
- Russian: “Округ Асо”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Aso”
- Thai: “อำเภออาโซะ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shiramizu and Ochōzu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station and Jōga Dake.
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