Ashio
Ashio was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,465 and a density of 18.65 persons per km2.
- Type: Locality
- Description: dissolved municipality in Kamitsuga district, Tochigi prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ashio, Tochigi”, “Ashiomachi-mukaihara”, and “Asio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ashio Copper Mine and Ashio Station.
Ashio Copper Mine
Theme park
The Ashio Copper Mine was a copper mine located in the town of Ashio, Tochigi, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was the site of Japan's first major pollution disaster in the 1880s and the scene of the 1907 miners' riots.
Ashio Station
Railway station
Tsūdō Station
Railway station
Ashio
- Category: dissolved municipality of Japan
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.63333° or 36° 38′ north
Longitude
139.45° or 139° 27′ east
Elevation
850 metres (2,789 feet)
Open location code
8Q8XJCMX+8X
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Korean—“Ashio” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ashio”
- French: “Ashio”
- Irish: “Ashio”
- Japanese: “足尾町”
- Japanese: “足尾町向原”
- Korean: “아시오정”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Matō-eki and Mount Jizō.
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