Asagiri, Kumamoto

Asagiri is located in southern Kumamoto Prefecture. It contains Mount Shiragatake, a designated nature reserve.

• Mountains: Shiragatake
• Rivers: Kuma river

Kumamoto Prefecture

• Nishiki
• Sagara
• Taragi

Miyazaki Prefecture

• Ebino

Asagiri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Asagiri is {{convert|15.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2496.8|mm}} with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|26.4|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|4.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Asagiri was {{cvt|37.4|C}} on 17 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-13.8|C}} on 25 January 2016.

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|location = Ue, Asagiri (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 20.2

|Feb record high C = 23.3

|Mar record high C = 26.9

|Apr record high C = 30.6

|May record high C = 34.1

|Jun record high C = 34.7

|Jul record high C = 36.9

|Aug record high C = 37.4

|Sep record high C = 35.8

|Oct record high C = 32.9

|Nov record high C = 26.9

|Dec record high C = 21.6

|Jan record low C = -13.8

|Feb record low C = -10.6

|Mar record low C = -7.6

|Apr record low C = -3.4

|May record low C = 2.4

|Jun record low C = 8.3

|Jul record low C = 15.0

|Aug record low C = 15.6

|Sep record low C = 6.8

|Oct record low C = -1.2

|Nov record low C = -5.8

|Dec record low C = -8.5

|Jan high C = 10.4

|Feb high C = 12.5

|Mar high C = 16.3

|Apr high C = 21.5

|May high C = 25.8

|Jun high C = 27.6

|Jul high C = 31.4

|Aug high C = 32.3

|Sep high C = 29.5

|Oct high C = 24.5

|Nov high C = 18.2

|Dec high C = 12.3

|Jan mean C = 4.1

|Feb mean C = 5.8

|Mar mean C = 9.5

|Apr mean C = 14.4

|May mean C = 18.9

|Jun mean C = 22.4

|Jul mean C = 26.0

|Aug mean C = 26.4

|Sep mean C = 23.3

|Oct mean C = 17.5

|Nov mean C = 11.3

|Dec mean C = 5.8

|Jan low C = -1.3

|Feb low C = -0.1

|Mar low C = 3.4

|Apr low C = 7.9

|May low C = 13.0

|Jun low C = 18.3

|Jul low C = 22.1

|Aug low C = 22.4

|Sep low C = 18.9

|Oct low C = 12.1

|Nov low C = 5.9

|Dec low C = 0.5

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|Jan precipitation mm = 65.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 98.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 144.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 154.5

|May precipitation mm = 200.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 558.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 496.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 256.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 248.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 104.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 86.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 73.7

|year precipitation mm = 2496.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.5

|Feb precipitation days = 8.9

|Mar precipitation days = 11.6

|Apr precipitation days = 10.6

|May precipitation days = 9.8

|Jun precipitation days = 16.1

|Jul precipitation days = 14.0

|Aug precipitation days = 11.6

|Sep precipitation days = 10.7

|Oct precipitation days = 7.1

|Nov precipitation days = 8.3

|Dec precipitation days = 7.4

|Jan sun = 134.6

|Feb sun = 140.8

|Mar sun = 164.3

|Apr sun = 176.8

|May sun = 175.6

|Jun sun = 110.2

|Jul sun = 160.8

|Aug sun = 180.0

|Sep sun = 148.9

|Oct sun = 164.8

|Nov sun = 128.4

|Dec sun = 128.6

|year sun = 1815.4

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| access-date = April 15, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Asagiri in 2020 is 14,676 people. Asagiri has been conducting censuses since 1920.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 15365

| 1925 | 15868

| 1930 | 16788

| 1935 | 17407

| 1940 | 16986

| 1945 | 22353

| 1950 | 23299

| 1955 | 24161

| 1960 | 23856

| 1965 | 21760

| 1970 | 19910

| 1975 | 19141

| 1980 | 19524

| 1985 | 19535

| 1990 | 18968

| 1995 | 18533

| 2000 | 17751

| 2005 | 17300

| 2010 | 16644

| 2015 | 15523

| 2020 | 14676

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| footnote = Asagiri population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/kumamoto/ Asagiri population statistics]

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The area of Asagiri was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Hitoyoshi Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Ue, Minagoe, Menda, Ōkaharu, Sue, and Fukada were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Minagoe was incorporated into Ue village on December 7, 1895, which was elevated to town status on April 1, 1937. On April 1, 2003 villages of Ue, Ōkaharu, Sue, Fukada were merged with town of Menda to create Asagiri. The name was chosen because for the fog that blankets the valley from fall through spring.(Asa – morning, kiri/giri – fog)

Asagiri has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Asagiri, collectively with the other municipalities of Kuma District, contributes two members to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Agriculture dominates the local economy. Soybeans, strawberries, melons and tobacco and shōchū are produced here.

Asagiri has five public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education.

Kumagawa Railroad - Yunomae Line

• {{STN|Okadome-Kōfuku|x}} - {{STN|Asagiri|x|Kumamoto}} - {{STN|Higashi-Menda|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|219}}

• Yasushi Kaneko, politician
• Kazuaki Kiriya, photographer, video director
• Yoshifumi Matsumura, politician

• The village of Sue (now part of Asagiri) was the topic of a 1939 text, Suye Mura, a Japanese Village by John Embree.

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• [https://www.town.asagiri.lg.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}} updated: February 2019

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