Asago

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Asago

Total population

33,252

Air quality index

42Good

Coordinates35.34°, 134.85°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Asago is a city located in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2022, the city had an estimated population of 28,971 in 12245 households and a population density of 72 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 403.06 square kilometres (155.62 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

T

Toshio Yodoi

Japanese sculptor (1911-2005)

Ryohei Fujiwara

baseball player

Isamu Akamatsu

Japanese politician (1910-1982)

Wataru Matsumoto

Japanese baseball player

Masaya Nishigaki

Japanese baseball player

K

Kunitoshi Inatsugi

Japanese business manager

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hyogo

• Yabu
  6.6 mi away · pop. 23,427
• Toyooka
  14.3 mi away · pop. 80,595
• Tamba
  15.3 mi away · pop. 63,247
• Kamikawa
  20.1 mi away · pop. 11,452
• Taka
  20.4 mi away · pop. 21,200
• Kami
  23.8 mi away · pop. 18,070
• Nishiwaki
  24 mi away · pop. 37,297
• Ichikawa
  24.8 mi away · pop. 12,300
• Fukusaki
  27.4 mi away · pop. 19,738
• Tamba-Sasayama
  27.6 mi away · pop. 40,708
• Kasai
  28.4 mi away · pop. 43,619
• Shiso
  28.8 mi away · pop. 36,387

Browse all places in Hyogo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Asago

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Jangmi
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-02 · 141 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Asago, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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