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is a town located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Japan.
In 2003 the town had an estimated population of 17,567 and a density of 110.14 persons per km². The total area is 159.49 km².
Asagiri was created by the merger of 5 smaller towns on April 1, 2003. Those towns included Menda, Okaharu, Ue, Sue and Fukada.
There is an abundance of rice growing in Asagiri which is in a rural area.
Asagiri is in the Kuma District region where shōchū, a popular rice alcohol is produced and consumed.
The village of Sue (now part of Asagiri) was the topic of a 1939 text, ''Suye Mura, a Japanese Village'' by John Embree.
The word "asagiri" translates as "morning mist".

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