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is a city founded on November 10, 1940 located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe. It is known as the Beverly Hills of Japan.

Contents

Great Hanshin earthquake

Demographics

Rokurokusou-chō

Trivia

External links

Great Hanshin earthquake

The south area of the city was largely destroyed in the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, but was rebuilt and transformed into an upper middle class suburban community. The north area of the city suffered comparatively little damage in the earthquake.

Demographics

As of 2003,the city has an estimated population of 88,845 and the density of 4,810.23 persons per km². The total area is 18.47 km².

Rokurokusou-chō

From end of 19th century, capitalists and artists lived on the mountain side of Ashiya, called "Rokurokusou-chou". Now it is an area of residences similar to those in Mikage, near Kobe and Nishinomiya.

Trivia

★ There is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Ashiya.

★ The Yodokoh guesthouse, completed in 1924, was a residence of the Yamamura family, founders of the famous Sake company "Sakuramasamune" (櫻正宗). Now it is the guesthouse of another company.

External links

★ Official website

★ Tanizaki Junichiro Memorial Museum of Literature