Asashina (浅科村, Asashina-mura) was a village located in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Asashina
浅科村
Village
Asashina-mura
Asashina Ōike
Asashina Ōike
Map of Asashina, Nagano
Location of Asashina in Nagano
Asashina is located in Japan
Asashina
Asashina
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 36°16′27.4″N 138°24′18.2″E / 36.274278°N 138.405056°E / 36.274278; 138.405056
CountryJapan
PrefectureNagano
DistrictKitasaku
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Saku)
Area
 • Total19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total6,423
 • Density329.05/km2 (852.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,423 and a density of 329.05 persons per km2. The total area was 19.52 km2.

History

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  • May 30, 1876 The village of Shionada absorbed the village of Ichizaemonshinden in Saku District.
  • c. 1879 Kitasaku District government enforced. The villages of Shionada, Mimayose, Gorobēshinden, Yawata, Yomogita, Kuwayama, and Yashima belongs to Kitasaku District.
  • April 1, 1889 The city, town, and village status enforced.
    • The villages of Shionada and Mimayose merged to form the village of Nakatsu.
    • The villages of Yawata, Yomogita, Kuwayama and Yashima merged to form the village of Minamimimaki.
  • January 15, 1955 The villages of Nakatsu, Gorobēshinden and Minamimimaki merged to form the village of Asashina.
  • April 1, 2005 Asashina, along with the town of Usuda (from Minamisaku District), and the town of Mochizuki (also from Kitasaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Saku.[1]

Sightseeing

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References

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  1. ^ "さく市のれきし | 佐久市ホームページ". さく市. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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