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11-457: As of the Aso and Yamato mergers (but with 2003 population data), the district has an estimated population of 40,841 and a density of 58.1 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 703.01 km. The Aso clan comes from it 32°52′22″N 131°05′19″E  /  32.872801°N 131.088483°E  / 32.872801; 131.088483 This Kumamoto Prefecture location article

22-549: A growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were the Beetle ferry , started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of

33-643: Is 24,930 people. The area of Aso was part of ancient Higo Province . The name appears in the Nihon Shoki as "Aso-no-kuni" and was ruled by the Aso clan from ancient times. During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Kumamoto Domain . After the Meiji restoration , the villages of Uchimaki, Kurokawa, Eisui, Ogaishi, Yamada, Miyaji, Furushiro, Nakadori, Sakanashi and Namino were established in Aso District with

44-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aso, Kumamoto Aso ( 阿蘇市 , Aso-shi ) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 July 2024 , the city had an estimated population of 24,240 in 11741 households, and a population density of 64 persons per km . The total area of the city is 376.30 km (145.29 sq mi). Aso is located in

55-643: The JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan , South Korea . It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka . When Japanese National Railways was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by

66-543: The Kikuchi River is located in the city. Kumamoto Prefecture Oita Prefecture Aso 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 Aso is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,009.6 mm (118.49 in) with June as

77-457: The Kyushu Mountains , about 50 kilometers from Kumamoto City in the northeastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, and borders Oita Prefecture in the eastern and northwestern parts of the city. Most of the former Aso Town and former Ichinomiya Town areas (the former Hano Village is outside the caldera) are included in the caldera basin formed by Mount Aso . (Five Peaks of Mount Aso) The source of

88-647: The city government and one public high school operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education. [REDACTED] JR Kyushu - Hōhi Main Line Kyushu Railway Company The Kyushu Railway Company , also referred to as JR Kyushu ( JR九州 , Jeiāru Kyūshū ) , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu , Japan and

99-669: The city of Aso. Aso has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Aso contributes one member to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kumamoto 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Aso has an economy based primarily on agriculture, including livestock raising. Aso has five public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by

110-487: The creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Miyaji was raised to town status on August 27, 1895, followed by Uchimaki on April 1, 1906. On April 1, 1954 Uchimaki merged with the villages of Kurokawa, Eisui, Ogaishi, and Village and was renamed Aso Town. Miyaji likewise merged with the villages of Furushiro, Nakadori, and Village to become the town of Ichinomiya . On February 11, 2005, Aso Town, Ichinomiya Town, and village of Namino are merged to become

121-514: The wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aso was 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) on 11 August 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.8 °C (5.4 °F) on 25 January 1998. Per Japanese census data, the population of Aso in 2020

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