Asakura, Japan
朝倉市
Asakura is a town of 50,273 people in Fukuoka, Japan, founded in March 20, 2006.
Why visit Asakura
Townapedia lists 40 museums and landmarks, 28 parks and trails, 34 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mt. Kosho, Mt. Takatori, Asakura Sue Ware Kiln Sites and Chikuzen-machi Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum.
Weather in Asakura
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About Asakura
Asakura (朝倉市, Asakura-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ä̀.sä́.kɯ̈́.ɾä́(.ɕì)]) is a city located in south central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 50,488 in 22168 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is 246.71 km2 (95.26 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Asakura, Fukuoka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do11
Museums and landmarks40
Asakura Sue Ware Kiln Sites
Monument and historic site · 10.0 km
Kiln Sites
Chikuzen-machi Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
Museum · 9.2 km
Mo-Su 09:00-17:00; Dec 29-31 off; Jan 01-03 off
Hiratsuka Kawazoe Site
Monument and historic site · 6.7 km
Archaeological site in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Kyushu Historical Museum
Museum · 15.2 km
Museum in this ogōri,Fukuoka,japan
Ogōri Kanga ruins
Monument and historic site · 12.9 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
Museum · 9.2 km
Japanese aviation museum in Asakura, Fukuoka
28 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds28
16 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes34
Fukuoka ken ogoori shi yamaguma 201-27 Indian curry everest
Restaurant · Indian · 11.4 km
国道500号
Mo-Su 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00
Fukuoka ken ogoori shi yamaguma 201-27
Restaurant · 11.4 km
国道500号
Mo-Su 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00
22 more on the map.
History
The area of Asakura was part of ancient Chikuzen Province. It is also one of the locations theorized to have been the location of Yamatai, based on the similarity of local place names to those in Yamato Province. According to the Nihon Shoki, after the fall of the Kingdom of Baekje to the combined forces of Tang China and Silla, Empress Saimei relocated the capital of Japan to the Tachibana no Hironiwa Palace in Asakura in 661 AD in preparation for a counter-invasion of the Korean Peninsula; however, she died the same year and the invasion never took place. In 1203, during the Kamakura period, the area was awarded as a shōen landed estate to Harada Tanekatsu, who took the name of "Akitsuki" and who began construction of Akizuki Castle. The Akizuki clan would rule the area for 17 generations to the end of the Sengoku period. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the area became part of the holdings of the Kuroda clan of Fukuoka Domain. Kuroda Nagamasa's third son, Kuroda Nagaoki, was assigned 50,000 koku of the domain's kokudaka and allowed to establish Akizuki Domain as a subsidiary domain. The Kuroda continued to rule to the Meiji restoration. In October 1876, the Akizuki rebellion occurred in which former samurai of the domain attempted to overthrow the Meiji government.
From the History section of Asakura, Fukuoka on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Churches and places of worship17
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries67
Healthcare24
Map of Asakura
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Getting there and nearby towns
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Amagi 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Ukiha 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Tachiarai 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Ogōri 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Kurume 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Chikushino-shi 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Dazaifu 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Yame 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Iizuka 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Ōnojō 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Asakura Three Water wheels, STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Asakura-no-Miya Tenshi no Mori, 文屋将監, CC BY 3.0
- Horikawa Aqueducts near water wheels in Hishino, Asakura, Fukuoka, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Water wheels in Hishino, Asakura, Fukuoka 2, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Water wheels in Hishino, Asakura, Fukuoka, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Product Shop "Sanrensuisha no Sato Asakura" 20170326, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan National Route 386 in front of Product Shop "Sanrensuisha no Sato Asakura", そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Product Shop "Sanrensuisha no Sato Asakura" 20170326-2, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lawn square of Product Shop "Sanrensuisha no Sato Asakura", そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyushu Historical Museum02, Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ogori Kanga Ruins01, Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hirazuka Kawazoe Archaeological Park 05, 水だらけのプール, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chikuzen municipal Tachiarai peace memorial hall, 衛兵隊衛士, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yuiyou jinja kuromon, Opqr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amagi Histrical Museum, 厄無し / Yakunashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ukiha Chitose Elementary School 2022, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ukiha Junior High School, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 水神社 うきは市吉井町, あじさか, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chikuzen Town Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum 20180421-3, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amagi Park 02, 水だらけのプール, CC0
- 古処山（雪）, Dan arekiss, Public domain
- 満開を迎えた花菖蒲畑 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 色とりどりの花菖蒲 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 三奈木の花菖蒲１ - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 三奈木の花菖蒲２ - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 初夏の美奈宜神社参道橋 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 佐田川の流れ - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 寺内ダム白くまぶしい水しぶき - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 遠くに臨む寺内ダム - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS045-E-23069 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-40730 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ハトマメ屋 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Callapsed building of Hiramatsu junior high school in July 13, 2017, Hajime NAKANO on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- 「川茸」喜泉堂 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 「川茸」遠藤金川堂 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 「川茸」遠藤金川堂 - panoramio (1), UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 遠藤金川堂 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 朝倉沖野二連水車 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 朝倉三島二連水車 - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 朝倉の二連水車はまだ回っていません - panoramio, UltraH, CC BY-SA 3.0
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