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Population15,236
GeoNames
RegionWakayama
Elevation13 m
43 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportNanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM)
6 km
Why visit Asso
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 28 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Isoma Rock Shelter Site, Tanabe City Museum of Art, Adventure World and 新庄総合公園.
Weather in Asso
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Museums and landmarks12
Isoma Rock Shelter Site
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Archaeological site in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Adventure World
Park · 5.2 km
Theme park and zoo in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Restaurants and cafes28
16 more on the map.
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Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping11
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Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare8
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Map of Asso
82 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 km away.
- Tanabe 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Shirahama 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Minabe 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Gobō 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Kushimoto 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Yuasa 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Katsuura 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Kainan 54 km north, about 54 min by car
- Shingū 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Udono 55 km east, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
Photo credits
- Isoma Rock Shelter Site A, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panda Adventure World Shirahama, No machine-readable author provided. Krisgrotius assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- R042-003-606, Puchi-masashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan07s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Minami Wakayama Medical Center Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan01s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Tanabe City Museum of Art Wakayama pref Japan01bs3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Michinoeki Kuchikumano, Vanquish0, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamitonda town office, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 131222 Tanabe City Museum of Art Wakayama pref Japan02bs3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Minami Wakayama Medical Center Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan02s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan01s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan10s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan05bs5, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan03n, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan04bs3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan09s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan11n, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan02n, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan08s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Shinjo Park Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan06s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan01s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan10s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan08s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan07s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan11s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan06s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan04s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan09s5a, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan03n, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan09s5, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan05s3, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan12n, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 131222 Big-U Tanabe Wakayama pref Japan02s3, 663highland This photo was taken with Sony NEX-5N, CC BY 2.5
- Halloween customs emerging in rural Japan 2018, Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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