Asashina, Nagano
Asashina was a village located in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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
- 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, and the town of Mochizuki, was merged into the expanded city of Saku.
Sightseeing
- Shionada-shuku
- Michi-no-Eki Hotpark Asashina
