Ashiya
Ashiya (芦屋市; -shi) is a
city located in
Hyogo,
Japan, between the cities of
Osaka and
Kobe. It was largely destroyed in the
Great Hanshin earthquake of
1995, and was rebuilt and transformed into an upper middle class suburban community.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 88,845 and the density of 4,810.23 persons per km². The total area is 18.47 km².
The city was founded on November 10, 1940.
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