Ashiya (Fukuoka)

Ashiya (Japanese芦 屋 町, machi ) is a town in the district Onga in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The municipality has 15,509 inhabitants Ashiya (as of 1 November 2009). The area is 11.42 km ² and the population density is approximately 1,358 persons per km ².

On the surface of Ashiya is a military airfield the Japanese air self-defense forces.

An annual sand sculpture festival is held on the beach.

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