Asa

A district of Sanyo-Onoda City in the southwest of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The former Asa Town became Sanyo Town in 1956 (Showa 31), and Sanyo Town merged with Onoda City in 2005 (Heisei 17) to form Sanyo-Onoda City. The Asa Basin is wide and remains of the jori (traditional Japanese grid) structure remain, and it was the site of the ancient Asa Village. It developed as a post station and market town on the Sanyo Road in the early modern period. It is a source of Akama inkstone ore. It is also a key transportation hub where the JR Sanyo Main Line and Mine Line split off. Asa Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen opened in 1999.

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山口県南西部、山陽小野田市の一地区。旧厚狭町は1956年（昭和31）に山陽町となり、山陽町は2005年（平成17）小野田市と合併して山陽小野田市となった。厚狭盆地は広く条里遺構が残り、古代の厚狭郷の地。近世の山陽道の宿駅、市場(いちば)町として発達した。赤間硯(すずり)原石の産地。JR山陽本線と美袮(みね)線が分かれる交通の要地でもある。1999年には山陽新幹線厚狭駅が開業した。

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