Ashiya

Ashiya is a compact, upscale residential city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, with a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size. Situated between the coast and the mountains in the Hanshin area east of Kobe, it has a long-standing reputation as one of the region's most affluent addresses, and the wider area is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.

• Population93,922
• Nearest water from center0.1 km
• Nearest mountain from center4.4 km
• UNESCO within 50 km58