Ashikama

Ashikama 	Ashikama
Designated City 	Designated City
City of Ashikama	City of Ashikama
 	
Flag of Ashikama	Flag of Ashikama
Country 	Nantou
Region 	North Daishu
Prefecture 	Ashikama Prefecture
GovernmentMayor 	Tanaka Miho
Population 	1,275,000
Ashikama (足窯) is the third largest city in Nantou. It is located in northern Daishu. The city has a long history as the unofficial capital of the northern Ishi Islands. During the political crises of the 1840s, Ashikama served as the capital of Kitajima, the reformist government that split from Rannobe following the collapse of the Soga shogunate.
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