right|thumb|600px|Map of Ashigarakami District with Meiji period area in yellow, modern area in green<br><br>1 - [[Nakai, Kanagawa|Nakai, 2 - Ōi, 3 - Matsuda, 4 - Yamakita, 5 - Kaisei]]
is a district located in western Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Most of the mountainous district is sparsely populated, and is part of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park. Parts of the cities of Hadano and Odawara, and the entire city of Minamiashigara were formerly part of Ashigarakami District.
As of 2009, the district had an estimated population of 67,954 and a density of 224 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 303.44 km<sup>2</sup>.
Towns and villages
- Kaisei
- Matsuda
- Nakai
- Ōi
- Yamakita
History
right|thumb|600px|Historic Map of Ashigarakami District
Ashigarakami District was one of the ancient subdivisions of Sagami Province, per the Nara period Ritsuryō system, under the name as . The area was under control of the later Hōjō clan in the Sengoku period, and part of Odawara Domain during the Edo period. Following disasters caused by eruptions of nearby Mount Fuji, a portion also came to be held as tenryō territory administered by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Timeline
After the Meiji Restoration, it initially formed part of the short-lived Ashigara Prefecture, before was established as a district of Kanagawa Prefecture under the cadastral reform of 1878. In 1889, it was administratively divided into 26 villages.
On April 1, 1972, part of Ashigarakami District became the city of Minamiashigara.
Merger table
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:x-small"
|-
!pre-1889
!April 1, 1889
! colspan="2" |1889–1926
! colspan="2" |1926–1944
!1945 - 1954
! colspan="3" |1955–1989
!1989–Present
|-
| rowspan="29" |
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kamihadano village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kamihadano village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kamihadano village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kamihadano village
| rowspan="2" | July 28, 1955<br />Naka District, Nishihadano town
| rowspan="2" | January 1, 1963<br />merged with Hadano city
| rowspan="2" | Hadano city
| rowspan="2" | Hadano
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yamada village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yamada village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yamada village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" |November 3, 1946<br />Aiwa village
| June 20, 1951<br /> merged with Nishihadano village<br /> (Tochikubo area)
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaminaka village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaminaka village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaminaka village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | <br />Aiwa village<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1956<br /> Ōi town
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Ōi town
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Ōi
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaneda village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaneda village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaneda village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaneda village
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Soga village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Soga village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Soga village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Soga village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1956<br /> Ōi town <br /> (Nishiōi・Kamiōi areas)
|-
| colspan="2" |April 1, 1956<br />merged with Odawara city<br /> (except Nishiōi, Kamiōi areas)
| rowspan="2" | Odawara city
| rowspan="2" | Odawara
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakurai village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakurai village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakurai village
| colspan="2" | December 18, 1950<br />merged with Odawara city
| colspan="2" | Odawara city
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Naka village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" |April 1, 1908 <br /> Nakai village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Nakai village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Nakai village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | December 1, 1963<br /> Nakai town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Nakai town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Nakai
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Inokuchi village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakata village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakata village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakata village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Sakata village
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | February 1, 1955<br /> Kaisei town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Kaisei town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Kaisei
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yoshidajima village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yoshidajima village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yoshidajima village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yoshidajima village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Matsuda village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1909<br /> Matsuda town
| style="background-color:#6ff;" | Matsuda town
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Matsuda town
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Matsuda town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Matsuda town
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Matsuda
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yadoriki village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yadoriki village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yadoriki village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yadoriki village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1955<br />merged with Matsuda town
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Minamiashigara village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Minamiashigara village
| style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1940<br /> Minamiashigara town
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Minamiashigaru town
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#6ff;" |April 1, 1955<br /> Minamiashigara town
| rowspan="4" | April 1, 1972<br /> Minamiashigara city
| rowspan="4" | Minamiashigara city
| rowspan="4" | Minamiashigara
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Fukuzawa village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Fukuzawa village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Fukuzawa village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Fukuzawa village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Okamoto village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Okamoto village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Okamoto village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Okamoto village
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kitaashigara village
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kitaashigara village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kitaashigara village
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kitaashigara village
| style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1955<br /> Minamiashigara town <br /> (except Hirayama area)
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1955<br />merged with Yamakita town<br /> (Hirayama area)
| rowspan="12" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Yamakita town
| rowspan="12" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Yamakita
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kawa village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kawa village
| style="background-color:#6ff;" | April 1, 1933<br /> Yamakita town
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | Yamakita town
| rowspan="11" colspan="2" style="background-color:#6ff;" | February 1, 1955<br /> Yamakita town
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kyowa village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kyōwa village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kyōwa village
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kyōwa village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kawanishi village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | April 1, 1911<br /> Kawanishi village
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#9cf;" | April 1, 1923<br /> Shimizu village
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Shimizu village
| rowspan="5" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Shimizu village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yubure village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yaga village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yaga village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yamaichiba village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" |Yamaichiba village
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaminawa village
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kaminawa village
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | February 1, 1925<br />merged with Shimizu village<br /> (Kaminawa area)
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | February 1, 1925<br />merged with Miho village<br /> (Kamioda area)
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Miho village
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | Miho village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Nakakawa village
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9cf;" | April 1, 1909<br /> Miho village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Kurokura village
|-
| style="background-color:#9cf;" | Yozuku village
|}