It faces the Yatsushiro Sea to the west, and the Kuma RIver flows through the town.The municipality governs the 7th largest area within the prefecture.

Kumamoto Prefecture Ashikita has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Like most of Japan, Ashikita experiences all four seasons, including cherry blossoms from late March to April, and Autumn colors from November or December depending on the warmth of the weather.

After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Sashiki, Ono, Yoshio, Yunoura and Tanoura were established in Ashikita District, Kumamoto with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

[4] It also has iconic sailboats called utasebune (打たせ船) which fish for famous cutlassfish (太刀魚 tachiuo) and red-footed shrimp (足赤海老 ashiaka ebi).