Ashikita (葦北郡, Ashikita-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 27,264 and a density of 101.94 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 267.45 km.

• Ashikita
• Tsunagi

• On January 1, 2005, the town of Tanoura merged into the expanded town of Ashikita.

32°17′00″N 130°31′53″E / 32.283457°N 130.531258°E / 32.283457; 130.531258