{ "schema": "landometer.citywiki.article/v1", "id": "1eba4285-b0f8-4f67-8c1c-13f92c307ac9", "slug": "asoke-north", "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/asoke-north?lang=en", "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/asoke-north.json", "language": "en", "updatedAt": "2026-08-17T18:56:41.880409+07:00", "indexedBySearch": true, "pendingBeforeIndexing": [ "No compass-split working names such as \"X-North\".", "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)." ], "place": { "nameEn": "Asoke-North", "nameTh": "อโศก-เหนือ", "province": "Bangkok", "country": "Thailand", "geoNote": "Along Asok Montri Road in Bangkok, from the Asok–Sukhumvit junction north toward Phetchaburi Road.", "pronunciation": "a-soke north" }, "quickAnswer": "Asoke-North (อโศก-เหนือ) is a practical name for the corridor running north from the Asok–Sukhumvit junction along Asok Montri Road (ถนนอโศกมนตรี), rather than a formally defined neighbourhood. Its useful stops are Terminal 21 Asok (เทอร์มินอล 21 อโศก), the temporarily closed Kamthieng House Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์เรือนคำเที่ยง), the office-tower streetscape and Wattana Church (คริสตจักรวัฒนา). Allow two to three hours, including a meal. Good for: travellers interested in how work, education, transport and heritage overlap on one urban corridor. Less ideal for: anyone expecting a self-contained historic quarter or a full day of visitor attractions.", "truthStatement": "Asoke-North (อโศก-เหนือ) is not an official neighbourhood or a single station; this page treats it as the Asok Montri corridor north of Sukhumvit, where rail gateways, offices, schools, hotels and heritage sites share the same road.", "boundary": { "headline": "What this page means by Asoke-North", "definitionNote": "Asoke-North (อโศก-เหนือ) means the non-legal reference corridor running north from the Asok–Sukhumvit junction along Asok Montri Road and adjacent Sukhumvit sois toward Phetchaburi Road. It is not the entire Asok district, not only Asok BTS Station, and not an officially established neighbourhood with agreed edges." }, "fit": { "summary": "Come for an urban walk that explains how the northern Asok corridor works, with transport, school history and two heritage anchors.", "roles": [ "Urban-history walkers", "Architecture observers", "Rail-based visitors" ] }, "misfit": { "summary": "This is a working road corridor, not a preserved sightseeing precinct.", "roles": [ "Museum-only visitors", "Anyone wanting one clear centre" ] }, "practical": { "estimatedTime": "2–3 hours", "estimatedBudget": "฿100–300 for one meal, based on the restaurant price bands below; transport and shopping extra", "recommendedDuration": "half day" }, "bestTime": [], "route": { "intro": "Begin at the Asok–Sukhumvit junction and work north. The route moves from a rail interchange and shopping centre to a closed Lanna museum, office towers and the school-and-church setting of Sukhumvit Soi 19. It can also be walked south from nearby Phetchaburi MRT Station, whose exits point toward Asok Pier, the Makkasan Airport Rail Link bridge and Asok–Din Daeng Road.", "stops": [ { "name": "Terminal 21 Asok (เทอร์มินอล 21 อโศก)", "role": "Start at the southern gateway", "headline": "A shopping centre attached to the Asok transport node" }, { "name": "Kamthieng House Museum at the Siam Society (พิพิธภัณฑ์เรือนคำเที่ยง สยามสมาคมในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์)", "role": "Read the heritage layer", "headline": "A Chiang Mai Lanna house now undergoing restoration" }, { "name": "GMM Grammy Place (อาคาร จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่ เพลส)", "role": "Notice the workday corridor", "headline": "A 43-floor office marker on Asok Montri Road" }, { "name": "Wattana Wittaya Academy (วัฒนาวิทยาลัย)", "role": "See the education setting", "headline": "A girls' school that moved here in 1921" }, { "name": "Wattana Church (คริสตจักรวัฒนา)", "role": "Find the church story", "headline": "A congregation that began inside the school in 1922" }, { "name": "Phetchaburi MRT Station (สถานีเพชรบุรี)", "role": "Use the nearby northern exit", "headline": "A separate Asok-related rail node near the northern edge" } ] }, "faqs": [ { "a": "No confirmed official area called Asoke-North was found. This page uses the name for a non-legal reference corridor north of the Asok–Sukhumvit junction.", "q": "Is Asoke-North an official Bangkok neighbourhood?" }, { "a": "Use Asok BTS Station or Sukhumvit MRT Station for the southern end. Phetchaburi MRT Station is the nearby northern approach. Always give the station name, code, exit and final destination.", "q": "Which station should I use for Asoke-North?" }, { "a": "The Siam Society states that Kamthieng House Museum is temporarily closed to the general public during major restoration until further notice.", "q": "Can I visit Kamthieng House Museum?" }, { "a": "The main anchors are the Siam Society and closed Kamthieng House Museum, the named office towers along Asok Montri Road, Wattana Wittaya Academy's historical setting and Wattana Church.", "q": "What is there to see apart from Terminal 21?" }, { "a": "Two to three hours covers the full corridor with a meal. A southern walk around Terminal 21 and the Siam Society frontage can be done in about 60–90 minutes.", "q": "How long should I spend in Asoke-North?" }, { "a": "No. Asok BTS connects with Sukhumvit MRT BL22 at the Asok–Sukhumvit junction. Phetchaburi MRT BL21 is a separate station at the Asok–Phetchaburi junction.", "q": "Is Asok BTS Station the same as Phetchaburi MRT Station?" } ], "caveats": [ "Asoke-North is not a confirmed official neighbourhood name; use full station, road, exit and destination details when arranging transport or meetings.", "Kamthieng House Museum remained temporarily closed until further notice on August 17, 2026.", "Restaurant operation, worship access, parking, hotel rates and transport conditions can change; Roasty and Somyong Tam Sua require a current-status check." ], "sources": [ { "publisher": "CityMETER", "title": "Boundary, Company, Condo, Hotel, Office, Population, Restaurant, School and Tourism datasets", "url": null, "accessed": "2026-08-10", "supports": "Reference area, company and property counts, percentile comparisons, population, named restaurants with ratings and price bands, hotels, schools and the three tourism anchors" }, { "publisher": "Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand", "title": "MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line station information", "url": "https://www.mrta.co.th/th/mrt-chaloem-ratchamongkhon/11050", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Separate BL21 Phetchaburi and BL22 Sukhumvit stations, junction locations and Phetchaburi exit destinations" }, { "publisher": "Thailand and The World Economy / TCI", "title": "A Study of the Physical Environment around Asoke Station", "url": "https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/teej/article/view/262927", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Use of the area around Asok Station as a 2023 research frame rather than proof of an official Asoke-North neighbourhood" }, { "publisher": "The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage", "title": "Kamthieng House Museum and Saeng Aroon House", "url": "https://thesiamsociety.org/facilities/kamthieng-house-museum-saeng-aroon-house/", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Lanna ethnological role and temporary closure for major restoration" }, { "publisher": "Museum Thailand", "title": "Kamthieng House Museum", "url": "https://www.museumthailand.com/museum/info-kamthieng-house-museum", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "1848 Chiang Mai origin, Mae Saed, Kimhaw Nimmanhaeminda, the naming for Kamthieng Anusarnsunthorn and the house's Lanna rooms and displays" }, { "publisher": "Wattana Church", "title": "Church history", "url": "https://www.wattanachurch.org/about/", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Founding at Wattana Wittaya Academy in 1922, first worship service and first pastor" }, { "publisher": "Wattana Wittaya Academy", "title": "History of W.W.A.", "url": "https://www.wattana.ac.th/wattana/en/about-us/history/", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "1874 founding, original Kullasatri Wanglang name, Harriet M. House, 1921 campus move by Edna S. Cole and present role as a girls' school" }, { "publisher": "Terminal 21", "title": "Terminal 21 Asok official site", "url": "https://www.terminal21.co.th/asok/", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Current shopping-centre identity, directory and changing event programme" }, { "publisher": "BTS SkyTrain", "title": "Asok Station area map", "url": "https://www.bts.co.th/eng/service/areamap.html?stationid=30", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Asok BTS Station E4 and its role as a southern transport gateway" }, { "publisher": "BTS SkyTrain", "title": "Park and Ride near Asok Station", "url": "https://www.bts.co.th/eng/parking/parking-page.html", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Terminal 21 parking reference near Asok Station" }, { "publisher": "Oranuch Bangkok", "title": "Oranuch Thai Dining official website", "url": "https://oranuchbangkok.com/about", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Restaurant identity, Sukhumvit 23 location and current operating presentation in 2026" }, { "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons", "title": "Thanon Asok Montri at Thanon Sukhumvit crossing", "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thanon_Asok_Montri_at_Thanon_Sukhumvit_crossing.jpg", "accessed": "2026-08-17", "supports": "Hero image, photographer credit and CC BY-SA 3.0 reuse terms" } ], "image": { "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Thanon_Asok_Montri_at_Thanon_Sukhumvit_crossing.jpg", "alt": "Thanon Asok Montri at Thanon Sukhumvit crossing, seen towards north, Grand Millenium building on the right, Terminal 21 shopping center on the left.", "author": "Adbar", "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0", "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thanon_Asok_Montri_at_Thanon_Sukhumvit_crossing.jpg" } }