Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Akashi (明石市) is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe. Akashi Municipal Planetarium stands on the meridian of 135 degrees east longitude, that is used to determine Japan Standard Time. Contrary to the name, the terminus of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge that connects Honshu to Awaji Island (and thereby to Shikoku) is not in Akashi but in Tarumi-ku, Kōbe.
The remains of Akashi Castle are located just north of Akashi Station and are visible from the station platform.
Economy Yamato Scale, a leading global manufacturer of commercial weighing and packaging equipment is headquartered in the city.
Asia/Tokyo/Hyogo/Akashi
Akashi has a population of over 294,312 people. Akashi also forms one of the centres of the wider Hyōgo Prefecture which has a population of over 5,469,762 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Akashi has links with:
🇺🇸 Vallejo, USA 🇨🇳 Wuxi, China🇯🇵 Higashiōsaka 34.645
🇨🇳 Lianyungang 34.6
Locations Near: Akashi 134.984,34.6495
🇯🇵 Miki 134.984,34.798 d: 16.5
🇯🇵 Kakogawa 134.839,34.766 d: 18.5
🇯🇵 Awaji 134.845,34.364 d: 34.2
🇯🇵 Ashiya 135.3,34.717 d: 29.8
🇯🇵 Himeji 134.7,34.829 d: 32.8
🇯🇵 Sanda 135.224,34.89 d: 34.6
🇯🇵 Nishinomiya 135.344,34.734 d: 34.2
🇯🇵 Takarazuka 135.333,34.8 d: 36
Antipodal to: Akashi -45.016,-34.65
🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 19231
🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 19233.8
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19256.8
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19296.3
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19247.5
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19246.2
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19241.9
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19237.7
🇧🇷 Canoas -51.183,-29.915 d: 19232.4
🇧🇷 Sapucaia do Sul -51.146,-29.842 d: 19229.2