Akashi, HyÅgo

Akashi (Japanese明石市, - shi) is an ancient fortress city on the southern coast of Hyōgo Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The town connects to the West Kobes.

Akashi is known throughout Kansai for its fresh fish.

History

The settlement area of the coastal town arose mainly from artificial land reclamation. The survey to the city was on 11 November 1919.

The local daimyo Ogasawara Tadazane built here in 1618, the castle of Akashi. All that remains are the building complex just a piece of wall with two towers. The original castle grounds presents as a large park next to the station represents a landmark

The Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 added the city to relatively little damage, although the epicenter was just a few kilometers away. The thrust of the quake went past the town to the southwest.

Attractions

One attraction is the temple Gessho -ji on the Hitomani Hill. Through the Temple of 135 degrees east longitude ( 135th meridian east of Greenwich), the Japanese Standard Time JST determined ( Akashi - time). The clock on the tower of the planetarium showed after the Great Hanshin - Awaji Earthquake months for 5 clock 46 - the time of the earthquake that brought the clock to a standstill.

Culinary

Akashi -yaki is a small hot dish, similar to Tako- yaki: In an about plum-sized dough ball a piece of octopus meat is embedded. In Akashi itself is called the feed Tamago -yaki (玉子焼き).

Traffic

Especially the suburban Nishi- Akashi in the West in recent decades thanks to comparatively cheaper living costs and very good train connection (15 min. Till Kobe Shinkansen Station ) strongly developed. A large part of the working population commutes to Kobe.

The city is the strait ( Kaikyō ) between the main Japanese island of Honshu and Awaji -shima the smaller island its name. The Akashi - Kaikyo Bridge, which is part of a connection between Honshu and Shikoku Island, located in the city of Kobe. From Akashi from there are ferries to Iwaya (10 min. ) And Toshima (20 min. ) On Awaji -shima.