Akashi, Hyogo
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Image:Akashi Castle Hitsujisaruyagura.JPG Akashi (明石市; -shi) is a city located in southern Hyogo, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Kobe. It was an important city during Japan's pre-modern period due to the presence of Akashi Castle.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 291,869 and the density of 5,929.89 persons per km². The total area is 49.22 km².
Japan Standard Time is set based on the location of the city. Contrary to the name the terminus of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge that connects Honshū to Awaji (and thereby to Shikoku) is not in Akashi but in Tarumi-ku, Kobe.
The city was founded on November 1, 1919.
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| Aioi | Akashi | Ako | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Kato | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shiso | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu | |||
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| Ako | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kawabe | Mikata | Sayo | Taka | |||
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