Akashi

Summary

Akashi is a special city of Japan^[1]. Akashi draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #18 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Akashi is located in Hyōgo Prefecture^[3].
• Akashi is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Akashi is on the body of water Harima Sea^[5].
• Akashi's head of government is recorded as Satoko Marutani^[6].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[7].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[10].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[11].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Kobe^[12].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Kakogawa^[13].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Inami^[14].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Harima^[15].
• Akashi's anthem is recorded as Akashi Shika^[16].
• Akashi is named after Akashi^[17].
• Akashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vallejo^[18].
• Akashi's postal code is recorded as 673-8686^[19].
• Akashi's Commons category is recorded as Akashi, Hyogo^[20].
• Akashi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[21].
• November 1, 1919 marks the founding of Akashi^[22].
• 1617 marks the founding of Akashi^[23].
• Akashi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.64313888888889, 'lon': 134.99722222222223}^[24].
• Akashi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.682777777778, 'lon': 134.94027777778}^[25].
• Akashi's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Harima Plain^[26].
• Akashi's mascot is recorded as Toki no Warashi^[27].

Body

Geography

Akashi is in the country of Japan^[4]. Akashi is located in Hyōgo Prefecture^[3]. Akashi is on the body of water Harima Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Akashi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.42'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+290776'}^[29], {'amount': '+299699'}^[30], {'amount': '+293409'}^[31], and {'amount': '+290959'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[7], big city^[8], port city^[9], core city of Japan^[10], and second-level administrative division^[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include November 1, 1919^[22] and 1617^[23]. Akashi is named after Akashi^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Akashi include Akashi Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1888^[36] and Akashi Man^[37], a Hominin fossil^[38].

Why It Matters

Akashi draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #18 of 33).^[2] Akashi has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Akashi is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Akashi include Akashi Station^[33], a railway station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1888^[36] and Akashi Man^[37], a Hominin fossil^[38].