Akashi (other)

	Akashi (other) Akashi may refer to: People Akashi (surname) Places Akashi, Hyōgo * Akashi Station, a Japanese railroad station on the Sanyō Main Line * Akashi Strait Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, crossing the former Akashi Castle * Akashi Domain * Akashi, the name given to Hagåtña, Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam (1941-1944) Vessels * Japanese cruiser ''Akashi'' * Japanese repair ship ''Akashi'' Music "Akashi", a song by Zone (band) from Japan See also Akash (other) Akash may refer to: * Akash (Jainism) * Akash (missile) * Akash, Hama, a Syrian village * Cyclone Akash, 2007 * Akash, a character in the 2001 Indian film '' Dil Chahta Hai'' * Akash, a character in the 2006 Indian film ''Gangster'' * Akash Sa ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akashi (surname) Akashi (written: 明石) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese poet , Japanese Buddhist monk , Japanese race walker Japanese baseball player , Japanese musical arranger , Japanese musician , Japanese samurai , Japanese general and Governor General of Taiwan , Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese diplomat Fictional characters: * Akashi Kaoru, character in ''Psychic Squad'' * Akashi, character in the film Ra.One Akashi Seijūrō, character in ''Kuroko's Basketball'' Akashi Yuuna, character in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' Akaashi Keiji, character in ''Haikyu!! '' Akashi Takeomi, character in ''Tokyo Revengers '' {{surname, Akashi Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akashi, Hyōgo file:Akashi City Hall.JPG, 260px, Akashi City Hall file:Akashi Castle Hitsujisaruyagura.JPG, 260px, Akashi from Akashi Castle is a Cities of Japan, city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 305,925 in 137,288 households and a population density of 6,200 people per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Akashi is located in southern Hyōgo prefecture, and is a long and narrow municipality along the Seto Inland Sea. It is separated from Awaji Island by Harima Bay; however, the terminus of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, which connects Honshu to Awaji Island and to Shikoku, is not in Akashi but in Tarumi-ku, Kōbe. The 135th meridian east line that determines Japan Standard Time passes through the city. Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Inami, Hyōgo, Inami * Harima, Hyōgo, Harima * Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Kakogawa * Kōbe, Hyōgo, Kōbe Climate Akashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akashi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Akashi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 19.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 52.52 kilometers from . Station layout The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. Platforms 1 and 2 are for electrified train service and Platform 3 and 4 are for non-electrified trains. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, JR West History Akashi Station opened on 1 November 1888. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akashi Strait The is a strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Awaji. The strait connects Seto Inland Sea and Osaka Bay. The width of the Akashi Strait is approximately 4 kilometers, and maximum depth is about 110 meters. The fastest tidal current is about . The 1.5-kilometer strait is one of the important points of the Seto Inland Sea and is at the mouth of the Pacific Ocean. The surrounding waters around Akashi Strait is a known fishery area. The Akashi Strait is designated as an international shipping channel by the Maritime Traffic Safety Act in Japan. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, an almost four-kilometer-long suspension bridge, crosses the strait. It links the city of Kobe (the capital of Hyōgo Prefecture) on Honshu Island to Iwaya on Awaji Island (also within Hyōgo Prefecture). Its longest span measures nearly two kilometers. After 10 years of construction it was finally opened to traffic on 5 April 1998. At the time of its opening in 1998, it was the world's longest suspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akashi Kaikyō Bridge The is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (''Akashi Kaikyō'' in Japanese). It was completed in 1998, and at the time, was the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at . Currently, it is the second-longest, behind the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey that was opened in March 2022. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is one of the key links of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project, which created three routes across the Seto Inland Sea. History Background The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge forms part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, the easternmost route of the bridge system linking the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. The bridge crosses the Akashi Strait (width 4 km) between Kobe on Honshu and Iwaya on Awaji Island; the other major part of the crossing is completed by the Ōnaruto Bridge, which link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akashi Castle is an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as or . Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1957. History Akashi Castle is located on Mount Akamatsu, a hill in central Akashi, to the north of Akashi Station. The site was the location of a burial mound which was believed to have been the grave of the Nara period poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. The location dominates the San'yōdō highway connecting the Kinai region with western Japan and also the main route north to Tanba and Tango Provinces. It is also very near the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, overlooking the narrows to Awaji island. Considered by the Tokugawa shogunate to be a backup to Himeji Castle, it was the final line of defences for the Kansai region against any attack from the west. The construction of the castle was by order of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada from 1617 to 1619, who had assigned Ogasawara Tadazane to the area as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akashi Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Harima Province in what is now the southern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered around Akashi Castle, which is located in what is now the city of Akashi, Hyōgo. History At the start of the Edo period, the area around Akashi was part of the vast holdings of the Ikeda clan of Himeji Domain. In 1617, Ikeda Mitsumasa was transferred to Tottori Domain and his former estates were divided. Ogasawara Tadazane, the son-in-law of Matsudaira Nobuyasu received a 100,000 ''koku'' portion, which formed Akashi Domain, and he was ordered to construct a castle. Akashi Castle was located on a strategic location controlling the San'yōdō highway, which connected the Kinai region with western Japan and was also the main route north to Tanba Province, Tanba and Tango Provinces. It was also located very near the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, overlooking the narrows to the island of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]