Akashi

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Akashi

Total population

295,908

Coordinates34.65°, 134.99°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Akashi is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, 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 49.42 square kilometres (19.08 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Mami Kingetsu

Japanese voice actress and singer

Takumi Kuriyama

Japanese baseball player

Atsushi Fujimoto

Japanese baseball player

T

Toshitsugu Takamatsu

Japanese martial artist (1889–1972)

Tatsuya Yamashita

Japanese association football player

Arata Furuta

Japanese actor

H

Hidenori Hara

Japanese mangaka

T

Taro Urabe

Japanese association football player

C

Chika Fujito

Japanese seiyū

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Airi Taira

Japanese actress (born 1984)

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Akito Tachibana

Japanese association football player

E

Eiko Koizumi

Japanese volleyball player

Kana Muramoto

Japanese ice dancer

M

Miyake Shōsai

M

Miyoko Hirose

Olympic volleyball player

S

Shozin Fukui

Japanese film director

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hyogo

• Inami
  8.3 mi away · pop. 31,020
• Harima
  8.5 mi away · pop. 33,739
• Miki
  10.3 mi away · pop. 76,302
• Kakogawa
  11.4 mi away · pop. 265,055
• Kobe
  11.8 mi away · pop. 1,537,272
• Takasago
  14.1 mi away · pop. 89,728
• Ono
  14.9 mi away · pop. 48,215
• Awaji
  15.1 mi away · pop. 42,984
• Ashiya
  18.5 mi away · pop. 94,930
• Kato
  18.7 mi away · pop. 40,599
• Nishinomiya
  20.7 mi away · pop. 488,398
• Kasai
  20.8 mi away · pop. 43,619

Browse all places in Hyogo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Akashi

Akashi bunka shi nempyō

Hyōgo (Prefecture). Shakai Kyōikuka Akashi · 1951

近代の朝鮮と兵庫

Zai Nihon Chōsenjin Kagakusha Kyōkai. Hyōgo Chōsen Kankei Kenkyūkai · 2003

Hyōgo no naka no Chōsen

2001

Influences of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge on residents' leisure activities

Kazufumi Ueno · 2006

Daisaigai to zainichi Korian

U-i Ko · 2014

Zainichi Kankoku, Chōsenjin no rekishi to genzai

Zai Nihon Chōsenjin Kagakusha Kyōkai. Hyōgo Chōsen Kankei Kenkyūkai · 2013

Chika kōjō to Chōsenjin kyōsei renkō

Zai Nihon Chōsenjin Kagakusha Kyōkai. Hyōgo Chōsen Kankei Kenkyūkai · 1990

親と子からみた在日韓国・朝鮮人白書

辻本久夫 · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

pink knotweed

Persicaria capitata

Seen 2026-06-26

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

Seen 2026-06-19

Asian Giant Hornet

Vespa mandarinia

Seen 2026-06-18

Chinese Tallow

Triadica sebifera

Seen 2026-06-17

Green Bristle Grass

Setaria viridis

Seen 2026-06-17

Lance-leaved Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Seen 2026-06-17

Crematogaster matsumurai

Crematogaster matsumurai

Seen 2026-06-17

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Seen 2026-06-17

Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens

Seen 2026-06-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Akashi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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