Akashi

Summary

Akashi is a special city of Japan^[1]. Akashi draws 86 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 image is recorded as Akashi Castle Hitsujisaruyagura.JPG^[7].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[8].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[11].
• Akashi's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[12].
• Akashi's flag image is recorded as Flag of Akashi, Hyogo.svg^[13].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Kobe^[14].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Kakogawa^[15].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Inami^[16].
• Akashi's shares border with is recorded as Harima^[17].
• Akashi's anthem is recorded as Akashi Shika^[18].
• Akashi's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Akashi, Hyogo.svg^[19].
• Akashi is named after Akashi^[20].
• Akashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vallejo^[21].
• Akashi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254709050^[22].
• Akashi's locator map image is recorded as Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg^[23].
• Akashi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80108721^[24].
• Akashi's postal code is recorded as 673-8686^[25].
• Akashi's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00276072^[26].
• Akashi's Commons category is recorded as Akashi, Hyogo^[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's area is recorded as {'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^[8], big city^[9], port city^[10], core city of Japan^[11], and second-level administrative division^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1919-11-01T00:00:00Z^[33] and +1617-00-00T00:00:00Z^[34]. Akashi is named after Akashi^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Akashi include Akashi Station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1888^[38] and Akashi Man^[39], a Hominin fossil^[40].

Why It Matters

Akashi draws 86 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.^[41] Akashi is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Akashi include Akashi Station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1888^[38] and Akashi Man^[39], a Hominin fossil^[40].