Akashi Castle
Akashi Castle is an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kiharu Castle or Kinkō Castle. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1957.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Japanese castle in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture
- Also known as: “Kinaru-jō”, “Kinkō-jō”, and “Kishyun-jō”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daiichi Baseball Stadium and Akashi Park Athletics Stadium.
Daiichi Baseball Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Kanko3131, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daiichi Baseball Stadium is situated 160 metres southwest of Akashi Castle.
Akashi Park Athletics Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Kanko3131, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akashi Park Stadium is a track and field and association football stadium located in Akashi Park, in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. The Kishiro Stadium has a capacity of 20,000. Akashi Park Athletics Stadium is situated 200 metres northwest of Akashi Castle.
Akashi
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akashi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Akashi is situated 410 metres south of Akashi Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku.
Tarumi-ku
Suburb
Photo: T.shima, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarumi is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 26.89 km2, and a population of 219,958. Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka. Tarumi-ku is situated 6 km east of Akashi Castle.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Nishi is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km2, and a population of 248,407. Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city. Nishi-ku is situated 8 km north of Akashi Castle.
Akashi Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, hirajiro, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Akashi, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.65257° or 34° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
134.9911° or 134° 59′ 28″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Inception
1619Open location code
8Q6PMX3R+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 2459072285OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
8629090Wikidata ID
Q1151831
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Akashi Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة أكاشي”
- Catalan: “Castell Akashi”
- Catalan: “castell d’Akashi”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Akashi”
- Chinese: “明石城”
- French: “Akashi-jô”
- French: “castel d’Akashi”
- French: “château d’Akashi”
- French: “Château d’Akashi”
- German: “Burg Akashi”
- Japanese: “Akashi-jō”
- Japanese: “あかしじょう”
- Japanese: “きしゅんじょう”
- Japanese: “きはるじょう”
- Japanese: “きんこうじょう”
- Japanese: “喜春城”
- Japanese: “明石城”
- Japanese: “錦江城”
- Korean: “아카시성”
- Malayalam: “ആകാശി കാസിൽ”
- Persian: “قلعه آکاشی”
- Polish: “Zamek Akashi”
- Russian: “Замок Акаси”
- Spanish: “Castillo Akashi”
- Turkish: “Akashi Kalesi”
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