Akashi Municipal Planetarium
Akashi Municipal Planetarium is a museum in Akashi, Hyogo. Akashi Municipal Planetarium is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kakinomoto Shrine, as well as near the park 人円山公園.Photo: PekePON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kakinomoto Shrine and Gesshō-ji Temple.
Kakinomoto Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Kakinomoto Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Akashi, Hyōgo. It is also referred to as Hitomaru-san. The shrine's principal deity is Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a historical figure who is reputed to have passed through the Akashi area during his life, and who was deified in the centuries following his death, as a god of literature, scholarship, fire safety, and childbirth.
Gesshō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Gesshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Akashi Municipal Planetarium.
Hitomarumae Station
Railway stop
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Hitomarumae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. It is the only station that the meridian of the Japan Standard Time passes through. Hitomarumae Station is situated 210 metres south of Akashi Municipal Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku.
Tarumi-ku
Suburb
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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 5 km east of Akashi Municipal Planetarium.
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 Municipal Planetarium.
Akashi Municipal Planetarium
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum with a planetarium in Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
- Categories: astronomical museum, planetarium, meridian marker, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Akashi, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.64939° or 34° 38′ 58″ northLongitude
135.00151° or 135° 0′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QJ2X2+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1423068720OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11512514
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Akashi Municipal Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “明石市立天文科学馆”
- Chinese: “明石市立天文科學館”
- Japanese: “明石天文台”
- Japanese: “明石市立天文科学館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 人円山公園 and Turtle Fontain.
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