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. Akashi Castle is situated 1½ km southwest of Akaba Shrine.

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 2 km southwest of Akaba Shrine.

Hyogo Prefectural Library

Library

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hyogo Prefectural Library is situated 1½ km southwest of Akaba Shrine.

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 southeast of Akaba Shrine.

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 7 km north of Akaba Shrine.

Akaba Shrine

Categories: Shikinaisha, Shikinai Shosha, Kokuhei-sha (Engishiki Jinmyocho), Engishiki seat, Kokuhei Shosha (Engishiki), Shikinai Hiteisha, place of worship, and religion
Location: Akashi, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.66232° or 34° 39′ 44″ north

Longitude

135.00507° or 135° 0′ 18″ east

Open location code

8Q6QM264+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6872506085

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q20042898

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Akaba Shrine” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Akaba-schrijn”
French: “sanctuaire d’Akaba”
French: “Sanctuaire d’Akaba”
Indonesian: “Kuil Akaba”
Japanese: “赤羽神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 赤羽神社 and 円隆寺.

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