Spots in Akashi Area

  • Akashi Castle
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    3.5
    190 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Akashikouen 1-27
    This castle site is on the grounds of Akashi Park in Akashi City. The castle was built in 1619 by the first lord of the Akashi clan, Ogasawara Tadazane. Its remains are a National Historic Site. The tatsumi yagura turret and hitsuji-saru turret have the three-story structure, now rare in Japan and they are both National Important Cultural Properties. It's said that the hitsuji-saru turret has been transferred from Fushimi Castle.

    We visited on a cool day and were surprized by the tranquillity that this park and castle ruins presented us with. The Sentry Towers were in very good condition, and were surrounded by tranquil...

  • Akashi Municipal Planetarium
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    4.0
    106 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Hitomaruchou 2-6
    "A science museum located in Hitomaru-cho, Akashi City. Situated on the Japan Standard Time Meridian at 135 degrees east longitude, the facility looks at time and space and contains exhibits on Akashi and the meridian as well as time and space-themed exhibits. The museum also has a planetarium and holds planetarium programs with live narration. The museum also holds special exhibitions and stargazing sessions as well as children's planetarium, night museum, ""Kido Seitai Shigosenger"" and other events."

    日本標準時の元となる日本標準子午線東経135度の真上に建つ施設です。 館内にはプラネタリウムや宇宙や時に関する展示物が展示された展示室があります。 プラネタリウムでは45分間のプログラムが上映されています。 塔の最上部は展望台となっており、明石市街はもとより、明石海峡大橋、明石海峡の向こうに淡路島を望めます。 山陽電鉄の人丸前駅から徒歩3分ほどの距離です。

  • Asahi Soft Drinks Akashi Factory
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Futamichou Minamifutami 1-33
    A beverage factory located in Minamifutami Futami-cho, Akashi City. There are five production lines on the factory's vast grounds and each year some 50 million cases of products like Mitsuya Cider and Asahi Jurokucha are produced here. The factory offers free tours, and tour goers can see the canned and PET bottle product production process; sample Asahi drinks; and check out the Mitsuya Cider Museum, which also has a gift shop.

    クリスマスの時期に行きました。丁寧なガイドと試飲もあり、楽しめました。試飲は新作ペットボトル4本で飲めない分は持って帰れました。

  • Akashi City Museum of Culture
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Uenomaru 2-13-1
    "This museum is in 2 Chome, Uenomaru, Akashi City. Their permanent exhibit ""Human Life and the Natural Environment"" traces the development of Akashi natural history and human culture from 2 million years ago to the modern age. It is divided into eight themes. There are displays of fossils and stoneware excavated from the surrounding area, exhibits about the development of Akashi pottery, agriculture, and fishing, as well as the history of Akashi castle and its castle town. It also has a special exhibition hall and a hands-on learning studio. Its seafood and French restaurant Marseilles has a view of the Seto Inland Sea and Awaji Island."

    明石駅から徒歩10分弱。明石公園に隣接。 入館料は200円。常設展は明石原人、アカシゾウから始まり、明石焼、農業・漁業、明石城など明石の歴史や文化に関する展示・解説が行われている。2階には明石市平和資料室があり、戦争体験者の話を映像で見ることができる。市立博物館としてはかなり充実した展示内容。明石城跡と合わせて見学するといいでしょう。

  • Kakinomoto-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Hitomaruchou 1-26
    This Shinto shrine is in Hitomaru-cho, Akashi City. It was founded in 1620 by Ogasawara Tadazane, the lord of Akashi Castle. It enshrines a deified form of the poet Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro whose deep ties to Akashi were apparent in his classical poems. He's worshiped as a god of learning, marital harmony, safe childbirth, and fire safety.

    明石市立天文科学館の直ぐ裏手に立地していましたが、「亀の水」側の鳥居から月照寺を抜けてコンクリート造りの神門から境内に入りました。 少し高台になっていましたが、正面に拝殿が立つ境内は広く、一角には駐車場も完備されていました。又、境内には明石市指定文化財もあり、歴史のある神社となっていました。

  • Okura Beach Park
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Okurakaigandori 2-11
    A park located in Okurakaigandori, Akashi City. Commanding a view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji Island, facilities include an artificial turf field equal to three futsal fields in size, a multipurpose square with a clubhouse, and a swimming beach.

    鉄道でも車でも行ける海辺の便利な公園です。 ショッピングのエリア、スポーツバーベキューのエリアに分かれており、明石市役所裏では釣りを楽しむ人もいました。

  • Uonotana Shopping Street
    Shopping
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi
    "A 3-minute walk from Akashi Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line, this historic shopping street, known locally as ""Wontana,"" is lined with more than 100 stores, mostly fresh fish stores, under a 350-meter arcade and is widely known as a tourist attraction. The best time to visit is at lunchtime, when the ""Machikado Gallery"" in the office has a permanent rest area and restrooms, and various events are held seasonally."
  • Tatsu no Yu
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Okurakaigandori 1-2-2
    A day trip hot spring bathhouse located in Okurakaigandori, Akashi City. Facilities include outdoor baths such as a bath with a scenic view supplied by the Tatsu-no-Yu, a natural chloride spring whose waters oxidize and turn a dark brown on contact with air; a rock bath; hinoki cypress bath; and individual round stone baths. There are also indoor baths like a whirlpool bath, and a sauna. Facing the sea, the bathhouse commands a sweeping view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, and on New Year's Day, the facility is open from 5:00 a.m. so customers can enjoy the first sunrise of the new year inside.
  • Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Akashi Park 1-27
    A park built on the grounds of Akashi Castle in Akashi City. Park facilities include a baseball ground, stadium, tennis courts, bicycle racing field, and square. Also a renowned destination for viewing cherry blossoms in spring and fall foliage in autumn, the park has even been selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. A variety of events are held at the park throughout the year, including the Akashi Park Cherry Blossom Festival and the Akashi Castle Festival.
  • Ishigadani Park (Akashi Central Gymnasium)
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Okubochou Matsukage 1126-47
    This park is located in Matsukage, Okubo-cho, Akashi City. The Akashi Central Gymnasium with its training rooms and sports fields of various sizes are at the center of the park. Outdoor facilities include a large playscape, an equestrian area, a plaza, an herb garden, and a plum grove. There's also a barbecue area you can use with a reservation from spring to autumn.
  • Akashi Seaside Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Futamichou Minamifutami 8-1
    This park is in Minamifutami, Futami-cho, Akashi City is available for a variety of sports and recreational activities. Sports facilities include an indoor stadium, tennis courts, a jogging course, and an outdoor exercise area. There's also a kids' plaza and a lookout area. In summer you can use their pool complex with its 50-meter pool and a family pool with aquatic play equipment.
  • CIRO
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    4.5
    65 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-17-3 Ebiya Building 1F
    This restaurant is located in 1-chome Honmachi, Akashi City. It offers Italian cuisine centered on fresh seafood including Akashi's specialty of octopus. A popular menu item is their pizza that is baked in a stone kiln by craftsman who trained in Naples.

    Our friends took us to Ciro last weekend for a special dinner. The food, atmosphere and wait staff were fantastic. This is the best meal we have eaten in a Japanese owned/operated restaurant since...

  • Honke Kimuraya
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    4.0
    66 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Prefecture Akashi City Blacksmith Town 5-23
    This Akashi-yaki dumpling shop is in 5 Chome, Kajiya-cho, Akashi City. Using a fresh octopus purchased every morning from the Akashi Market, they offer simple yet succulent Akashi-yaki. They also serve an oden hotpot simmered with an entire octopus tentacle.

    平日の14時過ぎに行きました。既に10名ほど外で待たれていましたが待ち時間は10分強でした。 一皿にたまご焼き(明石焼き)が20個(900円)あります。2人で行って2皿オーダーしましたがかなりお腹いっぱいになりました。2人で一皿では足りなかったと思いますが。味は美味しかったです。

  • Akashi Mitsuboshi
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-2-4
  • Takoiso
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-7-14
  • Eiraku Do Uonotana
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-2-9

    こちらで販売されている《ぺったん焼・小判 添付 写真参照》 明石のお土産にピッタリでした。店内には 種々のせんべいが販売されていますが その中で《ぺったん焼;明石海峡で獲れた真蛸を粉チ-スと味付けした生地にのせ 焼いたせんべい》は 大判と小判があり 大判は人の顔ほどのあります。小判は 人の広げた手ほどのサイスで 種々の味(赤しそ、ハシル、ゆず胡椒、黒胡椒 等)があり 個包装になっており...

  • Shirakawa Minami
    Shopping
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-4-17
  • Megumi no Sato Okubo Store
    Shopping
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Okubocho Okubo 1691
    A supermarket with a good reputation where fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits are available at reasonable prices because they are produced directly by the growers. Freshly milled rice is available at the in-store rice-polishing corner, which is very popular.
  • Patisserie KuRi Futami Shop
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Futamicho Higashifutami 715-1
    "A confectionary specialty store in Akashi, Hyogo, offering cakes and confections based on the concept of ""Japanese confectionaries"" with a focus on the local climate and culture. Uzushio pudding made with Awaji Island salt and milk is also popular."

    おいしいシュークリームです 四角い 大きい パイのような生地 たまりません プリンはうずしおプリン 塩がきいてます お持ち帰りはもちろん 喫茶室が3席 セルフでおいしい紅茶 無農薬のお茶 コーヒーなど飲み放題。ケーキセットお勧めですが2個セットがさらにオトク。無料駐車場も5台完備 隣は花屋さん 絶えず雑誌に掲載あり・ 出会って 7年くらいですが 味も経営者さんの食品衛生や材料にも 非情に高い知識と...

  • Tanaka Saketen
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Akashi-shi Honmachi 1-1-13
    "Located in the ""Uonotana"" shopping arcade, this izakaya offers a wide selection of sake, as the owner is also a liquor store owner. Open from 12:00 p.m., it is also recommended for those who want to enjoy a lunchtime drink."

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Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.

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