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Akashi
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Akashi (明石) is a city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, to the west of Kobe.
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Akashi is on the JR Sanyō Main Line between Kobe (15 min from Sannomiya) and Himeji (25 min).
Akashi is also the northern end of the stupendous Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge (明石海峡大橋), the world's longest suspension bridge (central span 1,991m), which links Honshu to Awaji Island. The toll for cars is ¥2,300, but for sightseers, it's better to take a sightseeing cruise around the base.
Tako Ferry [1] also runs scheduled services across to the town of Iwaya for ¥320/person (25 min).
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The JR station and ferry are within easy walking distance of each other.
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Akashi is a major port particularly well known for its seafood, retailing local specialities like sea bream (タイ tai), octopus (タコ tako) and conger eel (穴子 anago).
- Uo no Tana Shotengai (魚の棚商店街), [2]. Huge seafood market retailing everything that swims, creeps, crawls or just sits on the sea bottom. Unlike Tokyo's Tsukiji, this is actively tourist-friendly, with lots of prepared produce for souvenirs and restaurants for eating the stuff. On the road between station and port.
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Akashi's claim to culinary fame is Akashiyaki (明石焼き), an eggy version of the ubiquitous takoyaki (octopus balls), often dipped into dashi broth before eating.
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