Akashi

Akashi is a metropolis positioned in southern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, at the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe. As of April 1, 2017, the metropolis has an envisioned populace of 294,312 and a populace density of 6,000 men and women consistent with km². The total area is 49.22 rectangular kilometres. Akashi became an essential city for the duration of Japan's pre-cutting-edge period because of the presence of Akashi Castle, headquarters of the Akashi Domain. The town, in its contemporary shape, turned into founded on November 1, 1919.

On July 21, 2001, 11 human beings were killed and 247 injured in a pedestrian stampede after a fireworks show. Five city and civil officers were sooner or later convicted for negligence for now not stopping the catastrophe. Akashi is well known for Akashiyaki, a sort of takoyaki precise to the place. Small portions of octopus tako are located internal a ball-fashioned mould containing a aggregate of flour and eggs and that is then fried. Akashiyaki is frequently eaten through dipping in a thin soup. People who stay in Akashi name it tamagoyaki. Akashi is the website of the Uontana Fish Market where local fishermen show an array of sparkling seafood stuck within the Akashi Strait.