'''Akashi''' (____) is a city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, to the west of Kobe.
Get in
Akashi is on the JR Sany? Main Line between Kobe (15 min from Sannomiya) and Himeji (25 min).
Akashi is also the northern end of the stupendous '''Akashi-Kaiky? Bridge''' (_____C______), 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 [http://www.taco-ferry.com/] also runs scheduled services across to the town of Iwaya for ¥320/person (25 min).
Get around
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 (_^_C ''tai''), octopus (_^_R ''tako'') and conger eel (___q ''anago'').
'''Uo no Tana Shotengai''' (_____I___X_X), [http://www.uonotana.or.jp/]. 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.
Eat
Akashi's claim to culinary fame is '''Akashiyaki''' (________), an eggy version of the ubiquitous ''takoyaki'' (octopus balls), often dipped into ''dashi'' broth before eating.
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