Map of Akashi, Japan

Akashi is a city in Hyōgo, Japan, with a population of about 303,601. It lies at 34.6552°N, 135.0069°E. Akashi is about 441 km (274 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Miki, 16 km to the north.

Akashi at a glance

Where is Akashi?

• The 5th largest city in Hyōgo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Akashi

• Miki — 16 km north
• Kobe — 17 km east
• Kakogawachō-honmachi — 21 km northwest
• Awaji — 21 km south
• Ono — 23 km north
• Takasago — 23 km northwest
• Ashiya — 28 km east
• Katō — 30 km north
• Nishinomiya-hama — 30 km east
• Sandachō — 32 km northeast

Largest cities in Hyōgo

• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Himeji — 530,495
• Nishinomiya-hama — 485,587
• Amagasaki — 459,593
• Kakogawachō-honmachi — 271,634
• Takarazuka — 226,432
• Itami — 198,138
• Kawanishi — 155,165
• Sandachō — 132,858
• Ashiya — 93,922

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.