| Page Views: 787 Last Visit to Akashi: January, 2004 | OCTOPUS by heywinks - last update: Jan 28, 2004 |
The moat around Akashi Castle Park. The park is a beautiful sanctuary amidst a bustling train station area. The best time to come here is in the spring when the sakura, cherry blossoms, bloom, or in the fall when the leaves start to change color. |
|  | TAKO ANYONE?? "Tako" is octopus in Japanese. Akashi is famous for it. You can come here & visit the famous fish/seafood market, a whole shopping arcade street filled with vendors who sell all different kinds of seafood, but especially tako. |
| Akashi Pearl Bridge from Akashi Castle Park |
| | LOCATION Located between Kobe & Himeji, Akashi is also the gateway to Awaji Island. Akashi is a port city & you can see alot of people walking & fishing around the port area.
Akashi is famous for the Akashi Pearl Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in Japan, measuring 3911meters in length. This bridge is one of the strongest in the world, built to withstand earthquakes & typhoons that may plague the area. |
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HawaiiGuy Thu Aug 28, 2003 03:52 UTC
Hey! Watch it! If you're teaching English there, "alot" is the verb to disburse! Gotta watch you like a HAWK! -- Baku | dinhyen Sat Jul 12, 2003 00:25 UTC
Mmm, octopus. Others may go, "Eek!", but I think I know someone who may go, "Yum" :) | syllybabe Sat Mar 1, 2003 02:37 UTC
Love seafood! Good to see you're out of the New England cold spell, Sonia. :-) |
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