Editing Akashi, Hyōgo (section)

{{Short description|City in Kansai region, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Akashi
| official_name = 
| native_name = {{nobold|{{nobold|{{lang|ja|明石市}}}}}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Core cities of Japan|Core city]]
| other_name = 
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| image_skyline = {{Multiple image
| border      = infobox
| total_width = 290
| image_style = border:1;
| perrow      = 1/2/2
| image1      = Akashi-Minicipal-Planetarium3387.JPG
| image2      = Akashi_Castle_20200623.jpg
| image3      = 大蔵海岸ビーチ - panoramio.jpg
| image4      = 
| image5      = 林崎漁港兵庫県PA211878.jpg
}}
| imagesize = 
| image_caption = <table style="width:280px;margin:2px auto;border-collapse:collapse">
<tr><td colspan="2">Akashi Planetarium</tr>
<tr><td style="width:50%">[[Akashi Castle]]<td>Okura beach</tr>
<tr><td>Uonotani Market<td>Hayashizaki fishing port</tr>
</table>
| image_flag = Flag of Akashi, Hyogo.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Akashi, Hyogo.svg
| seal_type = Emblem
<!-- maps and coordinates -->
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=265|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=10}}
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = Location of Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture
|image_map1 = Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption1 = 
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_relief = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|39|N|135|0|E|region:JP-28|display=it}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
<!-- location -->
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = 
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| established_title = 
| established_date = 
| established_title2 = 
| established_date2 = 
| extinct_title = Now part of
| extinct_date = 
| founder = 
| named_for = 
<!-- seat, smaller parts -->
| seat_type = <!-- defaults to: Seat -->
| seat = 
<!-- government type, leaders -->
| government_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| leader_party = 
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = [[:ja:丸谷聡子|Satoko Marutani]] (from May 2023)
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 = 
<!-- display settings -->
| total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| unit_pref = Metric
<!-- area -->
| area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink -->
| area_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_total_km2 = 49.42
| area_land_km2 = 
| area_water_km2 = 
| area_water_percent = 
| area_note = 
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| elevation_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_m = 
<!-- population -->
| population_footnotes =  <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| population_total =305,925
| population_as_of = February 1, 2024
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_est = 
| pop_est_as_of = 
<!-- time zone(s) -->
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
<!-- postal codes, area code -->
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 
| area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) -->
| area_code = 
<!-- blank fields (section 1) -->
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 1-5-1 Nakasaki, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-8686
<!-- blank fields (section 2) -->
| blank_name_sec2        = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2        = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]
<!-- website, footnotes -->
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.yokoso-akashi.jp/en/index.html}}
| footnotes = 
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
 | tree = [[Sweet Osmanthus]]
 | flower = [[Chrysanthemums]]
 | bird = 
 | flowering_tree = 
 | butterfly = 
 | fish = 
 | other_symbols = 
}}
}}
[[file:Akashi City Hall.JPG|thumb|right|260px|Akashi City Hall]]
[[file:Akashi Castle Hitsujisaruyagura.JPG|thumb|right|260px|Akashi from Akashi Castle]]
{{nihongo|'''Akashi'''|明石市|Akashi-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in southern [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2024|02|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 305,925 in 137,288 households and a [[population density]] of 6,200 people per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Akashi-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.akashi.lg.jp|title= Akashi city official statistics|website=city.akashi.lg.jp|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|49.42|sqkm|sqmi}}.