Editing Akashi, Hyōgo (section)

==Economy==
Akashi is located within the Hanshin Industrial Area and Harima Seaside Industrial Area and has succeeded in attracting many companies to its Futami Seaside Industrial Park. the city has long been noted for aviation-related instrumentation manufacturers and electronic component manufacturers. [[Yamato Scale]], a leading global manufacturer of commercial weighing and packaging equipment, is headquartered in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yamato-scale.co.jp/en/corporate/7-2.html |title=Yamato Scale corporate profile |access-date=6 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185055/http://www.yamato-scale.co.jp/en/corporate/7-2.html |archive-date=6 March 2014 }}</ref> Due to its transportation connections and location, numerous [[commuter town|bedroom communities]] have developed for commuters to Kobe and Osaka, which is estimated to exceed 30% of the working population. The city has also been noted since the Edo Period for its production of ''[[sake]]''.