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Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Local name: 明石海峡大橋

Located in Japan Coordinates: 34°36′57″ N 135°01′15″ E

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
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Nearest town
Akashi
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
UKB Kobe Airport19 km
KIX Kansai International Airport29 km

About Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a landmark. Location: Japan.

From Wikipedia

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Japanese: 明石海峡大橋, Hepburn: Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi) is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese). It was completed in 1998, and at the time, was the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft).

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At a glance

Built
1996
Opened
1998
Height
283 m
Length
3.9 km
Official website
jb-honshi.co.jp

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°19°23°26°30°32°27°22°17°11°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°9°14°18°23°24°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)425592133140211152961881086935

Other places to visit in this season: May October

Airports nearest to Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 19 km
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 29 km
  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 43 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Akashi City, Akashi Shi
    4.5 km N
  • Tarumi Ku Municipality, Kōbe Shi
    5.2 km NE
  • Suma Ku Municipality, Kōbe Shi
    9.9 km NE
  • Nishi-ku Municipality, Kōbe Shi
    11 km N

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