Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Local name: 明石海峡大橋
Located in Japan Coordinates: 34°36′57″ N 135°01′15″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- UKB Kobe Airport19 km
- KIX Kansai International Airport29 km
About Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a landmark. Location: Japan.
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 sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 42 | 55 | 92 | 133 | 140 | 211 | 152 | 96 | 188 | 108 | 69 | 35 |
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-
Akashi Castle Historic site, Akashi Shi4.9 km NW -
Mayazan Tenjō-ji Attraction, Nada Ku22 km NE
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Mount Chigogabaka Mountain, Kita Ku22 km NE -
Osaka Bay Natural site, Japan17 km SE -
Mount Taishaku Mountain, Kita Ku21 km NE
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Mount Maya Mountain, Awaji Shi19 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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