1. My Hometown : Akashi
2012/11/11
Hitoshi SHIMIZU

2. Where is Akashi
 Belongs to Hyogo prefecture
 Opposite shore to Awaji island
 Facing both Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean
(the only prefecture)
 I was born in Akashi
Akashi
Hyogo is on the west of Osaka

3. Features of Akashi (1/2)
 Japan Standard Time Meridian
 135 degrees of east longitude
 Akashi Municipal Planetarium
 Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
 Between Honshu and Awaji island
 The longest suspension-bridge in the world
(length : 3911m, height : 298.3m)
 Illuminated during the night

4. Features of Akashi (2/2)
 Uontana Market
 sea bream & octopus from Akashi Fishing port
 Many Akashi-yaki shops
 Akashi castle
 strategically important region since ancient times
 Illuminated during the night
 Tale of Genji
 Central character was demoted and transferred to Akashi
 Now within commuting distance of Osaka

5. Pictures of Today’s Topic
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
the Akashi Municipal Planetarium
Akashi Castle

6. (appendix) The Tale of Genji
 the full-length Japanese novel written in the 11th
Century by Lady Murasaki Shikibu
 prince Hikaru GENJI as the central character, a man who
had lost his right to the Imperial Throne in spite of being
born as a son of the Emperor