Akashi Municipal Planetarium, Kakinomoto shrine Trip

I would like to inform Akashi Municipal Planetarium at Akashi city in Hyogo prefecture.


I ride JR New rapid train from Osaka.
I get off at Akashi station, walk East 15minutes, arrive at Akashi Municipal Planetarium.


Entrance charge is 700yen.
I go to Planetarium at 2nd floor.
Screen time is 50minutes.

Lots of stars and Day clock are shown.
Explainer has a good explanation.
South Pole Day clock is a special shape.
South Pole at summer, sun is not sinking. All day bright.
Guests spend an educational time at this planetarium.

Next I go to 3rd floor.
There are Meridian town Akashi, Astronomy gallery, Observation data room, Time gallery.

Meridian town Akashi shows that East longitude 135 degrees is on this planetarium.

East longitude 135 degrees is a Japan Time point.

Astronomy has a variety of the solar planets in the video, you can observed orbital period of the solar system planets .

Observational data room, observation and the discovery of a celestial body, such as the development of observation equipment, is the zone to learn about the history of astronomical observation .

Time gallery shows Clock history.

Next is 4th floor.
This floor has Day clocks.



I go to observation room at 13 and 14th floor.
I climb spiral staircase.
It has more than 160steps.
I am tired.
I recommend to use elevator.
At Observation room, I can see Seto inland sea, Awaji island, Shodo island.
It is a wonderful view.


Next I go to Kakinomoto Shrine, near this planetarium.
This shrine's god is Hitomaro Kakinomoto.


He was a famouse poet at Asuka period.
This shrine was built at 887.
This shrine has a famouse water, Kameno water, at near the Torii gate.

Akashi is famouse Akashiyaki cake, same as Takoyaki.

Please visit Akashi Municipal Planetarium.

That's it.