Hyōgo Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Akō
Akō is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, home to about 45,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Akō.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- OKJ49 km · Okayama Momotaro Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Akō
Akō (赤穂市, Akō-shi) is a city located in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2022, the city had an estimated population of 45,747 in 20,563 households and a population density of 360 persons per km2.
Akō was once the capital of the Akō Domain, which was neither particularly grand or rich as these things go, but is well known for one reason: this was the real-life home of the famous 47 Ronin, known in Japan simply as the Akō Incident. In 1701, Asano Naganori, the daimyo (lord) of Akō, was forced to commit ritual suicide after attacking a court official, Kira Yoshinaka, who had insulted him. With the Asano clan in disgrace, his samurai became leaderless rōnin, who banded together to avenge their unfairly slain master.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Akō
See
Most of the town's attractions are related to the 47 gishi, righteous samurai, as the ronin are known here.
- Remnants of Akō Castle
- Ōishi Shrine
- Sakoshi Main Street
Do
- Ako Marine Science Museum
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Akō
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
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| Toyoko Inn Banshu Ako Ekimae hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Akō
Akō has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 204 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Akō: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 69 km) and Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS, 72 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Banshū-Akō Station (播州赤穂駅) is on the JR Akō Line, which runs along the southern coast of Honshu, parallel to the trunk JR San'yo Main Line to the north. Trains on the Ako line start at either Himeji (¥590/30 min away, trains every 30 min), the nearest Shinkansen station, or at Okayama, 66 km east, with nearly all services terminating at Banshū-Akō.
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OKJ · Okayama Momotaro Airport
TAK · Takamatsu Airport
TKS · Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base
Questions
Akō: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Akō?
Akō has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 204 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Akō?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 69 km) and Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS, 72 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Akō?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Akō
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.