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Ashiya
City in Kansai, Japan

Ashiya

Ashiya is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

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As of 1 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 92,976 in 43,229 households and a population density of 5,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 53.44 square kilometres (20.63 sq mi). It has a reputation as a high-end residential area and is the municipality with the highest average income in Japan, outside the richest wards of Tokyo.

How locals move

Getting around Ashiya the local way

  • Get inThe fastest way to get there is on the Kaijo Access high-speed ferry from Kobe Airport, which runs every 45 minutes (29 minutes, ¥1,850 or ¥1,000 for foreign visitors).
  • Get inSeveral ferry services are available to Kobe, including routes from: Takamatsu: Jumbo Ferry, +81 87-811-6688.
  • Get inKitakyushu: Hankyu Ferry, +81 78-857-1211.
  • Get inShanghai: Miyazaki Car Ferry runs an overnight ferry service from Miyazaki to Kobe.
  • Get inTake a bus from Miyazaki station to the ferry terminal.
  • Get inThe ferry departs at 19:10 and arrives at Miyazaki at 07:30.

From Wikivoyage: Kobe, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.