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Shimonoseki

January 14, 2023

Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushima Strait at the entrance to the Kanmon Straits (also known as the Straits of Shimonoseki) across from the city of Kitakyushu and the island of Kyushu. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan.[citation needed]

Shimonoseki
下関市
Core city
Central Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait
Flag
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Location of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki
Location in Japan
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki (Japan)
Coordinates: 33°57′N 130°56′E / 33.950°N 130.933°E / 33.950; 130.933Coordinates: 33°57′N 130°56′E / 33.950°N 130.933°E / 33.950; 130.933
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (San'yō)
PrefectureYamaguchi Prefecture
First official recorded192 AD
As city settled for AkamazekiApril 1, 1889
Current city's name changedJune 1, 1902
Government
 • MayorShintaro Maeda (since 2017)
Area
 • Total716.14 km2 (276.50 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2016)
 • Total265,684
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1 Nanbu, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
750-8521
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.shimonoseki.lg.jp
Symbols
FlowerCrinum asiaticum
TreeCamphor Laurel

History

The geographical position of Shimonoseki has given it historical importance. The Heike and Genji fought at Dan-no-ura near the present Kanmon Bridge. In February 1691, German explorer Engelbert Kaempfer visited the town as part of his two-year stay in Japan, and described it as having around 400 to 500 houses, and as a major port in the region for supplying ship provisions.[1] The Bombardment of Shimonoseki occurred in 1864, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed there in 1895, seeing a defeated China hand over Taiwan, Penghu, and Port Arthur to the victorious Japanese.

An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Shimonoseki as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.[2]

 
Captured battery at Shimonoseki, 1864
 
Battle of Dan-no-Ura in 1185

On February 13, 2005, Shimonoseki absorbed the towns of Hōhoku, Kikugawa, Toyota and Toyoura (all from Toyoura District) to create the new and expanded city of Shimonseki. Since October 1, 2005, the city has been designated as a core city by the Japanese Government.[citation needed]

Climate

Shimonoseki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heavier in summer.

Climate data for Shimonoseki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1883−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		33.7
(92.7) 		36.2
(97.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		31.3
(88.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.3
(50.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.9
(82.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.5
(49.1) 		17.0
(62.6)
Average low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		14.4
(57.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		0.5
(32.9) 		6.5
(43.7) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.0
(3.15) 		75.9
(2.99) 		121.2
(4.77) 		130.8
(5.15) 		154.2
(6.07) 		253.6
(9.98) 		309.4
(12.18) 		190.0
(7.48) 		162.6
(6.40) 		83.7
(3.30) 		81.9
(3.22) 		69.1
(2.72) 		1,712.3
(67.41)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 1
(0.4) 		1
(0.4) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.3 9.1 10.1 9.6 8.7 11.3 10.7 9.1 8.5 6.1 8.0 9.0 109.5
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) 0.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Average relative humidity (%) 63 63 65 67 70 78 79 75 73 67 66 63 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 95.8 116.1 162.9 187.6 207.1 146.6 172.4 207.2 161.9 176.3 134.7 102.6 1,875.9
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]
Climate data for Toyota, Shimonoseki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		28.4
(83.1) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		35.7
(96.3) 		36.2
(97.2) 		33.9
(93.0) 		30.7
(87.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		36.2
(97.2)
Average high °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.4
(56.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30.7
(87.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		4.4
(39.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		5.4
(41.7) 		14.3
(57.7)
Average low °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		1.7
(35.1) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.1
(71.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		0.5
(32.9) 		9.3
(48.8)
Record low °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.5
(41.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		14.3
(57.7) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−9.1
(15.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.8
(3.57) 		88.3
(3.48) 		140.5
(5.53) 		151.4
(5.96) 		183.7
(7.23) 		272.5
(10.73) 		342.8
(13.50) 		201.2
(7.92) 		167.8
(6.61) 		93.3
(3.67) 		88.2
(3.47) 		83.1
(3.27) 		1,899.1
(74.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.3 10.7 11.6 10.0 9.5 12.4 11.6 9.9 9.5 7.7 9.3 11.1 124.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99.8 107.6 156.1 182.9 206.1 137.0 152.6 189.8 151.6 169.5 134.5 103.9 1,791.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Shimonoseki in 2020 is 255,051 people.[7] Shimonoseki has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 192,840—    
1925 213,109+10.5%
1930 222,702+4.5%
1935 237,248+6.5%
1940 261,549+10.2%
1945 261,982+0.2%
1950 280,949+7.2%
YearPop.±%
1955 308,799+9.9%
1960 317,029+2.7%
1965 317,146+0.0%
1970 315,603−0.5%
1975 322,300+2.1%
1980 325,478+1.0%
1985 324,585−0.3%
YearPop.±%
1990 315,643−2.8%
1995 310,717−1.6%
2000 301,097−3.1%
2005 290,693−3.5%
2010 280,987−3.3%
2015 268,517−4.4%
2020 255,051−5.0%
Shimonoseki population statistics[7]

Transportation

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

  • The Kanpu ferry to Busan, South Korea regularly.
  • The Gwangyang Beech to Gwangyang, South Korea regularly.
  • The Orient ferry to Shanghai, China regularly.
  • The Orient ferry to Qingdao, China was suspended in November 2015.[8]

Trains

 
JR network map

Buses

Regular bus services are provided by Sanden Kohtsu, as well as by group companies of Sanden Kohtsu.

  • Bus companies (A loop-line bus in the city.)
    • Sanden Kohtsu Co., Ltd.
    • Blue Line Kohtsu Co., Ltd.
  • Intercity bus services (arrival and departure in Shimonoseki city) go to the following destinations: Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Airport, etc.

Roads

Expressway

Chūgoku Expressway
  • Shimonoseki interchange
  • Ozuki interchange

Bypasses

  • Ozuki Bypass
  • Shimonoseki-Kita Bypass

National Highways

Airports

Shimonoseki is served by four airports outside the city.

Education

Universities and colleges

 
University of East Asia

Primary and secondary schools

The city has a North Korean school, Yamaguchi Korean Elementary and Junior High School (山口朝鮮初中級学校).[9] It formerly housed two other North Korean schools, Yamaguchi Korean High School and Shimonoseki Korean Elementary and Junior High School (下関朝鮮初中級学校).[10]

As a city of a quarter million people, it has some public schools too.[11][12]

Culture

Festivals

Shimonoseki is home to many festivals that are held throughout the year. Of these, the most famous are the Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival and Shimonoseki Bakan Festival.

  • Shimonoseki Fugu (Blowfish) Festival (February) : Haedomari Market
  • Kawatana Onsen(hot spring) Festival (April)
  • Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival (May) : Karato, Ganryujima Island
  • Suhouteisai Festival (August) : Castle town Chofu
  • Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival (August) : Karato(Aruka Port area)
  • Shimonoseki Bakan Festival (August) : Along the street from Karato-cho to Shimonoseki Station
  • TOUR de Shimonoseki (October/November)
  • Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon (November)
  • Shimonoseki Fish Festival (November) : Shimonoseki Fishing Port
  • Little Busan Fest (November) : Green Mall

Architecture

Museums

  • Shimonoseki City Art Museum
  • Shimonoseki City Museum of History
  • Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum
  • Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum (Shimonoseki City Aquarium) (Kaikyo Kan)
  • Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum
  • The firefly museum of toyota town
  • The Yamagin Archive (やまぎん史料館) of the Yamaguchi Bank

Monuments

  • The Mimosusogawa Park (みもすそ川公園) in Shimonoseki commemorates the final stage of the Genpei war between the feudal Taira clan and Minamoto clan (1180–1185). There is a historical monument with cannons.

Sports

Professional Teams

Sporting venues

Crime and safety

The Goda-ikka yakuza syndicate is headquartered in Shimonoseki. A designated yakuza group, the Goda-ikka is the largest yakuza syndicate in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[13]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Shimonoseki is twinned with:[14]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Shimonoseki

References

  1. ^ Kaempfer, Engelbert (1729). Histoire naturelle, civile et ecclésiastique de l'Empire du Japon. Tome 2 (translated by François Naudé) (in French). The Hague. p. 176.
  2. ^ US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Shimonoseki population statistics
  8. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ ウリハッキョ一覧. Chongryon. from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.().
  10. ^ . Chongryon. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 6, 2005. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  11. ^ 下関市内小中学校 - 山口県下関市(教育委員会) (in Japanese). City of Shimonoseki Education Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  12. ^ http://www.shimosho.ed.jp/wordpress/ Shimonoseki Commercial High School
  13. ^ "The 7th President announces the succession, The Goda-ikka, The Prefectural Police on red alert", 21 October 2009, Yamaguchi Shimbun (in Japanese)
  14. ^ "姉妹友好都市". city.shimonoseki.lg.jp (in Japanese). Shimonoseki. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.
  • Shimonoseki City official website (in Japanese)
  • in other languages
  •   Shimonoseki travel guide from Wikivoyage
  •   Geographic data related to Shimonoseki at OpenStreetMap
  • "Shimonoseki" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
  • Shimonoseki City Tourism Promotion Film Shimonoseki City Official Channel


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This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia s quality standards Where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article February 2021 Shimonoseki Japanese 下関市 Hepburn Shimonoseki shi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan With a population of 265 684 it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth largest city in the Chugoku region It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushima Strait at the entrance to the Kanmon Straits also known as the Straits of Shimonoseki across from the city of Kitakyushu and the island of Kyushu It is nicknamed the Fugu Capital for the locally caught pufferfish and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan citation needed Shimonoseki 下関市Core cityCentral Shimonoseki and Kanmon StraitFlagSealLocation of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi PrefectureShimonosekiLocation in JapanShow map of Yamaguchi PrefectureShimonosekiShimonoseki Japan Show map of JapanCoordinates 33 57 N 130 56 E 33 950 N 130 933 E 33 950 130 933 Coordinates 33 57 N 130 56 E 33 950 N 130 933 E 33 950 130 933CountryJapanRegionChugoku San yō PrefectureYamaguchi PrefectureFirst official recorded192 ADAs city settled for AkamazekiApril 1 1889Current city s name changedJune 1 1902Government MayorShintaro Maeda since 2017 Area Total716 14 km2 276 50 sq mi Population October 1 2016 Total265 684 Density370 km2 960 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address1 1 Nanbu Shimonoseki shi Yamaguchi ken750 8521ClimateCfaWebsitewww wbr city wbr shimonoseki wbr lg wbr jpSymbolsFlowerCrinum asiaticumTreeCamphor Laurel Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Transportation 4 1 Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal 4 2 Trains 4 3 Buses 4 4 Roads 4 4 1 Expressway 4 4 2 Bypasses 4 4 3 National Highways 4 5 Airports 5 Education 5 1 Universities and colleges 5 2 Primary and secondary schools 6 Culture 6 1 Festivals 6 2 Architecture 6 3 Museums 6 4 Monuments 6 5 Sports 6 5 1 Professional Teams 6 5 2 Sporting venues 7 Crime and safety 8 Twin towns sister cities 9 Notable people 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe geographical position of Shimonoseki has given it historical importance The Heike and Genji fought at Dan no ura near the present Kanmon Bridge In February 1691 German explorer Engelbert Kaempfer visited the town as part of his two year stay in Japan and described it as having around 400 to 500 houses and as a major port in the region for supplying ship provisions 1 The Bombardment of Shimonoseki occurred in 1864 and the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed there in 1895 seeing a defeated China hand over Taiwan Penghu and Port Arthur to the victorious Japanese An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Shimonoseki as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom 2 Captured battery at Shimonoseki 1864 Kōzan ji Temple Battle of Dan no Ura in 1185 On February 13 2005 Shimonoseki absorbed the towns of Hōhoku Kikugawa Toyota and Toyoura all from Toyoura District to create the new and expanded city of Shimonseki Since October 1 2005 the city has been designated as a core city by the Japanese Government citation needed Climate EditShimonoseki has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa with hot summers and cool winters Precipitation is significant throughout the year but is heavier in summer Climate data for Shimonoseki 1991 2020 normals extremes 1883 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 19 1 66 4 23 7 74 7 26 2 79 2 29 7 85 5 30 9 87 6 33 7 92 7 36 2 97 2 37 0 98 6 35 0 95 0 30 6 87 1 26 9 80 4 26 2 79 2 37 0 98 6 Average high C F 9 7 49 5 10 5 50 9 13 7 56 7 18 4 65 1 22 7 72 9 25 8 78 4 29 7 85 5 31 3 88 3 27 8 82 0 23 0 73 4 17 5 63 5 12 3 54 1 20 2 68 4 Daily mean C F 7 2 45 0 7 5 45 5 10 3 50 5 14 7 58 5 19 1 66 4 22 5 72 5 26 5 79 7 27 9 82 2 24 6 76 3 19 7 67 5 14 5 58 1 9 5 49 1 17 0 62 6 Average low C F 4 8 40 6 4 9 40 8 7 4 45 3 11 6 52 9 16 2 61 2 20 1 68 2 24 2 75 6 25 6 78 1 22 2 72 0 16 9 62 4 11 8 53 2 7 0 44 6 14 4 57 9 Record low C F 6 3 20 7 6 5 20 3 5 5 22 1 0 5 32 9 6 5 43 7 9 5 49 1 15 1 59 2 17 5 63 5 12 8 55 0 5 9 42 6 0 7 33 3 4 6 23 7 6 5 20 3 Average precipitation mm inches 80 0 3 15 75 9 2 99 121 2 4 77 130 8 5 15 154 2 6 07 253 6 9 98 309 4 12 18 190 0 7 48 162 6 6 40 83 7 3 30 81 9 3 22 69 1 2 72 1 712 3 67 41 Average snowfall cm inches 1 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 9 3 9 1 10 1 9 6 8 7 11 3 10 7 9 1 8 5 6 1 8 0 9 0 109 5Average snowy days 1 cm 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Average relative humidity 63 63 65 67 70 78 79 75 73 67 66 63 69Mean monthly sunshine hours 95 8 116 1 162 9 187 6 207 1 146 6 172 4 207 2 161 9 176 3 134 7 102 6 1 875 9Source Japan Meteorological Agency 3 4 Climate data for Toyota Shimonoseki 1991 2020 normals extremes 1977 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 16 7 62 1 21 8 71 2 25 1 77 2 28 4 83 1 31 4 88 5 32 2 90 0 35 7 96 3 36 2 97 2 33 9 93 0 30 7 87 3 26 0 78 8 23 2 73 8 36 2 97 2 Average high C F 8 7 47 7 9 8 49 6 13 4 56 1 18 6 65 5 23 1 73 6 25 9 78 6 29 3 84 7 30 7 87 3 27 2 81 0 22 3 72 1 16 7 62 1 11 2 52 2 19 7 67 5 Daily mean C F 3 6 38 5 4 4 39 9 7 5 45 5 12 4 54 3 17 3 63 1 21 2 70 2 25 1 77 2 25 9 78 6 22 0 71 6 16 1 61 0 10 4 50 7 5 4 41 7 14 3 57 7 Average low C F 1 1 30 0 0 8 30 6 1 7 35 1 6 1 43 0 11 4 52 5 17 0 62 6 21 6 70 9 22 1 71 8 17 8 64 0 10 8 51 4 5 0 41 0 0 5 32 9 9 3 48 8 Record low C F 7 9 17 8 9 1 15 6 6 2 20 8 4 0 24 8 0 0 32 0 5 5 41 9 12 0 53 6 14 3 57 7 4 6 40 3 0 6 30 9 3 7 25 3 6 3 20 7 9 1 15 6 Average precipitation mm inches 90 8 3 57 88 3 3 48 140 5 5 53 151 4 5 96 183 7 7 23 272 5 10 73 342 8 13 50 201 2 7 92 167 8 6 61 93 3 3 67 88 2 3 47 83 1 3 27 1 899 1 74 77 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 11 3 10 7 11 6 10 0 9 5 12 4 11 6 9 9 9 5 7 7 9 3 11 1 124 6Mean monthly sunshine hours 99 8 107 6 156 1 182 9 206 1 137 0 152 6 189 8 151 6 169 5 134 5 103 9 1 791 3Source Japan Meteorological Agency 5 6 Demographics EditPer Japanese census data the population of Shimonoseki in 2020 is 255 051 people 7 Shimonoseki has been conducting censuses since 1920 Historical populationYearPop 1920192 840 1925213 109 10 5 1930222 702 4 5 1935237 248 6 5 1940261 549 10 2 1945261 982 0 2 1950280 949 7 2 YearPop 1955308 799 9 9 1960317 029 2 7 1965317 146 0 0 1970315 603 0 5 1975322 300 2 1 1980325 478 1 0 1985324 585 0 3 YearPop 1990315 643 2 8 1995310 717 1 6 2000301 097 3 1 2005290 693 3 5 2010280 987 3 3 2015268 517 4 4 2020255 051 5 0 Shimonoseki population statistics 7 Transportation EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shimonoseki news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal Edit The Kanpu ferry to Busan South Korea regularly The Gwangyang Beech to Gwangyang South Korea regularly The Orient ferry to Shanghai China regularly The Orient ferry to Qingdao China was suspended in November 2015 8 Trains Edit JR network map The main Shinkansen station Sanyō Shinkansen Shin Shimonoseki Station The main JR West stations San yō Main Line Shimonoseki Station Hatabu Station Hatabu Station is a railway station on the San yō Main Line and the San in Main Line Shin Shimonoseki Station Shin Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the Sanyō Shinkansen Line and the San yō Main Line Chōfu Station Ozuki Station San in Main Line Hatabu Station Ayaragi Station Kajikuri Gōdaichi Station Yasuoka Station Fukue Station Yoshimi Station Umegatō Station Kuroimura Station Kawatana Onsen Station Kogushi Station Yutama Station Ukahongō Station Nagato Futami Station Takibe Station Kottoi Station Agawa Station Nagato Awano StationBuses Edit Regular bus services are provided by Sanden Kohtsu as well as by group companies of Sanden Kohtsu Bus companies A loop line bus in the city Sanden Kohtsu Co Ltd Blue Line Kohtsu Co Ltd Intercity bus services arrival and departure in Shimonoseki city go to the following destinations Tokyo Osaka Kobe Hiroshima Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport etc Roads Edit Expressway Edit Chugoku ExpresswayShimonoseki interchange Ozuki interchangeBypasses Edit Ozuki Bypass Shimonoseki Kita BypassNational Highways Edit National Route 2 National Route 9 National Route 191 National Route 435 National Route 491Airports Edit Shimonoseki is served by four airports outside the city Kitakyushu Airport Saga Airport Yamaguchi Ube Airport only for domestic flights Fukuoka AirportEducation EditUniversities and colleges Edit University of East Asia National Fisheries University 水産大学校 Suisan daigakkō Yoshimi Shimonoseki City University Daigaku cho University of East Asia Shin Shimonoseki Station Baiko Gakuin University Higashieki Baiko Gakuin University Women s Junior College Shimonoseki Shimonoseki Junior College Sakurayama cho Primary and secondary schools Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2015 The city has a North Korean school Yamaguchi Korean Elementary and Junior High School 山口朝鮮初中級学校 9 It formerly housed two other North Korean schools Yamaguchi Korean High School and Shimonoseki Korean Elementary and Junior High School 下関朝鮮初中級学校 10 As a city of a quarter million people it has some public schools too 11 12 Culture EditFestivals Edit Shimonoseki is home to many festivals that are held throughout the year Of these the most famous are the Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival and Shimonoseki Bakan Festival Shimonoseki Fugu Blowfish Festival February Haedomari Market Kawatana Onsen hot spring Festival April Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival May Karato Ganryujima Island Suhouteisai Festival August Castle town Chofu Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival August Karato Aruka Port area Shimonoseki Bakan Festival August Along the street from Karato cho to Shimonoseki Station TOUR de Shimonoseki October November Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon November Shimonoseki Fish Festival November Shimonoseki Fishing Port Little Busan Fest November Green MallArchitecture Edit Kōzan ji The butsuden completed in 1320 is a National Treasure of Japan Akama Shrine Kaikyō Yume TowerMuseums Edit Shimonoseki City Art Museum Shimonoseki City Museum of History Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Shimonoseki City Aquarium Kaikyo Kan Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum The firefly museum of toyota town The Yamagin Archive やまぎん史料館 of the Yamaguchi BankMonuments Edit The Mimosusogawa Park みもすそ川公園 in Shimonoseki commemorates the final stage of the Genpei war between the feudal Taira clan and Minamoto clan 1180 1185 There is a historical monument with cannons Sports Edit Professional Teams Edit FC Baleine Shimonoseki Football Sporting venues Edit Shimonoseki Baseball Stadium Shimonoseki Boat Race Stadium Shimonoseki Kyōtei Shimonoseki City Gymnasium Shimonoseki Track and field stadium Shimonoseki city swimming pool Nogihama General Park Football stadium Crime and safety EditThe Goda ikka yakuza syndicate is headquartered in Shimonoseki A designated yakuza group the Goda ikka is the largest yakuza syndicate in Yamaguchi Prefecture 13 Twin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan Shimonoseki is twinned with 14 Santos Brazil 1971 Istanbul Turkey 1972 Busan South Korea 1976 Qingdao China 1979 Pittsburg California United States 1998 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Shimonoseki Kinuyo Tanaka Yusaku Matsuda Atsushi Tamura Comedian actor and singer References Edit Kaempfer Engelbert 1729 Histoire naturelle civile et ecclesiastique de l Empire du Japon Tome 2 translated by Francois Naude in French The Hague p 176 US Department of State 1906 A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions treaties and other international agreements John Bassett Moore ed Vol 5 p 759 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved March 2 2022 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved March 2 2022 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved May 25 2022 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved May 25 2022 a b Shimonoseki population statistics オリエントフェリー運航一時休止について お知らせ PDF Archived from the original on 2016 02 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link ウリハッキョ一覧 Chongryon Archived from the original on December 19 2015 Retrieved October 14 2015 ウリハッキョ一覧 Chongryon November 6 2005 Archived from the original on November 6 2005 Retrieved October 15 2015 下関市内小中学校 山口県下関市 教育委員会 in Japanese City of Shimonoseki Education Committee Retrieved 2020 01 08 http www shimosho ed jp wordpress Shimonoseki Commercial High School The 7th President announces the succession The Goda ikka The Prefectural Police on red alert 21 October 2009 Yamaguchi Shimbun in Japanese 姉妹友好都市 city shimonoseki lg jp in Japanese Shimonoseki Retrieved 2020 04 08 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimonoseki Yamaguchi Shimonoseki City official website in Japanese Shimonoseki City official website in other languages Shimonoseki travel guide from Wikivoyage Geographic data related to Shimonoseki at OpenStreetMap Shimonoseki The American Cyclopaedia 1879 Shimonoseki City Tourism Promotion Film Shimonoseki City Official Channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shimonoseki amp oldid 1129397254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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