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bars, and other social venues around Buzenda-cho-2.

Sightseeing

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Shimonoseki Branch Office **

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Shimonoseki Building

Festivals

*Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival (May) *Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival (August) *Shimonoseki Bakan Festival (August) *Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon (November)

Transportation

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

*The Kanpu ferry to

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regularly.

Trains

*Nearby station **

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) *Nearby Shinkansen Station **

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Buses

*Nearby bus stop **“Buzenda”(Sanden Kohtsu Co.,Ltd.)

External links

Shimonoseki official website
in Japanese
Shimonoseki official website
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