is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. It is known as the most famous sightseeing spot in

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture t ...

Main sightseeing spots and institutions

;Shops * SunLive Karato (Shopping center) * Karato shopping street * Kamon Wharf (fresh fish shop and restaurant, etc.) * Karato Come On Inn ;Sightseeing * Kaikyokan (Aquarium) * Mount Hino (268.2 m) * Karato Market (Fresh fish shop etc.) * Former British Consulate (built in 1906) * Former Akita Company Building (built in 1915) : Shimonoseki Tour Information Center * Nabe-cho Post Office (built in 1900) *

Akama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Antoku, a Japanese emperor who died as a child in the Battle of Dan-no-ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the hi ...

(built in 1191) * Kameyama Hachiman

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(built in 859) *

Kanmon Straits The or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki (, which contributed "Kan" () to the name of the strait) and on the Kyushu ...

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Kanmonkyo Bridge The ( Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki (, which contributed ''Kan'' to the name of ...

) * Dan-no-ura (location of Battle of Dan-no-ura) ;Hotels * Shimonoseki Grand Hotel * Karato Central Hotel * Kaikyo View Shimonoseki * Shunpanro * Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Shimonoseki * Shimonoseki City Hinoyama Youth Hostel ;Others * Shimonoseki City Hall * Arcaport development area

Festivals

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

Transportation

Ferries

*The Kanpu ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to

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regularly. *The Orient ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to Qingdao in China regularly. *The Orient ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to

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in China regularly.

Trains

*Nearby station **

Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the Sanyo Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) services also use this station. The ...

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) *Nearby

Shinkansen The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond l ...

Station ** Shin-Shimonoseki Station (

Sanyō Shinkansen , stylized as SANYO, is a Japanese electronics company and formerly a member of the ''Fortune'' Global 500 whose headquarters was located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo had over 230 subsidiaries and affiliates, and was founded by ...

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Buses

*Nearby bus stop **“Karato” or “''Kaikyo Kan'' (aquarium)” (Sanden Kohtsu Co., Ltd.)

External links

Shimonoseki official website
in Japanese
Shimonoseki official website
in other languages {{coord, 33, 57, 24, N, 130, 56, 32.7, E, region:JP-35_type:city, display=title Geography of Yamaguchi Prefecture Tourist attractions in Yamaguchi Prefecture