world.wikisort.org - Japan

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]}

This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate. (February 2021)

Shimonoseki 下関市
Core city
Central Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait
Flag Seal
Location of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki Location in Japan Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki Shimonoseki (Japan) Show map of Japan
Coordinates: 33°57′N 130°56′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
First official recorded	192 AD
As city settled for Akamazeki	April 1, 1889
Current city's name changed	June 1, 1902
Government
• Mayor	Shintaro Maeda (since 2017)
Area
• Total	716.14 km2 (276.50 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	265,684
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1 Nanbu, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-8521
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.shimonoseki.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Crinum asiaticum
Tree	Camphor 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]

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.

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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

This section needs additional citations for verification. (February 2021)

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

• 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 Station

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

• National Route 2
• National Route 9
• National Route 191
• National Route 435
• National Route 491

Airports

Shimonoseki is served by four airports outside the city.

• Kitakyūshū Airport
• Saga Airport
• Yamaguchi Ube Airport (only for domestic flights)
• Fukuoka Airport

Education

Universities and colleges

• 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

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

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

• Kōzan-ji - The butsuden completed in 1320 is a National Treasure of Japan.
• Akama Shrine
• Kaikyō Yume Tower

Museums

• Shimonoseki City Art Museum
• Shimonoseki Chofu Museum
• 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

• FC Baleine Shimonoseki (Football)

Sporting venues

• 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

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

Shimonoseki is twinned with:[14]

Notable people

• Kinuyo Tanaka
• Yūsaku Matsuda
• Atsushi Tamura (Comedian, actor and singer)

References

External links

• 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 Cyclopædia. 1879.
• Shimonoseki City Tourism Promotion Film Shimonoseki City Official Channel

На других языках

---

[de] Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki (japanisch 下関市 -shi, veraltet auch: Schimonoseki) ist die südwestlichste Stadt auf Honshū, der Hauptinsel von Japan, und gehört zur Präfektur Yamaguchi.

---

- [en] Shimonoseki

---

[es] Shimonoseki

La ciudad de Shimonoseki (下関市, Shimonoseki-shi?) de Japón, situada en el extremo suroeste de la isla de Honshū, en la prefectura de Yamaguchi. Se ubica frente a la ciudad de Kitakyūshū, en la isla de Kyūshū, y ambas se comunican por túneles de ferrocarril y de carretera. Shimonoseki es uno de los principales puertos pesqueros del país y un importante núcleo industrial con astilleros, fábricas de productos químicos, textiles, de conservas e ingeniería. La principal atracción turística es el santuario shinto dedicado al Emperador Antoku. En Shimonoseki, antes denominada Akamagaseki y que popularmente se conocía como Bakan, se firmó el tratado que puso fin a la Primera Guerra Sino-japonesa de 1894-1895 (ver Tratado de Shimonoseki).

---

[ru] Симоносеки

Симоносе́ки (яп. 下関市 Симоносэки-си) — центральный город Японии на юго-западной оконечности острова Хонсю, самый крупный город префектуры Ямагути. Площадь города составляет 716,17 км²[1], население — 271 072 человека (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 378,50 чел./км².

---

---