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Shimonoseki, city (1990 pop. 262,635), Yamaguchi prefecture, extreme SW Honshu, Japan. An important port and fishing center on Shimonoseki Strait, it is opposite Kitakyushu, with which it is connected by bridge and tunnel. Shimonoseki is a railroad and industrial center, with engineering works, shipyards, and metal and chemical plants. It is also a port, with ferry connections to Busan (Pusan), South Korea. In the city is Akamagu, a 12th-century shrine dedicated to Emperor Antoku and to the Taira clan, which was defeated at Shimonoseki by the Minamoto clan in the famous naval battle of Dan-no-ura. In 1864 a fleet of U.S., British, French, and Dutch ships bombarded the port in retaliation for hostile acts of the Choshu clan. The Treaty of Shimonoseki, which ended the Sino-Japanese War, was negotiated and signed in 1895. The Shimonoseki Aquarium is the largest in Japan.

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is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.

Description

The city was founded on April 1, 1889. It is known for fugu, as this is where the largest catch of these fish is taken in Japan each year. The city has a population of 290,693 (as of January 1, 2006) with a density of 406.1 persons per km². The total area is 715.89 km².

On February 13, 2005, the city of Shimonoseki merged with the towns of Hōhoku, Kikugawa, Toyota, and Toyoura from Toyoura District to form the new city of Shimonseki. Since October 1, 2005, the city has been designated as a Core city by the Japanese Government.

The geographical position of Shimonoseki has given it historical importance, especially with the Bombardment of Shimonoseki in 1864 and the Treaty of Shimonoseki, where a defeated China handed over Taiwan, the Pescadores, and Port Arthur to the victorious Japanese in 1895. The Heike and Genji fought at Dan-no-ura near the present Kanmonkyo Bridge.

On January 7, 2006, the wooden station building at Shimonoseki station, which had dated back to 1942, was destroyed in a fire, the cause of which is suspected to be arson.

Main sightseeing spots and institutions

JR Shimonoseki station and Karato

Kaikyokan (Aquarium)
Karato Market
Nagato Market
Green Mall shopping street (Korean Town )
Sea Mall Shimonoseki (largest shopping center in West Japan when it was built)
Kaikyo Yume Tower (Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki)
Shimonoseki Port International Terminal
Shimonoseki Port
Yamaguchi Bank Co., Ltd. (head office)
Hayashikane Sangyo Co., Ltd. (main office)
Mt. Hinoyama
Kamon Wharf
Former British Consulate (built in 1906)
Akama Shrine

Castle town Chofu

Streets with earthen walls
Kozanji (Temple, National treasure)
Shimonoseki City Art Museum
Chofu Garden
Nogi jinja - a shrine dedicated to the memory of General Nogi Maresuke

Toyoura

Kawatana Onsen (Hot spring)

Houhoku

Tsunoshima (island)

Transportation

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

The Kanpu ferry to Pusan in South Korea regularly.
The Orient ferry to Qingdao in China regularly.
The Orient ferry to Shanghai in China regularly.

Trains

The main JR Nishi Nihon stations (Sanyō Main Line and San'in Main Line)

Shimonoseki station
Shin-shimonoseki station
Hatabu station
Ozuki station
Kawatana-onsen station

The main JR stations (Sanyō Shinkansen)

Shin-shimonoseki station

Buses

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.