Shimoseki

Shimoseki is a locality in Sekikawa, Iwafune district, Niigata and has about 5,140 residents. Shimoseki is situated nearby to the locality Omi, as well as near Hashiba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Echigo-Shimoseki and Roadside station Sekikawa.

Echigo-Shimoseki

Railway station

Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Echigo-Shimoseki Station is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Roadside station Sekikawa

Retail building

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Roadside station Sekikawa is a retail building.

Echigo-Ōshima Station

Railway station

Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Echigo-Ōshima Station is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Echigo-Ōshima Station is situated 4 km west of Shimoseki.

Shimoseki

Type: Locality with 5,140 residents
Also known as: “Sekikawa” and “Shimo-seki”
Location: Sekikawa, Iwafune district, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.09131° or 38° 5′ 29″ north

Longitude

139.55984° or 139° 33′ 35″ east

Population

5,140

Elevation

34 metres (112 feet)

Open location code

8QCX3HR5+GW

GeoNames ID

1852198

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In Other Languages

“Shimoseki” goes by many names.

Japanese: “下関”

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