Shimonoseki Shi
Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.- …has about 278,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 300 metres (970 feet)
- …is also known as “Shimonoseki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Utanokawa Dam.
Utanokawa Dam
Dam
Utanokawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. Utanokawa Dam is situated 4 km southeast of Shimonoseki Shi.
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Latitude
34.1728° or 34° 10′ 22″ north
Longitude
130.9877° or 130° 59′ 16″ east
Open location code
8Q6G5XFQ+43
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Shimonoseki Shi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “しものせきし”
- Japanese: “シモノセキシ”
- Japanese: “下関”
- Japanese: “下関市”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Gesan and Mt. Kuruson.
Yamaguchi: Highlights
Learn more about Shimonoseki and Yamaguchi.
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