Shimonoseki Shi
Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Utanokawa Dam.
Utanokawa Dam
Dam
Utanokawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 6.1 km2. Utanokawa Dam is situated 4 km southeast of Shimonoseki Shi.
Shimonoseki Shi
Latitude
34.1728° or 34° 10′ 22″ northLongitude
130.9877° or 130° 59′ 16″ eastPopulation
278,000Elevation
297 metres (974 feet)Open location code
8Q6G5XFQ+43GeoNames ID
1852222
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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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