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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , . It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shimonoseki Eki”, “Shimonoseki Station”, and “Shimonoseki-eki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sea Mall and Ōtoshi Shrine.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 170 metres east of Shimonoseki.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 410 metres northeast of Shimonoseki.

Theme park
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is a theme park, which is situated 2 km east of Shimonoseki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karato and Moji-ku.

Quarter
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is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, . Located in , it is known for its fish market.

Suburb
is a Japanese ward of the city of in . It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. is situated 3½ km east of Shimonoseki.

Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitakyūshū is a large city in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of , . Together with it is part of the Kanmon Straits area. In terms of area it is the largest city in Kyushu, though Fukuoka has the bigger population.

Shimonoseki

Latitude
33.94939° or 33° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
130.92179° or 130° 55′ 18″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GWWXC+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6872871854
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
1852224
Wiki­data ID
Q1130253
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Shimonoseki” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “下关市”
  • Chinese: “下关站”
  • Chinese: “下關站”
  • Chinese: “下關車站”
  • Dutch: “Shimonoseki”
  • Dutch: “station Shimonoseki”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة شيمونوسيكى”
  • Estonian: “Shimonoseki”
  • Finnish: “Shimonoseki”
  • French: “gare de Shimonoseki”
  • French: “Gare de Shimonoseki”
  • French: “Shimonoseki”
  • German: “Shimonoseki”
  • Italian: “stazione di Shimonoseki”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Shimonoseki”
  • Japanese: “JA53”
  • Japanese: “しものせきえき”
  • Japanese: “下関”
  • Japanese: “下関市”
  • Japanese: “下関駅”
  • Japanese: “馬関駅”
  • Korean: “시모노세키 시”
  • Korean: “시모노세키”
  • Korean: “시모노세키역”
  • Polish: “Dworzec Shimonoseki”
  • Polish: “Shimonoseki”
  • Portuguese: “Shimonoseki”
  • Spanish: “Shimonoseki”
  • Ukrainian: “Шімоносекі”

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