Nishiyama-ku
Nishiyama-ku is a section of a harbor in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Nishiyama-ku is situated nearby to the locality Hikoshima-sakomachi, as well as near Hikoshima-midorichō.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shimonoseki and Sea Mall.
Shimonoseki
Railway station
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Shimonoseki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company. Shimonoseki is situated 2½ km northeast of Nishiyama-ku.
Sea Mall
Shopping center
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Sea Mall is a shopping center, which is situated 3 km northeast of Nishiyama-ku.
Ōtoshi Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Ōtoshi Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 3 km northeast of Nishiyama-ku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimonoseki and Karato.
Shimonoseki
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.
Karato
Quarter
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Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market. Karato is situated 5 km northeast of Nishiyama-ku.
Moji-ku
Suburb
Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. Moji-ku is situated 6 km east of Nishiyama-ku.
Nishiyama-ku
- Type: Section of a harbor
- Also known as: “Nishiyama-kō” and “Nisiyama Ku”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.93333° or 33° 56′ northLongitude
130.9° or 130° 54′ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8Q5GWVMX+8XGeoNames ID
1855124
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