Shimonoseki Strait
The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its "mon".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Strait
- Description: the stretch of water separating the islands Honshu and Kyushu in Japan
- Also known as: “Anato Straits”, “Bakan Straits”, “Bakan-kaikyō”, “Kammon Straits”, “Kammon-kōro”, “Kanmon Passage”, “Kanmon Straits”, “Shimonoseki Straits”, “Shimonoseki-kaikyō”, “Simonoseki Kaikyō”, and “Straits of Shimonoseki”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu and Kokura Castle.
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Stadium
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Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, often known colloquially as Kitakyushu Stadium, is a stadium located in the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Kokura Castle
Castle
Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608. Kokura Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Shimonoseki Strait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitakyushu and Kokurakita-ku.
Kitakyushu
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Kitakyūshū is a large city in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Together with Shimonoseki 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.
Kokurakita-ku
Suburb
Kokurakita-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. Kokurakita-ku is situated 4 km southwest of Shimonoseki Strait.
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 northeast of Shimonoseki Strait.
Shimonoseki Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Shimonoseki Strait” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սիմոնոսեկի”
- Azerbaijani: “Kammon boğazı”
- Balinese: “Selat Kanmon”
- Basque: “Kanmon itsasartea”
- Bulgarian: “Шимоносеки (проток)”
- Bulgarian: “Шимоносеки”
- Catalan: “estret de Kanmon”
- Catalan: “estret de Shimonoseki”
- Catalan: “estrets de Kanmon”
- Chinese: “关门海峡”
- Chinese: “關門海峽”
- Chinese: “馬關海峽”
- Czech: “Kanmon”
- Czech: “Průliv Kanmon”
- Czech: “Průliv Šimonoseki”
- Czech: “Šimonosecký průliv”
- Dutch: “Straat van Kanmon”
- Dutch: “Straat van Simonoseki”
- Esperanto: “Markolo Kanmon”
- Estonian: “Kanmoni väin”
- French: “Detroit de Kammon”
- French: “détroit de Kammon”
- French: “Détroit de Kanmon”
- French: “Détroit de Shimonoseki”
- German: “Kammon-kaikyo”
- German: “Kammon-kaikyō”
- German: “Kammon-Strasse”
- German: “Kammon-Straße”
- German: “Kanmon-kaikyo”
- German: “Kanmon-kaikyō”
- German: “Kanmon-Straße”
- German: “Shimonoseki-Straße”
- German: “Straße von Shimonoseki”
- Greek: “Πορθμός Κάνμον”
- Hebrew: “מצר קנמון”
- Hebrew: “מצר שִימוֹנוֹסֶקֵי”
- Hungarian: “Kanmon-szoros”
- Indonesian: “Selat Kanmon”
- Italian: “Stretto di Kanmon”
- Japanese: “下関海峡”
- Japanese: “穴門海峡”
- Japanese: “関門海峡”
- Japanese: “馬関海峡”
- Kazakh: “Каммон бұғазы”
- Kazakh: “Симоносеки бұғазы”
- Khmer: “ច្រកខាន់ម៉ុង”
- Korean: “간몬 해협”
- Korean: “간몬해협”
- Malay: “Selat Kanmon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanmonsundet”
- Norwegian: “Kanmonsundet”
- Persian: “تنگه شیمونوسکی”
- Persian: “تنگه کانمون”
- Polish: “Cieśnina Kanmon”
- Polish: “Kanmon”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Kanmon”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Shimonoseki”
- Russian: “Анато (пролив)”
- Russian: “Бакан (пролив)”
- Russian: “Каммон”
- Russian: “Симоносэки (пролив)”
- Sinhala: “කන්මොන් සමුද්රසන්ධිය”
- Slovenian: “preliv Kanmon”
- Slovenian: “Preliv Kanmon”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Kanmon”
- Turkish: “Kanmon Boğazı”
- Urdu: “آبنائے کونمون”
- Uzbek: “Simonoseki boʻgʻozi”
- Vietnamese: “Eo biển Kanmon”
- Yue Chinese: “關門海峽”
- “Kanmon Kaikyō”
- “Shimonoseki Kaikyo”
- “Shimonoseki Kaikyō”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Matsubara and Akasaka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Namaitaga-hama and Akasaka Kaigan.
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