Shimonoseki Gyokō

Shimonoseki Gyokō is a harbor in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Shimonoseki Gyokō is situated nearby to the locality Hikoshima-takenokojimachō, as well as near Watase.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shimonoseki and Rokuren Lighthouse.

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 4 km east of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Rokuren Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Mutsurejima Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Mutsurejima, which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Rokuren Lighthouse is situated 3 km north of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Sea Mall

Shopping center

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Sea Mall is a shopping center, which is situated 4 km east of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimonoseki and Karato.

Shimonoseki

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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 6 km east of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Moji-ku

Suburb

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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 7 km east of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Shimonoseki Gyokō

Type: Harbor
Also known as: “Hae-domari”, “Haedomari-kō”, “Haidomari”, “Haidomari-kō”, and “Shimonoseki Gyoko”
Category: transportation
Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.95096° or 33° 57′ 4″ north

Longitude

130.88042° or 130° 52′ 50″ east

Open location code

8Q5GXV2J+95

GeoNames ID

1863424

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In Other Languages

“Shimonoseki Gyokō” goes by many names.

Japanese: “下関漁港”
Japanese: “南風泊港”

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Localities in the Area

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