Chūō-suidō
Chūō-suidō is a marine channel in Japan. Chūō-suidō is situated nearby to the quarter Tachinoura-kaigan, as well as near the neighborhood Tanoura 3-chome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanmon Bridge and Hesaki Lighthouse.
Kanmon Bridge
Bridge
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The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. Kanmon Bridge is situated 4 km west of Chūō-suidō.
Hesaki Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Hesaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Kiku Peninsula in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in December 1870; the lighthouse was lit on 22 January 1871.
Shimonoseki City Art Museum
Museum
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Shimonoseki City Art Museum is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1983. The collection of some 2,200 items includes works by Kanō Hōgai, Kishida Ryūsei, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Takashima Hokkai, Oka Shikanosuke, and Kazuki Yasuo, as well as a New Kingdom Egyptian shawabti and Late Period image of Horus in the guise of a falcon. Shimonoseki City Art Museum is situated 2½ km north of Chūō-suidō.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moji-ku and Karato.
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 4½ km southwest of Chūō-suidō.
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 west of Chūō-suidō.
Shimonoseki
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.
Chūō-suidō
- Type: Marine channel
- Also known as: “Chūō-seto” and “Chuo-suido”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.96667° or 33° 58′ northLongitude
131° eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8Q5HX282+M2GeoNames ID
1864486
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