Shimonoseki Gyokō

Shimonoseki Gyokō is a harbor in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Shimonoseki Gyokō is situated nearby to the neighborhood Izakicho 1-chome, as well as near the locality Hikoshima-amanogōchō.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shimonoseki and Sea Mall.

Shimonoseki

Railway station

Photo: Hirosin41, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Sea Mall

Shopping center

Photo: なしはな, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sea Mall is a shopping center.

Ōtoshi Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ōtoshi Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimonoseki and Karato.

Shimonoseki

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market.

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 4 km east of Shimonoseki Gyokō.

Shimonoseki Gyokō

Type: Harbor
Also known as: “Hon Kō” and “Shimonoseki Gyoko”
Category: transportation
Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.95133° or 33° 57′ 5″ north

Longitude

130.91875° or 130° 55′ 8″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GXW29+GF

GeoNames ID

10314462

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In Other Languages

“Shimonoseki Gyokō” goes by many names.

Japanese: “下関漁港”
Japanese: “本港”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ne-dake and Shimonoseki-eki.

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