Mihonoseki
Mihonoseki was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,541 and a density of 118.05 persons per km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: dissolved municipality in Yatsuka district, Shimane prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Mihonoseki, Shimane” and “美保関町役場”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eshima Ohashi Bridge and Babasakichō Station.
Eshima Ohashi Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Nakaumi lake.
Babasakichō Station
Railway station
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Babasakichō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Babasakichō Station is situated 4 km east of Mihonoseki.
Sakaiminato Station
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakaiminato Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Sakaiminato Station is situated 3½ km east of Mihonoseki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yatsuka and Sakaiminato.
Yatsuka
Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yatsuka was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,535 and a density of 132.87 persons per km2. Yatsuka is situated 4½ km south of Mihonoseki.
Sakaiminato
Sakaiminato on the western border of Tottori Prefecture is an active fishing port and host to a Japanese Self Defense Forces base. The locally-caught crab is especially good, but the big attraction is as the home of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of the popular manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro.
Niiyacho
Quarter
Photo: Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Niiyacho is a quarter, which is situated 6 km east of Mihonoseki.
Mihonoseki
- Categories: dissolved municipality of Japan and locality
- Location: Matsue, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.53282° or 35° 31′ 58″ northLongitude
133.18419° or 133° 11′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8Q7MG5MM+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 6327666196OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q6845336
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Mihonoseki” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美保關町”
- French: “Mihonoseki”
- Irish: “Mihonoseki”
- Japanese: “みほのせきちょう”
- Japanese: “美保関村”
- Japanese: “美保関町”
- Korean: “미호노세키정”
- Spanish: “Mihonoseki”
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Notable Places Nearby
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