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.

Type: Suburb
Description: dissolved municipality in Yatsuka district, Shimane prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Mihonoseki, Shimane”, “美保関村”, and “美保関町役場”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eshima Ohashi Bridge and Babasakichō Station.

Eshima Ohashi Bridge

Bridge

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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

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

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.