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Shimonoseki City
Yamaguchi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Shimonoseki City, at the western tip of Honshu, is Yamaguchi Prefecture's most populous city and faces Kitakyushu City across the Kanmon Straits. It has Dan-no-ura, site of the last Genpei War battle, Akama Jingu, enshrining Emperor Antoku, and Ganryu-jima, where Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro dueled. Karato Market, known for fugu (pufferfish) trading, and Tsunoshima Bridge are popular.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
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LandmarkKanmon Straitsthe stretch of water separating the islands Honshu and Kyushu in Japan
BridgeKanmon BridgeSuspension bridge that crosses the Strait Kanmon Strait and unites the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū of Japan.
IslandGanryu-jimaisland in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Shinto shrineAkama JinguShinto shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.JPG?width=240)
Buddhist templeKozan-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
IslandHikoshimaisland in Yamaguchi, Japan%20Haiden.JPG?width=240)
Shinto shrineSumiyoshi ShrineShinto shrine in Ichinomiya-Sumiyoshi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
BridgeTsunoshima Bridgebridge in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kitaura-kaido Hohokuroadside station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hotaru-kaido Nishi-no-ichiroadside station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kikugawaroadside station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
- Setonaikai National ParkTotal park area 673 km²Spans Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Oita
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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