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Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi, Japan · Asia

About Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Mine, 23km from Tsunoshima Bridge.

Shimonoseki is a town located in Yamaguchi, Japan. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Shimonoseki sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Shimonoseki to your route.

About Shimonoseki

Utanokawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 6.1 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1614 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and

Read more completed in 1980.

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Where is Shimonoseki located?

Shimonoseki is located in Yamaguchi, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.1674 latitude, 131.0001 longitude.

What is the population of Shimonoseki?

Shimonoseki has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Japan.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Asia
Country
Japan
Region
Yamaguchi
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
34.1674, 131.0001

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Japan

Police
110
Ambulance
119
Fire
119
Driving side
left

Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.

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Worth the detour from Shimonoseki

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

bridge

Tsunoshima Bridge

A 1,780 m bridge gliding low over the cobalt Amagase strait to tiny Tsunoshima island in Yamaguchi. Its curve across emerald shallows is a fixture of Japanese car commercials and road-trip photos.

23 km · about 25 min drive

photogenic

Motonosumi Shrine

A run of 123 vermilion torii gates descending a grassy headland to cliffs above the Sea of Japan. Its offertory box is fixed atop the entrance torii, six metres up, so coins must be thrown into it.

29 km · about 35 min drive

photogenic

Kawachi Wisteria Garden

A private hillside garden near Kitakyushu with two long tunnels of trained wisteria in some twenty colours, flowering for a few weeks in late April and early May. Entry is by advance dated ticket.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Shimonoseki

  • 23 kmTsunoshima BridgeA 1,780 m bridge gliding low over the cobalt Amagase strait to tiny Tsunoshima island in Yamaguchi. Its curve across emerald shallows is a fixture of Japanese car commercials and road-trip photos.
  • 76 kmAonodōmonA tunnel hand-cut through a cliff on the Yamakuni River, begun by the monk Zenkai in 1735 and reputedly dug over three decades to spare travellers a lethal chain path. Sections of the original chiselled bore survive alongside the road.

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