Shimoda, Shizuoka

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Shimoda 下田市
City
Flag Seal
Shimoda
Coordinates: 34°40′46.3″N 138°56′43.1″E / 34.679528°N 138.945306°E / 34.679528; 138.945306
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka
Government
• Mayor	Shoichiro Matsuki [ja]
Area
• Total	104.71 km2 (40.43 sq mi)
Population  (February 2024)
• Total	19,670
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Oshima Cherry
- Flower	Hydrangea
Phone number	0558-22-2211
Address	1-5-18, Higashihongō, Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka-ken 415-8501
Website	Official website

Shimoda (下田市, Shimoda-shi) is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024^[update], the city had an estimated population of 19,670 in 10,436 households,^[1] and a population density of 188 persons per square kilometre (490 persons/sq mi). The total area of the city is 104.71 square kilometres (40.43 sq mi). In the 1850s, Japan was in political crisis over its increasing inability to maintain its national seclusion policy and the issue of what relations, if any, it should have with foreign powers. For a few years, Shimoda was central to this debate.