Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki
下関市
Central Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait
Central Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait
Flag of Shimonoseki
Official seal of Shimonoseki
Map
Location of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki
Location in Japan
Shimonoseki is located in Japan
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki (Japan)
Coordinates: 33°57′28″N 130°56′29″E / 33.95778°N 130.94139°E / 33.95778; 130.94139
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (San'yō)
PrefectureYamaguchi
As AkamagasekiApril 1, 1889
As ShimonosekiJune 1, 1902
Government
 • MayorShintaro Maeda (since 2017)
Area
 • Total716.18 km2 (276.52 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2023)
 • Total248,193
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1 Nanbu, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
750-8521
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdPenguin
FishFugu
FlowerRhododendron
InsectFirefly
TreeSakura
Shimonoseki city hall
Captured battery at Shimonoseki, 1864
Kōzan-ji Temple
Battle of Dan-no-Ura in 1185

Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the city had an estimated population of 248,193 in 128,762 households and a population density of 350 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 716.18 square kilometres (276.52 sq mi). It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Shimonoseki City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.