Shimonoseki

Summary

Shimonoseki is a core city of Japan^[1]. Shimonoseki draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #16 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimonoseki is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture^[3].
• Shimonoseki is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shimonoseki is on the body of water Kanmon Straits^[5].
• Shimonoseki is on the body of water Suō Sea^[6].
• Shimonoseki is on the body of water Hibiki Sea^[7].
• Shimonoseki is on the body of water Koya River^[8].
• Shimonoseki's image is recorded as Route9 Ends Shimonoseki stn.JPG^[9].
• Shimonoseki's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[10].
• Shimonoseki's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Shimonoseki's instance of is recorded as port city^[12].
• Shimonoseki's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg^[13].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Nagato^[14].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Mine^[15].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Sanʼyō-Onoda^[16].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Kitakyūshū-shi^[17].
• Shimonoseki's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg^[18].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[19].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[20].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan^[21].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kikugawa^[22].
• Shimonoseki's legislative body is recorded as Shimonoseki City Council^[23].
• Shimonoseki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 249065714^[24].
• Shimonoseki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136057297^[25].
• Shimonoseki's GND ID is recorded as 4249593-3^[26].
• Shimonoseki's locator map image is recorded as Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture Ja.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Shimonoseki is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shimonoseki is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kanmon Straits^[5], a strait^[28], in Japan^[29]; Suō Sea^[6], a nada^[30], in Japan^[31]; Hibiki Sea^[7], a nada^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Koya River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+252844'}^[36], {'amount': '+271072'}^[37], {'amount': '+268517'}^[38], and {'amount': '+280947'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[10], big city^[11], and port city^[12].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimonoseki^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shimonoseki include Treaty of Shimonoseki^[41], an unequal treaties^[42]; Kanmon Straits^[43], a strait^[44], in Japan^[45]; and Shimonoseki Station^[46], a railway station^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1901^[49].

Why It Matters

Shimonoseki draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #16 of 47).^[2] Shimonoseki has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Shimonoseki is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Shimonoseki include Treaty of Shimonoseki^[41], an unequal treaties^[42]; Kanmon Straits^[43], a strait^[44], in Japan^[45]; and Shimonoseki Station^[46], a railway station^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1901^[49].