Shimonoseki

Summary

Shimonoseki is a core city of Japan^[1]. Shimonoseki has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Shimonoseki's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Shimonoseki's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Nagato^[12].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Mine^[13].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Sanʼyō-Onoda^[14].
• Shimonoseki's shares border with is recorded as Kitakyūshū-shi^[15].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[16].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[17].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan^[18].
• Shimonoseki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kikugawa^[19].
• Shimonoseki's legislative body is recorded as Shimonoseki City Council^[20].
• Shimonoseki's postal code is recorded as 750-8521^[21].
• Shimonoseki's Commons category is recorded as Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi^[22].
• Shimonoseki's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[23].
• Shimonoseki's local dialing code is recorded as 0832^[24].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Shimonoseki^[25].
• Shimonoseki's highest point is recorded as Mount Gesan^[26].
• Shimonoseki's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.95788888888889, 'lon': 130.94133333333335}^[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^[9], big city^[10], and port city^[11].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Shimonoseki^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shimonoseki include Shimonoseki Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1901^[43]; Kanmon Straits^[44], a strait^[45], in Japan^[46]; and Treaty of Shimonoseki^[47], an unequal treaties^[48].

Why It Matters

Shimonoseki has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Shimonoseki is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Shimonoseki include Shimonoseki Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1901^[43]; Kanmon Straits^[44], a strait^[45], in Japan^[46]; and Treaty of Shimonoseki^[47], an unequal treaties^[48].