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1．Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushima Strait at the entrance to the Kanmon Straits (also known as the Straits of Shimonoseki) across from the city of Kitakyushu and the island of Kyushu. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan.
population：247,456人 area：716.10km2
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Shimonoseki in Temple

1．Kōzan-ji (Shimonoseki)  ・1-2-3, Kawabata, Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan  ・Rinzai
The Kinzan Kōzan-ji (金山功山寺) is a temple of the Sōtō school in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was first established as a temple of the Rinzai school by Kyoan Genjaku in 1327. Kōzan-ji's Butsuden, completed in 1320, is a National Treasure of Japan. This architecture in Zenshūyō (禅宗様) (aka Zen'yō) style (Zen style), combining Japanese and Chinese design features. It is the oldest building designed in the Zenshūyō style that exists in Japan.
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Shimonoseki in Shrine

2．Akama Shrine  ・Shinto
Akama Shrine (赤間神宮, Akama Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the child Emperor Antoku, who died in the Battle of Dan-no-ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the history of Japan because it brought an end to Genpei War in which the Minamoto clan defeated the rival Taira clan, and ended the Taira bid for control of Japan.
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3．Iminomiya Shrine  ・Shinto
Iminomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chōfu, Japan.[1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[2] It is a Ninomiya, or a second rank shrine in its province after the Ichinomiya. In this case the Ninomiya and Soja shrine of the province are combined together. Ichinomiya and Soja shrines were often combined.[3]
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4．Kameyama Hachimangū  ・
Kameyama Hachimangū (亀山八幡宮, Kameyama Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. The kami enshrined there include Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Chūai. It was established in 859, and has an annual festival on October 15.
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5．Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki)  ・Shinto
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15.[1] Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.[2]
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Shimonoseki in Museum

6．Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum  ・Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum (下関市立考古博物館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Kōko-hakubutsukan) opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1995. It is located next to the Ayaragigō Site, a Yayoi settlement that has been designated a national Historic Site.[1][2]
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7．Shimonoseki City Museum of History  ・Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shimonoseki City Museum of History (下関市立歴史博物館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 2016.
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8．Baiko Gakuin University  ・Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Baiko Gakuin University (梅光学院大学, Baikō gakuin daigaku) is a private university in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1872, and it was chartered as a women's junior college in 1964. The school's emblem (a stylized plum blossom) and kanji name Baiko (梅光, Baikō) reflect the names of the two schools merged to form Baiko Gakuin.
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Shimonoseki in art museum

9．Shimonoseki City Art Museum
Shimonoseki City Art Museum (下関市立美術館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Bijutsukan) is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1983. The collection of some 2,200 items (as of April 2017, including items on deposit[2]) includes works by Kanō Hōgai, Kishida Ryūsei, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Takashima Hokkai (高島北海), Oka Shikanosuke (岡鹿之助), and Kazuki Yasuo (香月泰男), as well as a New Kingdom Egyptian shawabti and Late Period image of Horus in the guise of a falcon.[3][2][4]
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Shimonoseki in station

10．Agawa Station  ・3653-3 Agawa Mizutori, Hōhoku, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5241Japan
Agawa Station (阿川駅, Agawa-eki) is a JR West San'in Main Line railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is one of the stations on the Misuzu Shiosai Experience, which takes place on certain trains during the day between Nagatoshi and Hatabu.
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11．Ayaragi Station  ・1-13, Ayaragihommachi 2-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0849Japan
Ayaragi Station (綾羅木駅, Ayaragieki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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12．Ukahongō Station  ・4186-5, Toyoura-cho Uka Ueda, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6303Japan
Ukahongō Station (宇賀本郷駅, Ukahongō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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13．Umegatō Station  ・2, Toyoura-cho Atsumogō Umegatō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6314Japan
Umegatō Station (梅ヶ峠駅, Umegatō eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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14．Ozuki Station  ・1-chōme-8 Ozuki Ekimae, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-1143Japan
Ozuki Station (小月駅, Ozuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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15．Kajikuri-Gōdaichi Station  ・3-959-3 Ayaragi-shimmachi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0865Japan
Kajikuri-Gōdaichi Station (梶栗郷台地駅, Kajikuri-Gōdaichi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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16．Kawatana-Onsen Station  ・6964, Toyoura-cho Kawatana Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6301Japan
Kawatana-Onsen Station (川棚温泉駅, Kawatana-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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17．Kuroimura Station  ・2296, Toyoura-cho Kuroi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6312Japan
Kuroimura Station (黒井村駅, Kuroimura eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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18．Kogushi Station  ・3019, Toyoura-cho Kogushi Ishido, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6302Japan
Kogushi Station (小串駅, Kogushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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19．Kottoi Station  ・264-2, Hōhoku-chō Kanda Obagasako, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5331Japan
Kottoi Station (特牛駅, Kottoi-eki) is a railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]People who disembark at Kottoi Station can take a 20-minute bus ride to Tsunoshima via the Tsunoshima Bridge, a 1,780-metre-long (5,840 ft) bridge that joins Tsunoshima to the mainland at Hōhoku Town. It was the longest toll free bridge in Japan when it was completed on November 3, 2000.
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20．Shimonoseki Station  ・4-3-1 Takezakichō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-0025Japan
Shimonoseki Station (下関駅, Shimonoseki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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21．Shin-Shimonoseki Station  ・1-11-1 Akineminami-machi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0872Japan
Shin-Shimonoseki Station (新下関駅, Shin-Shimonoseki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)
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22．Takibe Station  ・452 Takibe Moritomo, Hōhoku, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5511Japan
Takibe Station (滝部駅, Takibe-eki) is a railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is one of the stations on the Misuzu Shiosai Experience, which takes place on certain trains during the day between Nagatoshi and Hatabu.
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23．Chōfu Station (Yamaguchi)  ・4-11, Chōfu-Matsuoda-Hommachi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 752-0933Japan
Chōfu Station (長府駅, Chōfu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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24．Nagato-Awano Station  ・4896 Awano, Hōhoku, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5101Japan
Nagato-Awano Station (長門粟野駅, Nagato-Awano-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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25．Nagato-Futami Station  ・7273-6, Hohoku-cho Kandakami Kamifutami, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5513Japan
Nagato-Futami Station (長門二見駅, Nagato-Futami-eki) is a railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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26．Hatabu Station  ・1-1, Hatabu Miyanoshitacho, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0829Japan
Hatabu Station (幡生駅, Hatabu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is adjacent to Hatabu Switchyard of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)
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27．Fukue Station  ・1466 Fukue Hamanohara, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6601Japan
Fukue Station (福江駅, Fukue eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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28．Yasuoka Station  ・1-22, Yasuokaekimae 1-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6612Japan
Yasuoka Station (安岡駅, Yasuoka eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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29．Yutama Station  ・7441, Toyoura-cho Uka Yutama, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6303Japan
Yutama Station (湯玉駅, Yutama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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30．Yoshimi Station  ・1-26, Yoshimihommachi 1-chome, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6522Japan
Yoshimi Station (吉見駅, Yoshimi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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Shimonoseki in bridge

31．Tsunoshima Bridge
Tsunoshima Bridge (Japanese: 角島大橋, Hepburn: Tsunoshima-Ōhashi) is a bridge located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The 1,780 m (5,840 ft) bridge connects the island of Tsunoshima to mainland Japan.
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Shimonoseki in island

32．Ganryū-jima
Ganryū-jima (巌流島, formerly Funa-jima 船島[1]) is an island in Japan located between Honshū and Kyūshū, and accessible via ferry from Shimonoseki Harbor (下関港).
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33．Tsunoshima
Tsunoshima (角島) is an island located in the Sea of Japan. Located in the north west of Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is a part of Shimonoseki city. The island has an area of 4.1 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi) and has a coastline of 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi). The island consists primarily of basalt, and is a part of the Kita-Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park.[1] As of 28 August 2008, the population of Tsunoshima is 907.[2][3]
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34．Hikoshima
Hikoshima (彦島) (also called Hikishima (引島) in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.
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35．Mutsure Island
Mutsure Island (Japanese: 六連島) is an island located directly west of Shimonoseki in the Sea of Japan.[1][2] On March 20, 2024, nine people were killed when a South Korean-flagged tanker Keoyoung Sun loaded with 980 tons of acrylic acid capsized off the island.[3]
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