Location: Shimonoseki
Chugoku, Japan
Country: Japan
Region: Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture: Yamaguchi Prefecture
Government• Mayor: Shintaro Maeda (since 2017)
Area• Total: 716.14 km (276.50 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)• Total: 265,684
• Density: 370/km (960/sq mi)
Symbols• Tree: Camphor Laurel
• Flower: Crinum asiaticum
Time zone: Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address: 1-1 Nanbu, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
750-8521
Website: www.city.shimonoseki.yamaguchi.jp
Top Things to do in Shimonoseki
What to do and see in Shimonoseki, Chugoku: The Best Dams
September 24, 2021 Claudia Navarrete
Shimonoseki (下関市, Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.
Restaurants in Shimonoseki
1. Funagoori Dam
Toyouracho Kawatana Aza Funagoori, Shimonoseki 759-6301 Yamaguchi Prefecture http://damnet.or.jp/cgi-bin/binranA/All.cgi?db4=3047
2. Misaka Dam
Kamouno, Shimonoseki 759-6602 Yamaguchi Prefecture http://damnet.or.jp/cgi-bin/binranA/All.cgi?db4=2074
3. Yunohara Dam
Kikugawacho Nishinakayama, Shimonoseki 750-0301 Yamaguchi Prefecture +81 83-287-1114 https://www.oidemase.or.jp/tourism-information/spots/10668
4. Utsui Dam
Utsuikami, Shimonoseki 750-0252 Yamaguchi Prefecture http://damnet.or.jp/cgi-bin/binranA/TableAllItiran.cgi?zi=zen&ken=35&jy=ken
5. Koyagawa Dam
Toyotacho Oaza Okawachi, Shimonoseki 750-0433 Yamaguchi Prefecture +81 83-933-3790 https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a18600/dam/koyagawa_sai.html
