Shimonoseki: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Yamaguchi
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 265,684
• Coordinates: 33.9555° N, 130.9371° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 822 km (511 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ): 15 km (9 mi), straight line
• Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Fukuoka Airport (FUK): 61 km (38 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yoshimi-honmachi: 13 km (8 mi)
• Kitakyushu: 14 km (9 mi)
• Yoshimo: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kanda: 20 km (12 mi)
• Sanyoonoda: 22 km (14 mi)

Events

• Little Busan Fest: November 2026
• Kaikyo Festival: May 2027
• Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival: August 2027
• Bakan Festival: August 2027