Shimoda [city] - Shimoda

Japanese: 下田[市] - しもだ

Shimoda is located in the southeast of Shizuoka Prefecture, at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula. It was incorporated as a city in 1971. It developed around Shimoda Port, and is the terminus of the Izu Kyuko Line. The port was an important maritime port for East-West traffic, and during the Edo period, Shimoda Magistrate was stationed there. After the port opened in 1854, US Consul General Harris stayed at Gyokusen-ji Temple in the city with Heusken, and it became a stage for Japan-US diplomacy. As a base for deep-sea fishing and with little flat land, the main agricultural products are citrus fruits and flowers, and in recent years it has developed as a tourist city. There are many historical sites and famous places, such as Rendai-ji Temple, Shimoda hot springs, Ryosen-ji Temple (historic site), Gyokusen-ji Temple (historic site), the tomb of the Chinese woman O-Kichi, Shirahama Beach, and Tsumekizaki, where there is a daffodil colony. Area: 104.38 ^km2 . Population: 25,013 (2010).
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Japanese:

静岡県南東部，伊豆半島の南端にある市。1971年市制。下田港を中心に発達，伊豆急行の終点。港は東西海上交通の要港で，江戸時代には下田奉行が置かれ，1854年開港後米総領事ハリスがヒュースケンとともに市内玉泉寺に滞在し，日米外交の舞台となった。遠洋漁業の基地であり，平たん地が少ないため，農業は柑橘類と花卉を主とし，近年は観光都市として発展。蓮台寺，下田の温泉，了仙寺（史跡），玉泉寺（史跡），唐人お吉の墓，白浜海岸，スイセン群生地のある爪木崎(つめきざき)など史跡，名所が多い。104.38km²。２万5013人（2010）。
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