Shimonoseki [city] - Shimonoseki

Japanese: 下関[市] - しものせき

A city on the western edge of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was incorporated as Akamagaseki City in 1889 and renamed in 1902. The central city area used to be called Akamagaseki, a key port facing the Kanmon Straits, and flourished as a transit point for domestic shipping from the mid-Edo period. Since the Meiji period, it has developed as a transportation hub connecting Kyushu and the continent. However, with the construction of a series of wide-area high-speed transportation networks, beginning with the completion of the Kanmon Railway Tunnel in 1942 and the National Highway Tunnel in 1958, Shimonoseki is losing its geographical advantage as a transportation hub. The city is connected by the Sanyo Shinkansen, Sanyo Main Line, Sanin Main Line, Chugoku Expressway, and Kanmon Expressway, and there is an international ferry terminal at Shimonoseki Port. Currently, urban development is being carried out around Shin-Shimonoseki Station on the Shinkansen line, and an artificial island is being constructed off the coast of Kitaura. The city boasts the highest catch of pufferfish in Japan, but its main industry, the fisheries industry, is in decline. Industries are centered around the Hikoshima area, and include transportation equipment, food, and metals. Akama inkstones made from Akama stone are a local specialty. There is Akama Shrine, known for the Senteito Festival, Dannoura, the mica basalt of Mutsure Island (a natural monument), Hinoyama Park, the grave of Takasugi Shinsaku (a historic site), and Kawatana Onsen. In February 2005, Toyoura County's Kikugawa Town, Toyoda Town, Toyoura Town, and Toyokita Town were incorporated. The area is 715.89 ^km2 . The population is 280,947 (2010).
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山口県西端の市。1889年赤間関(あかまがせき)市として市制，1902年改称。中心市街は古くは赤間関と称した関門海峡に臨む要港で，江戸中期からは内国海運の中継地として栄えた。明治以後は九州や大陸とを結ぶ交通の中心地として発展した。しかし1942年関門鉄道トンネル，1958年国道トンネル完成から始まる一連の広域高速交通網の整備により，かつての交通拠点としての地理的優位性を失いつつある。山陽新幹線，山陽本線，山陰本線，中国自動車道，関門自動車道が通じ，下関港には国際フェリーターミナルがある。現在，新幹線新下関駅を中心に市街地整備，北浦沖合いの人工島建設が進められている。フグの水揚げは日本一をほこるが，主産業である水産業は不振。工業は彦島地区を中心に輸送用機器，食品，金属などがある。赤間石でつくる赤間硯は特産。先帝祭で知られる赤間神宮，壇ノ浦，六連(むつれ)島の雲母玄武岩（天然記念物），火の山公園，高杉晋作の墓（史跡），川棚温泉などがある。2005年２月豊浦郡菊川町，豊田町，豊浦町，豊北町を編入。715.89km²。28万947人（2010）。
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