Shimonoseki (jpn)

Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki ranks 1,486th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ducal Palace of Modena, Alençon, and Bad Kreuznach. Memorable people born in Shimonoseki include Kinuyo Tanaka, Yūsaku Matsuda, and Norio Wakamoto. Memorable people who died in Shimonoseki include Emperor Antoku, and Takasugi Shinsaku. Shimonoseki has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Shimonoseki is located in Japan.

Shimonoseki is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the city had an estimated population of 248,193 in 128,762 households and a population density of 350 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 716.18 square kilometres (276.52 sq mi). It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia