If you stand in the middle of the bridge that spans the Kanmon Strait (sometimes referred to as the "Bosporus of Japan") and face east, you can see the Seto Inland Sea. Behind you to your left is the Sea of Japan and to your right is the East China Sea. This area has always been a gateway to the world and thus its no wonder that in the 19th century it formed the epicenter of the Meiji Revolution that transformed Japan and brought it into the modern global community.



from Yamaguchi Ube Airport
Shimonoseki : About 75 min. by a connected bus

from Fukuoka Airport
Shimonoseki : About 5 min. to JR Hakata station by subway. About 17 min. from JR Hakata station to JR Kokura station by Shinkansen bullet train. About 13 min. from JR Kokura station to JR Shimonoseki by local line or one and a half hours by an expressway bus (one service a day).
 
Shimonoseki city
A port town in the channel having the history and exotic atmosphere
Dannoura, Ganryu Island and Japan-Sino peace conference
A new town with many historic stories and waterfront

Shimonoseki facing the Kanmon Channel located in the westernmost point of Honshu. It has flourished as a calling port of Kitamae ships in the Edo period and developed as an international harbor in the Meiji period. You are never bored because there are many sightseeing spots including some historic places such as Akama Shrine, old western-style houses built in the Meiji Period, Kanmon Bridge, popular aquarium "Kaikyokan", Karato market, YUME Tower of a new symbol. Also this town is proud of the most landing of lowfish in Japan. You should not miss the seafood. Chofu that was a castle town with streets in the Edo period is located in the eastern area of city.