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  Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture is the westernmost prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県) is the westernmost prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Shimonoseki Aquarium which overlooks the Kanmon Straits is the city's biggest modern attraction.
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  Yamaguchi Prefecture Summary
Yamaguchi Prefecture is situated in the west of the Japanese island of Honshu.
Occupying an area of 6,108 square kilometers, Yamaguchi is bordered by the Sea of Japan, the Inland Sea, and the Hibiki Sea and by Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures.
On February 13, 2005, the city of Shimonoseki and the towns of Hohoku, Kikugawa, Toyoura and Toyota from Toyoura District merged to form the new city of Shimonoseki.
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 Yamaguchi Ken Information
Located in westernmost part of the main island of Honshu, Yamaguchi shares a border with Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures in the east and is surrounded on the other three sides by the sea, The Japan Sea in the north and west and the Seto Inland Sea to the south.
Yamaguchi and the island of Kyushu are connected by both a bridge and a tunnel from Shimonoseki.
Yamaguchi Ken is famous across Japan for Fugu (puffer fish) cuisine, The Kintaikyo bridge in Iwakuni, Hagiyaki pottery, Ouchi-nuri laquerware and Ouchi family dolls.
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 Shimonoseki travel guide - Wikitravel
Shimonoseki (下関) [1] is in Yamaguchi prefecture at the southwestern tip of the main island of Honshu, Japan.
By this route, Shimonoseki can be reached by Nozomi in about 5 1/2 hours from Tokyo (¥24600) and 2 1/2 hours from Osaka (¥16850).
The Shunpanro Hall [4] where the Treaty of Shimonoseki which ended the Sino-Japanese war was signed in 1895.
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 AllRefer.com - Shimonoseki, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
An important port and fishing center on Shimonoseki Strait, it is opposite Kitakyushu, with which it is connected by bridge and tunnel.
Shimonoseki is a railroad and industrial center, with engineering works, shipyards, and metal and chemical plants.
In the city is Akamagu, a 12th-century shrine dedicated to Emperor Antoku and to the Taira clan, which was defeated at Shimonoseki by the Minamoto clan in the famous naval battle of Dan-no-ura.
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 Japan Regional Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yamaguchi City is situated in the center of the prefecture.
Shimonoseki that is situated on the westernmost tip of the prefecture faces Kyushu's Moji Port with the Kanmon Strait in between, and is connected by the 780-meter long Kanmon Tunnel.
Yamaguchi City is located nearly in the center of Yamaguchi Prefecture and is the center of local administration and economy.
www.asia-planet.net /japan/yamaguchi.htm   (2489 words)

  
 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shimonoseki city merged with Toyoura District on February 13, 2005 to replace the old city of Shimonseki.
On January 7, 2006, the wooden station building at Shimonoseki station, which had dated back to 1942, was destroyed in a fire, the cause of which is suspected arson.
The Shimonoseki aquarium (Kaikyokan) with the Kanmon Straits and Moji-ku, Kitakyushu in the background.
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 Vol 35 No 1, January - March 1997 Page 12
Shimonoseki is located in Southern Japan, and it's a small city, but it's the biggest city in my prefecture.
Shimonoseki is located on Southern Japan [2a:and it borders on the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.] Shimonaseki is a small city, but its the biggest city in my prefecture.
Shimonoseki is also good fishing grounds for fresh fish in addition to blowfish.
exchanges.state.gov /forum/vols/vol35/no1/p12.htm   (2471 words)

  
 Location Explorer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shimonoseki City is located at the western most tip of Honshu, Japan's main island.
The population is roughly two hundred sixty thousand, the largest in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Shimonoseki is virtually the gateway to East Asia, and there is a daily ferry service to Pusan and a weekly ferry service to Qingdao.
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 JNTO Website | Find a Location | Yamaguchi | Shimonoseki
In the east of Shimonoseki lies the 268-meter tall Mt. Hi-no-yama.
The park is a first-rate beauty spot, from which you can enjoy an extensive view of everything from the Kanmon Strait to as far as the Genkai-nada (the Sea of Genkai) from the observation spot.
To the southeast of Shimonoseki Station is the Kaikyo-Yume (dream strait) Tower complex housing permanent exhibition and international conference halls.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/yamaguchi/shimonoseki.html   (340 words)

  
 24 dolphins found beached in Shimonoseki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
KITAKYUSHU, Japan, May 17 (Kyodo) -- Twenty-four dolphins were found beached Sunday morning in a bathing resort in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, local authorities said.
At around 5 a.m., local residents found the dolphins, about 2 to 2.5 meters long, at the Yasuoka bathing resort, officials of the Shimonoseki municipal office said.
The dolphins may have panicked and lost their sense of direction, said the staff at a local aquarium.
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 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Copywriters - Copy Writer
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 Bridgemeister - Kanmon Suspension Bridge
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Patrick writes, "This is one where I was given permission to walk across by way of the catwalk within the stiffening girder immediately below the roadway.
Related inventory entry: 1973 Kanmon - Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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 E-Budo.com - Killer to hang for station rampage
The trial of Yasuaki Uwabe at the Shimonoseki Branch of the Yamaguchi District Court was a prolonged affair, with the results of psychiatric examinations submitted twice in an effort to determine whether he was criminally responsible for his actions.
Uwabe's lawyers said he conducted the murderous rampage in a state of diminished responsibility and asked for a reduced sentence.
According to the ruling, Uwabe drove a rented car into the JR Shimonoseki Station building on Sept. 29, 1999, after taking 120 sleeping pills.
www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=14131   (228 words)

  
 SHIMONOSEKI, Shimonoseki Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
Most travellers pass through the port of SHIMONOSEKI at the southern tip of Honshu, 65km west of Yamaguchi, as quickly as possible en route to Kyushu, or to Pusan in South Korea on the daily ferry.
The one thing you should do while in Shimonoseki is head up Hino-yama to take in the panoramic view over the Kanmon Channel.
If you're pushed for time, a similar view can be had ten minutes' walk east from Shimonoseki Station, from the top of...
www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Shimonoseki/71702.htm   (197 words)

  
 RealTravel - Shimonoseki
Price compare hotels, flights, and packages to Shimonoseki across multiple sites to help plan your trip.
By: AdroandSean, traveling as a couple in their 20s, on a trip to: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Sean had to catch up on a week's worth of diary, while Adrienne had a much easier time, and we...
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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Localización de Shimonoseki en la prefectura de Yamaguchi
Shimonoseki es uno de los principales puertos pesqueros del país y un importante núcleo industrial con astilleros, fábricas de productos químicos, textiles, de conservas e ingeniería.
En Shimonoseki, antes denominada Akamagaseki y que popularmente se conocía como Bakan, se firmó el tratado que puso fin a la Primera Guerra Sino-japonesa de 1894-1895 (ver Tratado de Shimonoseki).
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 Shimonoseki, JPN Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shimonoseki, JPN Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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 Shimonoseki - Wikimedia Commons
Place of signing the Treaty of Shimonoseki between Qing and Japan
Kanmon Straits, Kitakyushu on left, Shimonoseki on right
The last lighthouse built by Richard Henry Brunton at Tsunoshima
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 Vol 35 No 1, January - March 1997 Page 12 - Praise-Question-Encourage: Guidelines for Writing Teacher-Comments between ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Check that you wrote more comments about content/organization than about surface errors.
So when we cook blowfish, we need license for cooking blowfish.
It's very beautiful shrine which has bright red tile-roofed].
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 Bridgemeister - 1973 Kanmon - Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bridgemeister - 1973 Kanmon - Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
This is a single suspension bridge from my historical inventory of suspension bridges.
Follow the Inventory link for more information about the inventory.
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 AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: TV reporter arrested over gang rape
Gang rape was newly incorporated as a crime in the Penal Code in January 2005 and carries a minimum prison term of four years, more severe than the three-year minimum set for rape.
The two men are suspected of bringing a 17-year-old girl from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, whom they came to know through a mobile phone dating service, by car from JR Fukuoka Station to a hotel in Onojo on Nov. 15.
There they allegedly raped the girl, threatening her by saying they would "bury her on a mountain" if she screamed for help.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=42015   (262 words)

  
 FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Larimichthys polyactis
Anal fin with 2 spines and 9-10 soft rays; second anal espine shorter than eye.
Northwest Pacific Ocean; Chefoo, Port Arthur, Manchuria, Sanghai, Shantung Prov., China; coast of Korea and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Honsu, Japan.
The total catch reported for this species to FAO for 1999 was 323 564 t.
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 Byzantine Sacred Art Blog: Serbian Heike Crabs
Because of their valor and noble sacrifice, from the historical defeat the Heike clan went straight into the myth as exalted moral winners.
The Tale of Heike (Heike Monogatari) is the heroic epic about the Taire clan and the Battle of Dannoura is replayed every year on the anniversary of the tragic battle within the celebrations held annually at the Akama Shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, built in the honor of child emperor Antoku.
Ever since the Dannoura battle, fishermen from the Straits of Shimonoseki have been finding the crabs with samurai face on their backs.
byzantinesacredart.com /blog/2006/09/heike-crabs.html   (1466 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: Fukuoka TV reporter held in rape owns up to others
Hiroyuki Kitamura, 29, a reporter at RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp. and a resident of the city of Fukuoka, was arrested Sunday along with Toshio Tashima, 39, a gas station employee residing in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Kitamura and Tashima are suspected of raping a 17 year-old girl from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, whom they came to know through a mobile phone dating service, after bringing her by car from JR Fukuoka Station to a hotel in Onojo on Nov. 15.
Kitamura told police he has raped other women, and police said they suspect he raped other women in a similar manner after contacting them through a mobile phone dating service.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=42030   (234 words)

  
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