Shimonoseki, city, Japan, extreme southwestern Honshu Island, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is opposite the city of Kitakyushu, on Kyushu Island, to which it is connected by railroad and highway tunnels. Shimonoseki is a major fishing port and has important industries, including shipyards, engineering works, metalworks, chemical plants, textile mills, and canneries. The principal tourist attraction is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the Japanese child emperor Antoku. Shimonoseki, previously known as Akamagaseki and popularly called Bakan, was the scene of the signing of the treaty ending the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95. Population (1999) 250,729.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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