Karato area
Karato (唐戸) is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. It is known as the most famous sightseeing spot in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Main sightseeing spots and institutions
- Shops
- SunLive Karato (Shopping center)
- Karato shopping street
- Kamon Wharf (fresh fish shop and restaurant, etc.)
- Karato Come On Inn
- Sightseeing
- Kaikyokan (Aquarium)
- Mount Hino (268.2 m)
- Karato Market (fresh fish shop etc.)
- Former British Consulate (旧下関英国領事館) (built in 1906)
- Former Akita Company Building (built in 1915) : Shimonoseki Tour Information Center
- Nabe-cho Post Office (下関南部町郵便局) (built in 1900)
- Akama Shrine (built in 1191)
- Kameyama Hachiman Shrine (built in 859)
- Kanmon Straits (Kanmonkyo Bridge)
- Dan-no-ura (location of Battle of Dan-no-ura)
- Entrance to the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel
- Haikara't Yokocho
- Hotels
Shunpanro
- Shimonoseki Grand Hotel
- Karato Central Hotel
- Kaikyo View Shimonoseki
- Shunpanro
- Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Shimonoseki
- Shimonoseki City Hinoyama Youth Hostel
- Others
- Shimonoseki City Hall
- Arcaport development area
Festivals
- Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival (May)
- Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival (August)
- Shimonoseki Bakan Festival (August)
- Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon (November)
Transportation
Ferries
Trains
- Nearby station
- Nearby Shinkansen Station
Buses
- Nearby bus stop
- “Karato” or “Kaikyo Kan (aquarium)” (Sanden Kohtsu Co., Ltd.)
See also
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shimonoseki.
- Shimonoseki official website in Japanese
- Shimonoseki official website in other languages
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