Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Shimonoseki Area

  • Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum “Kaikyokan”
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    Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki City Ikaport 6-1
    The Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum, affectionately known as “Kaikyokan,” is an aquarium in the Karato district of Shimonoseki City which opened in 2001. The Museum is famous for its collection of over 100 species of Fugu (Pufferfish) from all over the world and for its exhibit of a complete skeleton of a Blue Whale. Must-sees include the “Humboldt Penguin Special Conservation Area,” where visitors can observe a recreation of the habitat of the Humboldt Penguin, which lives in areas with a warm climate, and performances featuring dolphins and sea-lions.

    Shimonoseki is famous for puffer fish. But I cant remember seeing so many species of puffer fish in an aquarium. In general, an enjoyable visit.

  • Kamonwharf
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    3.5
    136 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Karatocho 6-1

    This building houses many restaurants, mainly those of local specialities. Since this area is very touristic, every restaurant is crowded. As I was on Saturday, there were too many people, and I gave...

  • Shimonoseki City Art Museum
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    19 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Choufukuromonhigashimachi 1-1
    The Shimonoseki City Art Museum is located in the Chofu district of Shimonoseki City. The Museum has a collection of approximately 2,000 paintings, including both Western and Japanese Nihonga paintings from the early modern and contemporary periods. Besides works by Kano Hogai, an artist born in Chofu who is known as the “Father of Modern Nihonga Painting,” the paintings on display in the Museum also include works by other artists with links to Shimonoseki City, such as Takashima Hokkai and Kazuki Yasuo, as well as the artworks from the Ancient Orient, etc. The Museum holds four to five exhibitions featuring works from its own collections every year, as well as special exhibitions featuring the works of both Japanese and overseas artists.

    下関駅からバスを利用して行きました。 野外彫刻なども展示してあります。 「海峡、交差するまち 下関の作家たち」 展が開催されてました。長府藩の時代から現代までの下関ゆかりの作家を展示してました。また、人も少なかったので ゆっくりできました○

  • Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Houhokuchoukandakami 891-8
    These grounds are a museum of ruins near Doigahama Beach, and the area is preserved as Doigahama Yayoi Park. The ruins, roughly 9,500 square meters wide, have produced human bones, pottery, burial goods, and many other excavation items, which are on display in the museum. They also have events like Excavation Events, where you can try excavating bones and shell rings, and Shell Ring Making.

    ずっと、いつか行きたいと思っていました、やっと実現しました。 周りに人も車も少なく、定休日かと思いましたが、やってました。 大変、分かりやすく展示されており、小学生の娘も興味深く見学してました。 ビデオ上映や、ボタンを押して音声が流れるような説明のものが、多くありました。 レストランもありましたが、そこは少し微妙だったのでやめました。

  • SHIMONOSEKI MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF MODERN FORERUNNERS: TANAKA KINUYO MEMORIAL HALL
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Tanakamachi 5-7

    基本的には有料なのですが、 ちょうど見学したときは下関市電の 無料展示をしてました。 鉄道好きなので正直うれしかったです。 基本有料です。

  • Sezaki Akari Park
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Hohokucho Tsunoshima
    A park Prefectural Route 276 in Tsunoshima, Hohoku-cho, Shimonoseki City. It's on the island side near Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge, which connects it to Japan's main island of Honshu. Visitors enjoy beautiful scenery that takes in the bridge, Ama-gase, and the main island.

    角島大橋がとても有名な角島。角島大橋の本土側のたもとから角島大橋と角島を撮る写真のアングルがいろんな誌面を飾っています。でも、この瀬崎陽の公園からの角島大橋も、素晴らしかったです。 瀬崎陽の公園は、角島大橋を渡り切って角島に入った直後の左手にありました。駐車場もあって、そこから本土側に向かっていくと、そこには展望台と言えるほどの施設はありませんが、絶景スポットなんです。角島大橋が本土との間にあ...

  • Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum
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    4.0
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Ayaragi Oka 454
    "This museum is next to the Ayaragigo ruins. It displays about 500 pieces from the Yayoi and Kofun periods excavated from below Shimonoseki Castle. They have recreated life-size dioramas of ""storage pits"" and display materials connected to excavation and archaeology in the Regional Education Room. They also run tours and excursions around the Ayaragigo ruins. The grounds outside are built as a ruin park, with restored dugout shelters and kofun burial mounds for viewing."

    前日からの萩観光を終え、日本海側を下関経由で北九州空港にレンタカーで戻る途中で見学しました。石器や土器が陳列されているだけの資料館が多い分野ですが、ここは工夫した明るい展示で楽しめました。

  • Hinoyama Park
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Mimosusogawachou Mountain summit of the fire
    Hinoyama Park is a park on the summit of Mt. Hinoyama in Shimonoseki City; it forms part of the Setonaikai National Park. At a height of 268 meters, Hinoyama Park has some of the finest scenery in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with a panoramic view of the Kanmon Straits, the Seto Inland Sea, and as far as the Sea of Japan. The view from Mt. Hinoyama at night has been designated as one of Japan’s “Night View Heritage Sites.” The observation deck on the summit has a restaurant and shops. In spring, Hinoyama Park is renowned for its beautiful cherry blossom and azaleas; an annual sketching competition is held every year in early May when the azaleas are in full bloom. The observation deck is currently closed for renovation work, and is not expected to reopen until March 2019 at the earliest.
  • Tsunoshimatodai Park
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Hohokucho Tsunoshima 2343-2
    A park on the Kazenami Crossroad in Tsunoshima, Hohoku-cho, Shimonoseki City. It has the first Western-style lighthouse on the Sea of Japan side of the country, built in 1876. Facilities include walking paths, open public spaces, and a memorial hall. There is a spectacular view of the Sea of Japan from the lighthouse.
  • DREAM SHIP Shimonoseki City Lifelong Learning Plaza
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Hosoechou 3-1-1
    A social education center in Shimonoseki City. As the base site for cultural exchange, they hold concerts and performances in the Sea Hall (the grand auditorium), the Wind Hall (small auditorium), and Sky Hall (multipurpose auditorium). Moreover, with classrooms for events such as meetings, workshops and cooking classes, they help further all sorts of social education.
  • Doigahama Beach
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Houhokuchoukandakami
    This beach in Shimonoseki City is also known for the excavation site of ruins from the Yayoi period. Its white sandy beaches and clear blue ocean have made it one of the Ministry of the Environment’s Top 100 Most Comfortable Beaches of Japan. You can access the beach directly from the parking lot, and there are other facilities such as toilets and hot showers.
  • Baiko Gakuin University Museum
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Kouyouchou 1-1-1
    A museum in Baiko Gakuin University in Shimonoseki City. There are exhibits for academic and educational purposes as well as various collections of materials related to Japanese and Taiwanese archaeology and folk culture, and Christianity. There are permanent as well as temporary exhibitions and support group events, all of which draws a crowd.
  • Toyota Kohan Park Campground
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Toyotachoujiyoshi 348
    This auto campground is in Toyotakohan Park surrounded by the green of nature. There is a wide range of facilities including cabins, mini log houses, tent sites, auto sites, a kitchen tower and barbecue house. They also offer rentals of camping goods. You can also go fishing on lake Toyota, and there are pedal boat and leisure boat rentals.
  • Haikara't Yokocho
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Arukapoto 1-40
  • Hiyoriyama Park
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Maruyamacho 5
    A park located in 5 Chome, Maruyama-cho, Shimonoseki City. It is the oldest park in the city, built to commemorate the enthronement of Emperor Taisho. It has a view of the Kanmon Straits from a hill, as well as a statue of Takasugi Shinsaku. It's also a well-known cherry blossom viewing spot and buzzes with visitors in spring.
  • Kuroi Fisheries Cooperative Hatchery Tourist Fishing pond
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Toyouracho Waitaushiroji 371
    A fishing pond in Waitaushiroji, Toyoura-cho, Shimonoseki City. You can catch sea bream, young Japanese amberjack, and more at this large fish farm run by a local fisheries cooperative. Bring your catch to the on-site restaurant and they'll prepare it for you.
  • Shimonoseki City Toyota Agriculture Park “Minori no Oka”
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Toyotacho Yaji 601-3
    A park on National Route 491 in Yaji, Toyota-cho, Shimonoseki City. Visitors can harvest seasonal fruit and vegetables and try making soba noodles and tofu. There are five log cabins in addition to a store and a teahouse; four of the cabins are for longer farm stays, and one is available for day visits.
  • Makisaki Kaze Park
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Hohokucho Tsunoshima
    A park in Tsunoshima, Hohoku-cho, Shimonoseki City. Located at the northern end of Tsunoshima Island, it has a walking trail where visitors can stroll while enjoying views of the Sea of Japan and colonies of Tartarian aster. You can see cattle grazing in the adjacent pasture; they've been raised on the island since the Nara period.
  • Yumesaki Nami Park
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Hohokucho Tsunoshima
    A park on the Kazenami Crossroad in Tsunoshima, Hohoku-cho, Shimonoseki City. On the cape next to Tsunoshimatodai Park, it has flowerbeds made to look like waves. There are seasonal flowers that grow naturally on Tsunoshima Island, like spider lilies.
  • Shimonoseki Municipal History Museum
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Chofukawabata 2-2-27

    長州の歴史が展示しています。壇ノ浦やお城のミニチュアも見られますよ。館内のスペースは狭いので割と短時間で見回ることが出来ます。館内はフラッシュを使用しない限り撮影可です。

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Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.

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