Ushiroyama
District of Hikoshima-enourachō
in Shimonoseki Shi of Yamaguchi, Japan
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Kitakyūshū Airport (9 mi) - Yamaguchi Ube Airport (21 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (36 mi)
- Oita Airport (57 mi)
- Saga Airport (65 mi)
- Iki Airport (66 mi)
- Iwami Airport (72 mi)
- Kumamoto Airport (76 mi)
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Gimhae International Airport (142 mi) - Kagoshima Airport (148 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.935 and 130.915 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 56' 5" and E 130° 54' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 12:34 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:18 am and 12:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.287 and -51.094 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tavares - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21
Delve into Ushiroyama
The district Ushiroyama of Hikoshima-enourachō in Shimonoseki Shi (Yamaguchi) is a subburb in Japan about 512 mi west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kitakyushu, Yukuhashi, Nakama, Shimonoseki and Sanyoonoda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 45% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Moji Port (Ryokan)
(RYOKAN) Mimosusogawa Bekkan
Mojiko Hotel
(RYOKAN) Shumpanro
Shimonoseki Tokyu REI Hotel
Shohakuen Hotel
Shimonoseki Grand Hotel
Shimonoseki Station West Washington Hotel Plaza
(RYOKAN) Kanmon no Yado Genpeiso
Plaza Hotel Shimonoseki
Videos from this area
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下関駅→唐戸周辺 Around Karato(Shimonoseki)
下関駅から唐戸まで歩いてみました。 Around Karato(Shimonoseki) http://osima.blog.so-net.ne.jp/archive/c2303949746-1動画と写真と記事で見る.
オープン前の下関あるかぽーと「はい！からっと横丁」 Amusement park Shimonoseki
はい！からっと横丁は２０１３年９月１４日にオープンしました。 この動画はオープン前の９月１１日に撮影しました。 Amusement park Shimonoseki...
KANMON Strait and Bridge Shimonoseki～Moji 関門海峡 下関港から門司港へ
KANMON Strait and Bridge Shimonoseki～Moji 関門海峡 下関港から門司港へ 初めて訪れた関門海峡。 冬のどんよりとした天気で、少し残念でしたが 関門橋や...
下関 大歳神社 Otoshi Shrine(Shimonoseki)
下関駅近くにある大歳神社の大鳥居は１５０年前のものです。坂本龍馬もくぐったと言われています。 Otoshi Shrine(Shimonoseki) http://osima.blog.so-net.ne.jp/...
Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum KAIKYOUKAN しものせき水族館 海響館
Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum "KAIKYOUKAN" しものせき水族館 海響館 本格的な水族館ではないみたいなので 魚とかは、展示されていません。 メインは、...
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海峡ゆめタワーから望む下関の全景 A panoramic view of Shimonoseki
高さ１５３ｍ、最大瞬間風速１２０ｍ/秒まで耐えられます。 営業時間/９：３０～２１：３０（最終入場２１：００） 営業期間/１月１日～１２月...
105系I07 3850M 前面展望1 山陽本線 下関⇒新下関
平成24年5月 3850M クモハ105-532（下関総合車両所所属I07+U09編成） View through the front window on the Sanyo Line local train(JR-West 105 series) between Shimonoseki Sta....
Kaio-Maru
KAIOU-MARU is the training ship of National Institute for Sea Training. She was at anchor in Shimonoseki.
ALLEY DOG
2010/11/07 shimonoseki REDLINE DOGGY DOG DEE.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kokura
is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyushu, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR West. Ferries connect Kokura with Matsuyama on Shikoku, and Busan in Korea.
Kokura Station
in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. Kokura station was recently expanded and remodelled.
Mojikō Station
Mojikō Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Kanmon Straits
The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the water is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyūshū, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon" (門). The straits silt up at the rate of about 15 centimetres per annum, and dredging has made it possible to build the New Kitakyushu Airport at low cost.
Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. It faces the city of Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits between Honshū and Kyūshū. The ward's area is 73.37 km² and it has a population of 114,754 as of 2000.
Kanmonkyo Bridge
The Kanmonkyo Bridge (関門橋 Kanmonkyō Kanmon bridge) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon".
Kanmon Tunnel
The Kanmon Railway Tunnel, Kanmon Roadway Tunnel, and Shin-Kanmon Tunnel are undersea tunnels crossing the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka in western Japan. When opened in 1942, the railway tunnel provided the first direct link between Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands.
Heiwadōri Station
Heiwadōri Station is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985 as Kokura Station, and was renamed to the current name on 1 April 1998 when the monorail was extended 400 metres and connected to Kokura Station.
Tanga Station
Tanga Station is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985.
Ganryū-jima
Ganryū-jima (巌流島, is an island in Japan located between Honshū and Kyūshū, and accessible via ferry from Shimonoseki Harbor . It is famous for the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō. The small island was named for its boat-like appearance, and later became to be called the Ganryū kenjutsu school Kojirō had founded. On the island are a few monuments as well as facilities for public gatherings such as an annual tug-of-war.
Shimonoseki City University
Shimonoseki City University is a municipal university in Japan. Its campus is located in Daigaku-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Baiko Gakuin University
Baiko Gakuin University is a private university in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1872, and it was chartered as a junior women's college in 1967. The school's emblem (a stylized plum blossom) and kanji name Baiko reflect the names of the two schools merged to form Baiko Gakuin.
Hatabu Station
Hatabu Station is a JR West railway station located in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the Sanyō Main Line and also the terminus of the Sanin Main Line.
Shimonoseki Junior College
Shimonoseki Junior College is a private junior college in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. The school opened in 1962 as a women's junior college with enrollment of 32 students. In 2001 it became coeducational, adopting the present name at the same time.
Nishi-Kokura Station
is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line operated by Kyūshū Railway Company in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nishi-Kokura Station {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal
Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal is a freight terminal on the Kagoshima Main Line in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Presently it handles no trains.
Komorie Station
Komorie Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.
Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal
Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal is a freight terminal on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). The freight terminal opened on March 23, 2002.
Moji Station
Moji Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.
Shimonoseki Station
Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the San'yō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. Kyushu Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company also use this station. The company boundary between JR West and JR Kyūshū is at the west end of this station where there is an entrance signal from Moji .
Akama Shrine
Akama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Antoku, a Japanese emperor who died as a child in the Battle of Dan-no-Ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the history of Japan because it brought an end to Gempei War in which the Minamoto clan defeated the rival Taira clan, and ended the Taira bid for control of Japan.
Kaikyō Yume Tower
The Kaikyō Yume Tower dominates the city of Shimonoseki and is the tallest tower in western Japan. Standing 153 metres tall, it was opened in July 1996. It forms a part of the Kaikyō Messe Shimonoseki building, which houses a conference centre and corporate offices. The tower was designed by NTT Power and Building Facilities and built by Takenaka Corporation.
Buzenda
Buzenda (豊前田, ぶぜんだ) refers to the downtown area of Shimonoseki City, Japan. It is located in the Shimonoseki Station area, and it is known as the most famous downtown in Yamaguchi Prefecture. There are an izakaya and a karaoke shop, etc. around Buzenda-cho 2.
Kōzan-ji (Shimonoseki)
The Kinzan Kōzan-ji is a temple of the Rinzai sect in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was established by Kyoan Genjaku in 1327. Kōzan-ji's Butsuden, completed in 1320, is a National Treasure of Japan. This architecture in Zenshūyō (aka Zen'yō) style, combining Japanese and Chinese design features. It is the oldest building designed in the Zenshūyō style that exists in Japan. The Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No.19.
Mekari Shrine
Mekari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hikoshima-enourachō.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ushiroyama, Hommura-Ushiroyamachō
