Shimonoseki information

Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023[update], the city had an estimated...

The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, Hepburn: Shimonoseki Jōyaku), also known as the Treaty of Maguan (Chinese: 馬關條約; pinyin: Mǎguān Tiáoyuē; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

The Shimonoseki campaign (Japanese: 下関戦争/馬関戦争, Hepburn: Shimonoseki Sensō/Bakan Sensō, "Shimonoseki War") was a series of military engagements in 1863...

Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki (下関...

Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast. Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities...

The Shimonoseki Station massacre (Japanese: 下関通り魔殺人事件) was a mass murder that occurred in Shimonoseki, Japan on 29 September 1999. Yasuaki Uwabe, a 35-year-old...

FC Baleine Shimonoseki (FCバレイン下関, Efu Shi Barein Shimonoseki) are a Japanese football club based on Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. They play in the...

Shimonoseki Fortress (下関要塞, Shimonoseki yōsai) was the name of a group of coastal fortifications built in the Meiji period to guard the entrance to Kanmon...

The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits (Japanese:下関海戦, Shimonoseki Kaisen) was a naval engagement fought on July 16, 1863, by the United States Navy warship...

Shimonoseki City University (下関市立大学, Shimonoseki shiritsu daigaku) is a municipal university in Japan. Its campus is located in Daigaku-cho, Shimonoseki...

Shimonoseki Station (下関駅, Shimonoseki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated...

torn by its own civil war. The Bombardment of Shimonoseki, 1863–1864 The French engagement at Shimonoseki, with the warships Tancrède and Semiramis, under...

The Shimonoseki Trial (關釜裁判, 釜山従軍慰安婦・女子勤労挺身隊公式謝罪等請求訴訟, Korean: 관부재판) was a legal trial between three Korean comfort women victims and seven forced laborers...

Shimonoseki City Museum of History (下関市立歴史博物館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture...

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...

Germany, and France on 23 April 1895 over the harsh terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki imposed by Japan on China that ended the First Sino-Japanese War. The...

of Taiwan (1874) Satsuma Rebellion First Sino-Japanese War Treaty of Shimonoseki Triple Intervention Invasion of Taiwan (1895) Colonization of Taiwan...

Reform War Paraguay expedition American Civil War Bombardment of Qui Nhon Shimonoseki Campaign Formosa Expedition United States expedition to Korea Egyptian...

no kara-age – A version of karaage popular in Yamaguchi prefecture. Shimonoseki is known as the capital of fugu and many restaurants serving fugu karaage...

islands, and the Penghu archipelago were ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Inhabitants wishing to remain Qing subjects had to move to mainland...

Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum (下関市立考古博物館, Shimonoseki Shiritsu Kōko-hakubutsukan) opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1995...

by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its being taken over by Japanese troops. The Republic lasted 151...

in Akamaseki, Shimonoseki and went into a relationship with her. After Chōshū fired upon Western warships in the Straits of Shimonoseki on 25 June 1863...

Revolt of Rajab Ali (1857–58) Kagoshima (1863) Ambela campaign (1863–64) Shimonoseki (1864) Duar War (1864–65) Fenian Rebellion in Canada (1866–71) Abyssinia...

Euryalus Bombardment of Shimonoseki 1864-09-066 September 1864 Kanmon Straits, Japan Thomas Pride Royal Navy Bombardment of Shimonoseki 1864-09-066 September...