Karato Explained

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

• (Aquarium)
• (268.2 m)
• (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, amusement park

Hotels

• Shimonoseki Grand Hotel
• Karato Central Hotel
• Kaikyo View Shimonoseki
  • 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

• The Kanpu ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to Pusan in South Korea regularly.
• The Orient ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to Qingdao in China regularly.
• The Orient ferry from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal to Shanghai in China regularly.

Trains

• Nearby station
  • Shimonoseki Station (Sanyō Main Line)
• Nearby Shinkansen Station
  • Shin-Shimonoseki Station (Sanyō Shinkansen)

Buses

• Nearby bus stop
  • “Karato” or “Kaikyo Kan (aquarium)” (Sanden Kohtsu Co., Ltd.)

See also

• Shimonoseki city
• Shimonoseki Station

External links

• Shimonoseki official website in Japanese
• Shimonoseki official website in other languages

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