Map of Shimonoseki, Japan

Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan, with a population of about 265,684. It lies at 33.9555°N, 130.9371°E. Shimonoseki is about 822 km (511 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kitakyushu, 14 km to the southwest.

Shimonoseki at a glance

Where is Shimonoseki?

• The largest city in Yamaguchi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shimonoseki

• Kitakyushu — 14 km southwest
• Kanda — 20 km south
• Sanyōonoda — 22 km northeast
• Onoda — 23 km east
• Yukuhashi — 26 km south
• Nakama — 26 km southwest
• Ube — 29 km east
• Nōgata — 31 km southwest
• Tagawa — 38 km south
• Munakata — 39 km southwest

Largest cities in Yamaguchi

• Yamaguchi — 193,966
• Ube — 173,733
• Shūnan — 149,632
• Iwakuni — 129,125
• Hōfu — 116,925
• Tokuyama — 101,133
• Sanyōonoda — 60,326
• Kudamatsu — 55,887
• Hikari — 51,040
• Hagi — 44,626

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.