SHIMOSEKI

Niigata · JAPAN (JP) · 38.09°N / 139.56°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,852,198

Shimoseki is a city in Japan with a population of 5,144. It sits at 38.09/139.56, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 13 km from Tainai.

Population 5,144

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Niigata
Coords: 38.09°N / 139.56°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Tainai Niigata 28,509 13.9 km

E Ogunimachi Yamagata 7,376 16.8 km

NW Murakami Niigata 58,300 17.1 km

SW Shibata Niigata 96,236 25.3 km

SW Seirō Niigata 14,259 29.3 km

E Matsubara Yamagata 6,613 38.5 km

SW Suibara Niigata 20,392 39.7 km

SW Agano Niigata 40,696 41.0 km

E Nagai Yamagata 31,026 41.7 km

E Komatsu Yamagata 14,558 43.4 km

Air access

nearby

KIJ

Niigata Airport

Large airport

42.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shimoseki?: 5,144 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shimoseki in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Shimoseki in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Shimoseki?: Niigata Airport (KIJ).
How far is Shimoseki from Tokyo?: About 267 km.
Does Shimoseki have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Shimoseki in?: Niigata.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1852198

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1852198,
    "name": "Shimoseki",
    "ascii_name": "Shimoseki",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 5144,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.09131,
    "longitude": 139.55984
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.5x smaller than Tainai.
13 km from Tainai.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.