 Shimoda's location in Shizuoka, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
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| Area | 104. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a sub-region of the Chūbu region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 70 km² (40. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 42 sq mi) |
| Population (as of May 2008) | |
| Total | 25,541 |
| Density | 244 /km² (632 /sq mi) |
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| Symbols | |
| Tree | Oshima Cherry |
| Flower | Hydrangea |
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| Shimoda Government Office | |
| Mayor | Naoki Ishii |
| Address | 〒415-8501 1-5-18, Higashihongō, Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka-ken |
| Phone number | 0558-22-2211 |
| Official website: Shimoda City | |
Shimoda (下田市 Shimoda-city?) is a city and port in Shizuoka, Japan, which played an important part in the opening of Japan to the outside world in the 1850s. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Prunus speciosa, Oshima Cherry, Japanese オオシマザクラ (Oshima zakura native to Izu Ōshima island and the Izu Peninsula on A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface is the Service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese Postal code mark A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The city is located at the southern tip of the Izu peninsula about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo. The is a Peninsula to the west of Tokyo on the Japanese island of Honshū.
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History
In the 1850s, Japan was in political crisis over the issue of what relations, if any, it should have with foreign powers. For a few years, Shimoda was central to this debate.
The port was opened to American trade under the conditions of the Convention of Kanagawa, negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry and signed on March 31, 1854. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the On March 31, 1854, the or was concluded between Commodore Matthew Perry of the U Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The first American Consulate in Japan was opened at Gyokusen-ji under Consul General Townsend Harris. is a Buddhist temple in Shimoda, Japan. It was chosen as the site of the first American Consul in Japan by Townsend Harris, the first American A consul general heads a Consulate general and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a principal location and usually responsible for other consular offices within Townsend Harris ( B 3 October 1804 –1878 was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician and the first United States Consul General Harris negotiated the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the two countries, which was signed at Ryōsen-ji in 1858. The between the United States and Japan was signed at the Ryōsen-ji in Shimoda on July 29, 1858. is a Buddhist temple in Shimoda, Japan. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (also known as the Harris Treaty) was signed at the temple on
Japan's relations with Russia were also negotiated in Shimoda, and in 1855 the Treaty of Shimoda was signed at Chōraku-ji. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Treaty of Shimoda of 1855 was signed between the Russian Vice-Admiral Euphimy Vasil'evich Putiatin and Toshiakira Kawaji of Japan is a Buddhist temple in Shimoda, Japan. The Treaty of Shimoda, which established official relations between Japan and Russia, was negotiated
Shimoda was also the site of Yoshida Shōin's unsuccessful attempt to board Perry's 'black ships' in 1854. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰 1830-1859 was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Black Ships (in Japanese, 黒船 kurofune) was the name given to Western vessels arriving in Japan between the 15th and 19th centuries
Monuments at Gyokusen-ji claim that it is "the spot where the first cow in Japan was slaughtered for human consumption", and where the habit of humans drinking cow's milk started in Japan.
Demographics
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 25,541 and a population density of 244 persons per square kilometer. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 104. 70 square kilometres.
Tourism
Apart from its role in the opening of Japan, Shimoda is famous for its hot springs and beaches. An is a term for Hot springs ' in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs Tadadohama, Ohama and Iritahama beaches attract a lot of tourists in summer and are popular surfing spots year round, and Iritahama has been voted most beautiful Japanese beach a number of years.
Shimoda is also a setting for a much of Yasunari Kawabata's famous short story The Dancing Girl of Izu. was a Japanese Short story writer and novelist whose spare lyrical subtly-shaded prose won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968 the first Japanese author "The Dancing Girl of Izu" or "The Izu Dancer", ( Japanese: 伊豆の踊子 izu no odoriko) published in 1926, was the
Transportation
Shimoda's train station, Izukyu Shimoda Station, is served by the Izu Kyuko Railway, which provides service north to Itō, and through service on the Ito Line to Atami Station. is a city located on the eastern shore of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka, Japan. The is a Japanese trunk Railway line which connects Atami Station in Atami, Shizuoka and Itō Station in Itō, Shizuoka is a Train station in Atami Shizuoka, Japan. Lines This station is served by the following lines Ferry service is available to Niijima and Shikinejima in the Izu Islands. a Volcanic Island in the Izu Islands and administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Japan, lies south of Tokyo and east of Shikinejima (式根島 a Volcanic Island in the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島 and administered by the Tokyo (東京都 Metropolitan government The are a group of Volcanic Islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. There used to be a ferry service from Shimoda to Shimizu, Shizuoka, or vice versa; however, it was shut down a couple of years ago. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island
Sister cities
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
External links
- Shimoda official website — in Japanese
- Article in the Observer
- Book about the history of Okichi Saito and the black ships
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| Atami | Fuji | Fujieda | Fujinomiya | Fukuroi | Gotemba | Hamamatsu | Itō | Iwata | Izu | Izunokuni | Kakegawa | Kikugawa | Kosai | Makinohara | Mishima | Numazu | Omaezaki | Shimada | Shimoda | Shizuoka (capital) | Susono | Yaizu | |||
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| Fuji | Haibara | Hamana | Ihara | Kamo | Shida | Shūchi | Suntō | Tagata | |||
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