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Karato

Coordinates: 33°57′24″N 130°56′32.7″E / 33.95667°N 130.942417°E

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Karato area

Karato (唐戸) is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. It is known as the most famous sightseeing spot in Yamaguchi Prefecture.^{[citation needed]}

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

Kaikyokan [jp] (Aquarium)
Mount Hino [jp] (268.2 m)
Karato Market [jp] (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
Hai! Karato Yokocho [jp], amusement park

Hotels

Shunpanro

Shimonoseki Grand Hotel
Karato Central Hotel
Kaikyo View Shimonoseki
Shunpanro [jp]
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

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shimonoseki.

Shimonoseki official website in Japanese
Shimonoseki official website in other languages

33°57′24″N 130°56′32.7″E / 33.95667°N 130.942417°E / 33.95667; 130.942417

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