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The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡 Kanmon Kaikyō) or Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon". The straits silt up at the rate of about 15 centimetres per annum, and dredging had made it possible to build the New Kitakyushu Airport at low cost. todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div...
Shimonoseki (下関市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ...
Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
Kokura Castle (-jō), April 2002 Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally north Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ...
Mojiko station Moji ward in Kitakyushu is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. ...
The New KitakyÅ«shÅ« Airport (Shin KitakyÅ«shÅ« KÅ«kÅ, 新北ä¹å·žç©ºæ¸¯) is being built offshore in the Seto Inland Sea on an artificial island in the south of Kitakyushu, Japan. ...
 Kanmon straits viewed from space, Kyushu on the left, Honshu on the right Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Kanmon_Straits_from_space. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Kanmon_Straits_from_space. ...
Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div...
Population of Kanmon area
The total population of the Kanmon area is about 1.3 million, counting the whole of Kitakyushu (one million approx) and Shimonoseki (300,000 approx). A new airport will be opened in Kitakyushu on March 16, 2006 which is expected to bring further prosperity in the form of increased tourism and trade to the area. Kokura Castle (-jō), April 2002 Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally north Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ...
Shimonoseki (下関市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ...
The New KitakyÅ«shÅ« Airport (Shin KitakyÅ«shÅ« KÅ«kÅ, 新北ä¹å·žç©ºæ¸¯) is being built offshore in the Seto Inland Sea on an artificial island in the south of Kitakyushu, Japan. ...
Tourism
Fireworks Festival The Kanmon Straits Summer Fireworks Viewing dwarfed all the neighbouring ones with no less than 13,000 fireworks being let off in 2005, when the 18th annual display was held on Saturday, August 13. There were very large crowds—more than one million—watching from both sides of the straits for an awesome display.
The Fireworks Festival is held on August 13th every year.
Boat rides The Voyager pleasure boat departs from Moji-ko and cruises the straits.
Helicopter & Airship flights Helicopter joyrides are available from Kaikyo Dramaship in Moji-ko.
In October 2005 one of the world's largest airships currently flying (a Zeppelin NT imported from Germany) also passed through Moji on an all-Japan tour, and zeppelin flights may be available to tourists in future. This airship was purchased by Nippon Airship Corporation in June 2004 and has been used in the Tokyo area and at the Aichi Expo 2005. Jump to: navigation, search he air. ...
A flying Zeppelin NT Zeppelin NT (Neuer Technologie, German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLG) in Friedrichshafen. ...
Jump to: navigation, search LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, the most travelled airship in history A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earlier design by David Schwarz. ...
Aichi can refer to: Aichi Prefecture Aichi Steel Corporation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
A part of the Global Loop at Expo 2005 Expo 2005 is the Worlds Fair held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. ...
Transportation across the Straits The Kanmon Straits can be crossed in a number of ways, the oldest of which is the ferry. There is also a bridge which carries an expressway. By far the most used method is a number of tunnels which carry the Shinkansen, trains, cars and even one for pedestrians at the narrowest point. Kanmonkyo bridge between Kyushu and Honshu, from Moji ward, Kitakyushu - another remarkable feat of Japanese civil engineering, opened in 1973. ...
Kanmonkyo bridge between Kyushu and Honshu, from Moji ward, Kitakyushu - another remarkable feat of Japanese civil engineering, opened in 1973. ...
The Kanmonkyo Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japans four main islands. ...
Mojiko station Moji ward in Kitakyushu is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. ...
Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ...
The first railway tunnel was opened on November 15, 1942. The road tunnel was opened on March 9, 1958. The Kanmonkyo Bridge (see photo) was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973. The Shinkansen tunnel was opened on March 10, 1975. The Kanmonkyo Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japans four main islands. ...
Commercial importance The Kanmon straits is also the connection between the Sea of Japan and the Inland Sea. It is used by many cargo ships as a short cut to Osaka and Tokyo from Korea and China. The New Kitakyushu Airport is also nearby. Jump to: navigation, search The Sea of Japan (East Sea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. ...
The Inland Sea and its major straits with the bay of Osaka (dashed) The torii of Itsukushima Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots of the Inland Sea. ...
The New KitakyÅ«shÅ« Airport (Shin KitakyÅ«shÅ« KÅ«kÅ, 新北ä¹å·žç©ºæ¸¯) is being built offshore in the Seto Inland Sea on an artificial island in the south of Kitakyushu, Japan. ...
Historical significance The Battle of Dan-no-ura, more commonly known as Dan-no-ura no Tatakai (壇ノ浦の戦い), was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan_no_ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshu. ...
Captured battery at Shimonoseki, 1864. ...
The ShunpanrÅ hall where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関æ¡ç´„, Shimonoseki JÅyaku), known as the Treaty of Maguan (T. Chinese: 馬關æ¢ç´„, S. Chinese: 马关æ¡çº¦;) in China, was signed at the ShunpanrÅ hall on April 17, 1895 between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire. ...
External Links - Kanmon straits guide (Japanese)
- Kanmon straits on Wikitravel
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