Karato

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.

Karato area

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 (Aquarium)
• Mount Hino (268.2 m)
• Karato Market (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, amusement park

Hotels

Shunpanro

• Shimonoseki Grand Hotel
• Karato Central Hotel
• Kaikyo View Shimonoseki
• Shunpanro
• 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

• Shimonoseki city
• Shimonoseki Station

External links

• Shimonoseki official website in Japanese
• Shimonoseki official website in other languages