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Extract from the Shimonoseki Travel Guides: Most travellers pass through the port of
SHIMONOSEKI
at the southern tip of Honshu, 65km west of Yamaguchi, as quickly as possible en route to Kyushu, or to Pusan in South Korea on the daily ferry. However, this unpretentious city is not without its attractions. The narrow
Kanmon Channel
, which separates Honshu from Kyushu, is best viewed from Hino-yama, the mountain park that rises above the port. The channel was the scene of the battle of Dannoura, the decisive clash between the Taira and Minamoto clans in 1185, and the colourful shrine
Akama-jingu
is dedicated to the defeated Taira. If you have...
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