Shimoda, Shizuoka

Shimoda (Japanese下田 市, -shi) is a city and a seaport in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. Shimoda is also known for its yellow daffodils.

Geography

Shimoda is located south of Atami and Itō on the Izu Peninsula.

History

The port was opened under the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 and the consequent forced by the U.S. opening of Japan as one of two ports for trade with the United States.

On February 7, 1855 Treaty of Shimoda was signed in the city between Japan and Russia.

Traffic

  • Street: National roads 135, 136, 414
  • Izu kyuko - line

Twinning

It has a partnership with flowers Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture.

  • United States Newport, United States

Sons and daughters of the town

Hayanari Shimoda Cities of Japan Newport (Rhode Island) Atami (Shizuoka) Fuji (Shizuoka) Fujieda, Shizuoka Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Fukuroi, Shizuoka Gotemba, Shizuoka Hamamatsu Iwata, Shizuoka Izu (Shizuoka) Izunokuni, Shizuoka Kakegawa, Shizuoka Kikugawa, Shizuoka Kosai, Shizuoka Makinohara, Shizuoka Mishima (Shizuoka) Numazu, Shizuoka Omaezaki, Shizuoka Shimada, Shizuoka Shizuoka, Shizuoka Susono, Shizuoka Yaizu, Shizuoka
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