Shimasaki
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan
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Kumamoto Airport (10 mi) - Saga Airport (32 mi)
- Nagasaki Airport (45 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (55 mi)
- Kagoshima Airport (70 mi)
- Kitakyūshū Airport (74 mi)
- Oita Airport (76 mi)
- Miyazaki Airport (78 mi)
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Gimhae International Airport (192 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 139 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.810 and 130.684 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 48' 34" and E 130° 41' 2"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:10 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:54 am and 5:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.107 and -50.921 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mostardas - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Shimasaki
Shimasaki in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is located in Japan about 551 mi (or 887 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Shimasaki is now 08:10 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Shimasaki, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in a distance of 139 mi (or 224 km), North-East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kumamoto, Koshi, Uto, Tamana and Uki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
ANA Crowne Plaza KUMAMOTO NEW SKY
The New Hotel Kumamoto
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kumamoto
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Nest Hotel Kumamoto
Comfort Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Kotsu Center Mae
Dormy Inn Kumamoto
Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Ekimae
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kamoto District, Kumamoto
Kamoto District, Kumamoto was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 31,088 and the density of 472.39 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 65.81 km².
Kami-Kumamoto Station
Kami-Kumamoto Station is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is on the Kagoshima Main Line of JR Kyushu and the Kikuchi Line of Kumamoto Electric Railway. In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Tairoin Hospital
Tairoin Hospital is a hospital for leprosy patients initiated by Jean Marie Corre (1850–1911) in Shimasaki Machi Kumamoto shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1898, initially hospitalizing patients who gathered around Honmyoji Temple. He was a member of M.E.P. or "Missions Etrangères de Paris". The hospital started with the arrival of 5 sisters from the "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary" in 1898.
Honmyō-ji
is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect, Rokujōmon-ryū, (六条門流) in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is the most high ranking temple of the sect in Kyushu. In Honmyō-ji is the grave of Katō Kiyomasa, (1562–1611), a Japanese daimyo, builder of Kumamoto Castle and a dedicated buddhist of Nichiren Buddhism.
1889 Kumamoto earthquake
The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake which occurred at 23.45 p.m. July 28, 1889 in the western part of Kumamoto. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake (or Kinbozan earthquake, since its epicenter was the southern-eastern foot of Mt. Kinpo) and its magnitude was 6.3. Twenty people died (5 in Kumamoto City and 15 in Akita Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture) and hundreds of houses and parts of Kumamoto Castle were destroyed.
Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kumamoto, Japan. The arena holds 1,480 people. The hall hosted some of the group games for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup. It will host some of the group games for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup.
Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza
, is a major office development by Mori Building in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, located in front of Kumamoto Station. The Kumamoto station reconstruction project is currently in progress, specifically for the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The permanent collection focuses on the art and crafts of Kumamoto Prefecture and also contains works by Renoir and Rodin. One room is dedicated to replicas of decorated kofun found in the prefecture.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shimasaki.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shimasaki, 島崎, しまさき, シマサキ
