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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki (下関市 Shimonoseki-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

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    Bakan Festival

    馬関まつり, bakan matsuri

    The Bakan Festival takes over the city in the last weekend of August, with food and night markets lining the streets between JR Shimonoseki Station and the Karato area, culminating in a group dance. Bakan is an old name for Shimonoseki.

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    Kaikyo Festival

    海峡まつり, kaikyō matsuri

    With re-enactments of naval battles and other historical intrigues.

    Annually on May 3rd

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    Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival

    関門海峡花火大会, kanmon kaikyō hanabi taikai

    One of Japan's largest fireworks festivals is held over the Kanmon Straits every year on August 13th, with over a million people in attendance and 13,000 hanabi to enjoy.