A city and port in Japan in southwest Honshu on Shimonoseki Strait.
Population: 262,643

Japan's Fugu pufferfish capital.

More than half of Japan's pufferfish pass through the Shimonoseki main market. About 500 expert fugu chefs reside there. Manhole covers even sport engraved images of the Fugu.

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