Shimoda
E849021
Shimoda is a coastal city on Japan’s Izu Peninsula historically significant as one of the first ports opened to the United States in the mid-19th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shimoda City | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| BlackShipFestivalCommemorates | arrival of Commodore Perry’s Black Ships ⓘ |
| connectedByRailLine | Izu Kyūkō Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shimoda City Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature | Shimoda Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFestival | Black Ship Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
early treaty port
ⓘ
site of early Russia–Japan relations ⓘ site of early US–Japan relations ⓘ |
| hasMainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Izu Islands (offshore region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationScale | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Shimoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Izukyū-Shimoda Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | city ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
beach resort
ⓘ
hot spring resort ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first Japanese ports opened to the United States ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Japan’s treaty ports history ⓘ |
| isPortCity | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal scenery
ⓘ
historical sites related to opening of Japan ⓘ hot springs ⓘ surfing beaches ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Chūbu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Tōkai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Izu Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet
ⓘ
negotiation of Treaty of Shimoda between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
| openedToForeignTrade | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| openedToRussia | 1855 ⓘ |
| openedToUnitedStates | 1854 ⓘ |
| railwayOperator | Izukyū Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyInvolved |
Treaty of Kanagawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Shimoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shizuoka Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Shimoda City