Shimoda ( 下田市 , Shimoda-shi ) is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 February 2024 , the city had an estimated population of 19,670 in 10,436 households, and a population density of 188 persons per square kilometre (490 persons/sq mi). The total area of the city is 104.71 square kilometres (40.43 sq mi). In the 1850s, Japan was in political crisis over its increasing inability to maintain its national seclusion policy and the issue of what relations, if any, it should have with foreign powers. For a few years, Shimoda was central to this debate.
21-694: Shimoda may refer to: Places in Japan [ edit ] Shimoda, Shizuoka , a city in Shizuoka Prefecture Shimoda Ropeway , an aerial tramway which climbs Mount Nesugata Shimoda, Aomori , a town in Aomori Prefecture Shimoda Station , a railway station in Oirase, Aomori Prefecture Other uses [ edit ] Shimoda (surname) ,
42-434: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 13 members. The current mayor is Shoichiro Matsuki [ ja ] , who was elected in 2020. The economy of Shimoda is based on tourism (primarily centered on the hot spring resorts and marine sports) and commercial fishing . Shimoda has seven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by
63-518: A Japanese surname Siege of Shimoda (1590), in Shimoda, Shizuoka Shimoda bugyō , 19th-century Japanese title equivalent to commissioner, overseer or governor Shimoda Conference , series of unofficial dialogues between the United States and Japan Treaty of Shimoda (1855), between Japan and Russia See also [ edit ] Ryuichi Shimoda v. The State , a court case by
84-575: A group of five survivors of the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Judith of Shimoda , a play attributed to Bertolt Brecht Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shimoda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shimoda&oldid=1183326489 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
105-596: A more illustrious name, and chose Hōjō , after the line of hereditary regents of the Kamakura shogunate , to which his wife also belonged. So he became Hōjō Ujitsuna , and his father, Ise Shinkurō, was posthumously renamed Hōjō Sōun . The Late Hōjō, sometimes known as the Odawara Hōjō after their home castle of Odawara in Sagami Province , were not related to the earlier Hōjō clan. Their power rivaled that of
126-551: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shimoda, Shizuoka Shimoda is located at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Tokyo . Shimoda's location, with the Amagi Mountains to the north, and the warm Kuroshio Current to the south give the city a humid, sub-tropical climate. Per Japanese census data,
147-633: Is mentioned in Nara period documents as the location to which Prince Ōtsu was exiled in 686 after his failed rebellion, and in Heian period documents in reference to its iron ore deposits. During the Sengoku period it was controlled by the Odawara Hōjō clan , who built a castle (later destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi ). Under the Tokugawa shogunate , Shimoda was tenryō territory directly administered by
168-446: Is no longer in operation. Apart from its role in the opening of Japan, Shimoda is famous for its hot spring resorts and beaches. Tatadohama, Ohama and Iritahama beaches attract many tourists in summer and are popular surfing spots year round, and Iritahama has been voted most beautiful Japanese beach a number of years . Shimoda is also a setting for much of Yasunari Kawabata 's famous short story The Dancing Girl of Izu . Shimoda
189-611: Is the real-world inspiration for Pallet Town in the Pokémon video game and anime series . Shimoda is the town where the 2012 anime Natsuiro Kiseki unfolds. Museums in the area include the Uehara Museum of Modern Art . The Japanese anime television series Natsuiro Kiseki is set in Shimoda. Pallet Town from the Japanese game series Pokémon is geographically placed in the real-world location of Shimoda City, although
210-640: The shōgun . During the Edo period , Shimoda prospered as a seaport, and was a major port of call for coastal vessels travelling between Osaka and Edo . Until 1721, as a security measure, all vessels were obligated to call at Shimoda before proceeding on to Edo. During the Bakumatsu period, Shimoda port was opened to American trade under the conditions of the Convention of Kanagawa , negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry and signed on March 31, 1854. Shimoda
231-502: The Edo period . The heads of the Late Hōjō clan were as follows: Hyouge Mono (へうげもの Hepburn: Hyōge Mono, lit. "Jocular Fellow") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Yamada. It was adapted into an anime series in 2011, and includes a fictional depiction of the Hōjō. The Hōjō are a playable faction in the video game Total War: Shogun 2 . The later Hōjō clan of
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#1732771716694252-513: The Meiji Restoration , Shimoda came under the control of the short-lived Kikuma Domain in 1868, and the equally short-lived Ashigara Prefecture from 1871. The Mikomotoshima Lighthouse was completed in 1870 by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton . It is currently the oldest functioning lighthouse in Japan and is now a National Historic Monument. Ashigara Prefecture was divided between Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures in 1876. With
273-631: The Tokugawa clan , but eventually Toyotomi Hideyoshi eradicated the power of the Hōjō clan in the siege of Odawara (1590) , banishing Hōjō Ujinao and his wife Toku Hime (a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu ) to Mount Kōya , where Ujinao died in 1591. The tea master Yamanoue Sōji , a disciple of Sen no Rikyū , was under the patronage of the Odawara lords. Following their fall, he was brutally executed on orders by Toyotomi Hideyoshi . The clan ruled Sayama Domain in Kawachi Province through
294-578: The Imagawa clan succession crisis in 1476, Shinkurō whose sister was married to Imagawa Yoshitada , Shugo (Governor) of Suruga Province , became associated with the Imagawa clan . At the death of Yoshitada in battle, Shinkurō went down to Suruga Province to support his nephew Imagawa Ujichika . Through this relationship Shinkurō quickly established a base of power in Kantō. His son wanted his lineage to have
315-565: The city government and one public high school operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school. Tsukuba University and Nihon University both have marine biology research centers in Shimoda. Ferry service is available to Niijima and Shikinejima in the Izu Islands . There used to be a ferry service from Shimoda to Shimizu, Shizuoka ; however, it
336-602: The earlier Hōjō clan who had the same name and mon , even though it was not their official family name. The history of the family is written in the Hōjō Godaiki . The clan is traditionally reckoned to be started by Ise Shinkurō , who came from a branch of the prestigious Ise clan, descendants of Taira no Toshitsugu, a family in the direct service of the Ashikaga shoguns , as close advisors and Shugo (Governor) of Yamashiro Province (Ise Sadamichi since 1493). During
357-625: The establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1889, Shimoda Town was formally established within Kamo District . The town was repeatedly bombed in 1945 in the final stages of World War II . Shimoda expanded in March 1955 through the merger of six neighboring towns and villages. In 1958, an All Nippon Airways DC-3 en route from Haneda to Nagoya crashed in the sea off Shimoda, killing three passengers. Shimoda suffered damage from sizeable earthquakes in 1974 and in 1978. Shimoda has
378-483: The fictional town is inspired by creator Satoshi Tajiri ’s own hometown of Machida, Tokyo . Late H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D clan The Later Hōjō clan ( Japanese : 後北条氏 , Hepburn : Go-Hōjō-shi ) was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region . Their last name was simply Hōjō ( 北条 ) , but were called "Later Hōjō" to differentiate between
399-653: The final resting place of US forces personnel that died while serving as a part of the Perry Expedition . Japan's relations with Imperial Russia were also negotiated in Shimoda, and in 1855 the Treaty of Shimoda was signed at Chōraku-ji . In June 1859, with the opening of the port of Yokohama to foreign trade, the port of Shimoda was again closed and the American consulate was relocated to Zenpuku-ji in Edo. After
420-749: The population of Shimoda has been in slow decline since 1980. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Shimoda is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,159 millimetres (45.6 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). Shimoda has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous Jōmon period remains found within city limits. It
441-457: Was also the site of Yoshida Shōin 's unsuccessful attempt to board Perry's Black Ships in 1854. The first American Consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji under Consul General Townsend Harris . Harris negotiated the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the two countries, which was signed at nearby Ryōsen-ji in 1858. Gyokusen-ji is also the location of a small number of foreign graves dating from as early as 1854 marking
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