Shimoda, Shizuoka

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Shimoda (下田市; -shi) is a city and port in Shizuoka, Japan.

In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 27,256 and a population density of 260.40 persons per km². The total area is 104.67 km².

The port was opened to American trade under the conditions of the Treaty of Kanagawa, negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry, March 31 1854.

The city was founded on January 1 1971.

See also

• Treaty of Kanagawa
• Matthew Perry

External links

• Official website (http://www.city.shimoda.shizuoka.jp/) in Japanese

Shizuoka Prefecture
Cities
Atami | Fuji | Fujieda | Fujinomiya | Fukuroi | Gotenba | Hamakita | Hamamatsu | Ito | Iwata | Izu | Izunokuni | Kakegawa | Kikugawa | Kosai | Mishima | Numazu | Omaezaki | Shimada | Shimoda | Shizuoka (capital) | Susono | Tenryu | Yaizu
Districts
Fuji | Haibara | Hamana | Ihara | Inasa | Iwata | Kamo | Shida | Shuchi | Sunto | Tagata
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