“An exchange city supported by nature, history and people”- Shimonoseki City

History of Shimonoseki City

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Primitive Age (- B2BC 8C)
			Stoneware was discovered from Sites such as Ayaragigo and Yokono.

Yayoi Era (BC 8C - AD 3C)
			The Doigahama and Ayaragigo Sites were discovered.
193	Chuai	2	Toyora-no-miya was built.

Asuka Era (6C - 8C)
646	Taika	2	Nagato-no-kokufu was established in Chofu.

Nara Era (710 - 794)
741	Tenpyo	13	Provincial temples (monastery and nunnery) were built in Chofu.

Heian Era (794 - 1185)
807	Daido	2	Kobo Daishi trained himself at Kurusonzan Shuzenji Temple
	The end of the Heian Era		Buddha Statute was erected in Anyoji Temple
1185	Juei	4	The battle of Dannoura
1185	Bunji	1	Provincial constable was settled in Nagato Province

Kamakura Era (1192 - 1333)
1281	Koan	4	Yuan troop landed at Murotsu.
1327	Karyaku	2	Kozanji Temple Buddhist Sanctum was built.

Muromachi Era (1338 - 1573)
1359	Enbun	4	Ouchi Hiroyo unified Suo and Nagato
1370	Oan	3	Main shrine of the Sumiyoshi Shrine was founded.
1414	Oei	21	Myoseiji Temple was built.
	During the Oei Era		Priest Iun found a hot spring (Kawatana hot spring)
	During the Eikyo Era		Nishiichi started in Nakamura, Toyota.
1557	Koji	3	Ouchi Yoshinaga committed suicide at Chofukuji Temple (current Kozanji Temple).

Edo Era (1603 - 1867)
1600	Keicho	5	Mori Hidemoto founded a domain in Chofu.
1612	Keicho	17	Duel of Ganryujima Island (Between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi)
	During the Keicho Era		Market was moved to Imaichi in Yata and Nishinoichi began to flourish.
1710	Hoei	7	Direct appeal by Ukiishi Gimin
1864	Genji	1 8	Bombardment of Shimonoseki (engagements by naval forces of Great Britain, the Netherlands, France and the United States)
1864	Genji	1 11	Nakayama Tadamitsu was assassinated in Tasuki Village.
1864	Genji	1 12	Takasugi Shinsaku rose up in arms in Kozanji Temple

Meiji Era (1868 - 1912)
1871	Meji	4 7	Toyoura Prefecture and Kiyosue Prefecture were founded because of the abolishment of the federal clan system and the establishment of prefecture system
1871		4 11	Toyoura branch office was founded in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
1876		9 3	Tsunoshima Island Lighthouse lit for the first time.
1877		10 3	Akamagaseki Police Station was established.
1879		12 9	The Yamaguchi Hundred and Tenth National Bank, Akamagaseki Branch opened.
1880		13 11	Former Akamagaseki Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened.
1883		16 1	Weather station (former local meteorological observatory) was established.
1883		16 8	A new Post Office was built in Sotohama Town, which was the first western style building.
1887		20	Shimonoseki Fortress Artillery Troop was instigated.
1889		22 4	The municipal Akamagaseki City.
1893		26 10	The Bank of Japan Seibu branch was launched.
1895		28 4	The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed.
1896		29 1	Bakan Electric Light Co., Ltd was founded.
1901		34 5	All the lines of Sanyo Railways opened to traffic. Bakan Station opened.
1902		35 6	Akamagaseki City was renamed as Shimonoseki City
1902		35 11	Sanyo Hotel opened.
1905		38 9	Kampu ferry started regular services between Shimonoseki and Busan.
1906		39 3	Water supply started.
1906		39 8	The structure of the British Consulate was completed.
1906		39 12	Sanyo Railways was nationalized.

Taisho Era (1912 - 1926)
1914	Taisho	3 4	Choshu Railways was opened to traffic between Higashi-Shimonoseki and Kogushi.
1918		7 10	Nagato Railways was opened to traffic between Ozuki and Nishiichi.
1924		13 1	The Takibe Elementary School building was completed.
1924		13	Tonoi Post Office was completed.
1926		15 12	Tram service was started between Dannoura and Chofumatsubara