(Shizuoka no.15)
Michinoeki Kaikoku Shimoda Minato(開国下田みなと)
| Station Name | Kaikoku Shimoda Minato(開国下田みなと) |
|---|---|
| Adress | 1-1 Sotogaoka, Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka |
| map code |  248 024 524*68 |
| Meaning of station Name | "Kaikoku" means liberated isolationism. "Shimoda Ninato" is a port name where this michinoeki locates. Shimoda Port was the first port opened in Japan at the end of the Edo period, and became a symbol of the opening of Japan to the outside world when Perry's fleet arrived in 1854. |
| Rating | ★★☆ |
| Facilities | Souvenir shop, Marine products shop, Restaurant, Conveyor belt sushi, Cafe, Harbor museum |
| Closures | (no closure days) -Restaurant every Wednesday[only winter] |
| Opening Times | 9:00-16:30 -Marine products shop 8:30-16:30 -Restaurant 10:00-15:00 -Conveyor belt sushi 11:00-15:30, 17:30-20:30 -Cafe 10:00-16:30 |
| Regional goodies | dried Kinmedai, boiled kinmedai, kinmedai flour, kinmedai chazuke(rice with tea poured on it), kinmedai monaka |
Michinoeki signbosrd.
Michinoeki facilities
Restaurant serving fish dishes
Perry's Set Meal, the restaurant's specialty. You can taste boiled kinmedai(Izu Peninsula specialties).
Cafe, "Shimoda burger" is a specailty goods.
Conveyor belt sushi
Cruise ships operate from this station.