Shimodate, Japan
下館市
Shimodate is a town of 63,666 people in Ibaraki, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
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Population63,666
GeoNames
Local name下館市
RegionIbaraki
Elevation34 m
112 ft
FoundedApril 1, 1889
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportIbaraki Airport (IBR)
41 km
Why visit Shimodate
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 34 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Shimodate
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About Shimodate
Shimodate (下館市, Shimodate-shi) was a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Shimodate, Ibaraki (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes34
SAPA COFFEE
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.8 km
Mo,We-Fr 10:00-20:30; Tu off; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00
22 more on the map.
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Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping8
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Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare5
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Map of Shimodate
78 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Chikusei 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- Yūki 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Oyama 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Tochigi 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Tsukuba 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Koga 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Tsuchiura 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Sano 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Kasukabe 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Kazo 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yuki Shinkin Bank Shimodate Minami Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Tsukuba Bank Smile Plaza Shimodate, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kanto Railway Shimodate station, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kanto-railway-Shimodate-station-platform-20211106-150100, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pref. Road Repair Memorial, Shimodate, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kanto-railway-Shimodate-station-platform, LERK, CC BY 3.0
- Shimodate station North Side, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ibaraki Prefectural Road No. 305 Shimodate Station Line, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimodate SPICA, Chikusei City Hall 3, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimodate SPICA, Chikusei City Hall, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimodate SPICA, Chikusei City Hall 2, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimodate station from SPICA building, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Movie theater trace of Shimodate cinema 1, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimodate ramen 001, Ocdp, CC0
- Ibaraki prefectural road route 306 (Shimodate station-Ara line) in otsu(Ara-machi),Chikusei city, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shimodate Haguro Shrine 1, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 下館 Shimodate (55137747187), nagi usano from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 4.0
- 下館 Shimodate (55138628801), nagi usano from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 4.0
- Chikusei City Shimodate Junior High School, Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
- Chikusei City Shimodate Elementary School, Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
- Chikusei City Central Library, Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
- Ibaraki Prefectural Shimodate 1st High School, Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
- Chikusei Public Library Central Branch Riverside, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (8), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 60D, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (1), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio, くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 20D, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (7), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 60D, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅前 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 傘の自動販売機 (48071697907), Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (3), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 500D, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (4), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 500D, CC BY 3.0
- JR下館駅舎, Yukudora, CC0
- Chikusei Public Library Central Branch Main 01, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (6), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 60D, CC BY 3.0
- Moka-railway-DE10-1535-20110805, LERK, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (5), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 60D, CC BY 3.0
- 下館駅 - panoramio (2), くろふね This photo was taken with Canon EOS 500D, CC BY 3.0
- Japanese-national-railways-C11-325-20120716, LERK, CC BY-SA 3.0
- マルフク - panoramio (56), heriheri, CC BY 3.0
- ISS023-E-27865 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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