Kanmon Pedestrian tunnel, in Kitakyushu-city

Only the place in the world !   You can cross the strait on foot. The Kanmon Strait, separating

Honshu and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and 

large ships a day passing through it.

How to cross the strait on foot

Karato Fish Market, in Shimanoseki

Karato Fish Market, is a fish market in Shimonoseki establish in 1933, and the blowfish

trading volume is Japan’s highest. This market is not only the wholesale market of fresh

fishes taken in the sea around Shimonoseki but also the retail market for general consumers

of fishes, marine products and sushi.

Plenty of tourists including oversea people visit and enjoy shopping.

The Special event is “Iki iki Bakngai” which is the food stall event held every weekend

Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.

There are so many kinds of seafood stalls that you’ll be spoiled for choice with Sushi, hearty

seafood bowls and seafood soup. We recommend having lunch of purchased sushi

overlooking the Kanmon Straits in front of you.