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Shimoda (下田市; -shi) is a
city and
port located in
Shizuoka,
Japan.
As of
2003, the city has an estimated
population of 27,256 and the
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.
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