Several ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have been named ''Shimokita'':
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JDS ''Shimokita'' (LST-4002) (1961), ex-US ''LST-835'' acquired by Japan in 1961. Later sold to the Philippine Navy
* , a tank landing ship commissioned in 2002
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship names
Japanese Navy ship names