Shunpanro is the historic ryotei where the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino-Japanese War was signed on April 17, 1895. Ito Hirobumi and Mutsu Munemitsu negotiated with Li Hongzhang here. The adjacent Japan-Qing Peace Memorial Museum preserves original furnishings.

Shunpanro is said to have been established as a ryotei and inn in the early Meiji era in Amidaracho, Shimonoseki. In 1887, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi is recorded to have visited the establishment and, after enjoying fugu (blowfish) cuisine, granted the first official permission in Yamaguchi Prefect…