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Yamaguchi

Meet the multi-arched Kintai-kyo bridge

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kintaikyo (Photo: kintaikyo – Kenta Mabuchi / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Top Attractions in Yamaguchi

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Yamaguchi Top 10

  1. The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo
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    The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo

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  2. Akiyoshidō Cave, an Exploration
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    Akiyoshidō Cave, an Exploration

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  3. Yamaguchi Makes NY Times 2024 Travel List
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    Yamaguchi Makes NY Times 2024 Travel List

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  4. Ganryujima
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    Ganryujima

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  5. Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
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    Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival

    Yamaguchi City
  6. Akiyoshidai Karst and Caves
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    Akiyoshidai Karst and Caves

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  7. Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival
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    Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival

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  8. Top 10 Experiences in Yamaguchi
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    Top 10 Experiences in Yamaguchi

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  9. Tokuyama Railway Festival
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    Tokuyama Railway Festival

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  10. Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival
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    Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival

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Upcoming Yamaguchi Events

Shimonoseki Fugu Festival 2025
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Shimonoseki Fugu Festival 2025

Mid Feb

Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is often regarded as Japan's fugu (pufferfish) capital, and an annual festival at the Nanfu..

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Where to eat in Yamaguchi

Musashi Ice Cream Shop
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Musashi Ice Cream Shop

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After crossing Kintai Bridge, in the front of Kikko Park, there are at least three ice cream shops. One had about twenty flavors,..

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Places to stay in Yamaguchi

Hagi Komachi
Ryokan

Hagi Komachi

Mandy Bartok

Relax in your seaside room or in the ocean front onsen and enjoy delicious local seafood at Hagi Komachi in northern Yamaguchi..

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Hotel Resort Mihagi
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Hotel Resort Mihagi

Mandy Bartok

Hotel Resort Mihagi puts you right in the heart of Hagi's action, while offering you the perfect place to unwind at the end..

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About Yamaguchi

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chugoku
Island Honshu
Capital Yamaguchi
Population 1,451,338
Area 6112.30 km²

The westernmost prefecture of Honshu, Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) played a vital role during the Meiji Restoration (known then as Choshu), overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate and establishing the new imperial government. As a result of its political influence, four of Japan’s first nine Prime Ministers were from Yamaguchi.

Shimonoseki serves as the western gateway to Japan’s main island from Kyushu, as the Kanmon Bridge, running between Shimonoseki and Moji, Fukuoka, connects the two islands. A marker for the site of the decisive Battle of Dannoura in 1185 can be found near it. Just off the coast is Ganryuu-jima, the site of the legendary duel between Japan’s greatest swordsmen, Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. If you like Japanese history, Yamaguchi is the place for you.

Other places of note include Ruriko Temple and the Hagi Castle Town, while Tsunoshima-ohashi and Kintai-kyo are two of Japan’s most scenic bridges.

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