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Yamaguchi

Meet the multi-arched Kintai-kyo bridge

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Yamaguchi Top 10

  1. The Road to Hagi Yaki
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    The Road to Hagi Yaki

    Hagi
  2. Hagi: Home of Samurai and Pottery
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    Hagi: Home of Samurai and Pottery

    Hagi
  3. Hagi: the Perfect Place for a 2-Day Date
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    Hagi: the Perfect Place for a 2-Day Date

    Hagi
  4. Hagi Has It All
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    Hagi Has It All

    Hagi
  5. Ganryujima
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    Ganryujima

    Culture
  6. Kintaikyo Cherry Blossoms
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    Kintaikyo Cherry Blossoms

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  7. Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival
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    Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival

    Culture
  8. Motonosumi Inari Shrine
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    Motonosumi Inari Shrine

    Culture
  9. Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle
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    Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle

    Culture
  10. The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo
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    The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo

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Upcoming Yamaguchi Events

Azaleas at Mount Ohira
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Azaleas at Mount Ohira

May 1st - May 15th

Yamaguchi's Mount Ohira is just over 600 meters in height, and visitors are able to drive right to the top of it. During spring,..

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Where to eat in Yamaguchi

Musashi Ice Cream Shop
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Musashi Ice Cream Shop

Amanda Ho

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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Hotoritei Café
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Hotoritei Café

Sébastien Duval

Savour diverse food including a vegan lunch plate, vegetarian pancake, and local natsu-mikan orange drink in Hagi city! Enjoy a..

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Places to stay in Yamaguchi

Hagi Komachi
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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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Latest Yamaguchi Reports

Hagi Has It All
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Hagi Has It All

Sarah Nishina

Go on a journey through the streets of Hagi, Yamaguchi, where clear ocean waters, lush mountains, history, and charm will welcome..

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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 sq. km

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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