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Meet the multi-arched Kintai-kyo bridge

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Top Attractions in Yamaguchi

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Yamaguchi Top 10

  1. Ganryujima
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    Ganryujima

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

    Activities
  3. Goldfish Lanterns in Yanai
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    Goldfish Lanterns in Yanai

    Culture
  4. SL Yamaguchi-go Steam Train
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    SL Yamaguchi-go Steam Train

    Transportation
  5. Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival
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    Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival

    Culture
  6. Kintaikyo Festival
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    Kintaikyo Festival

    Culture
  7. Shimonoseki: Kanmon Straits
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    Shimonoseki: Kanmon Straits

    Culture
  8. Tsunoshima Ohama Campground
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    Tsunoshima Ohama Campground

    Activities
  9. Motonosumi Inari Shrine
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    Motonosumi Inari Shrine

    Culture
  10. Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle
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    Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle

    Culture

Upcoming Yamaguchi Events

William Morris Exhibition
Culture

William Morris Exhibition

Nov 6th - Dec 20th

William Morris was a British textile designer who was associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. An exhibition at the..

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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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Karato Market 7
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Karato Market

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Karato Market in Shimonoseki offers up fresher than fresh seafood right by Shimonoseki Port. The region's specialty of fugu..

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Places to stay in Yamaguchi

Hotel Resort Mihagi
Western

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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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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Latest Yamaguchi Reports

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport

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Yamaguchi Prefecture has two airports - Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport is located in the east of the prefecture, and offers close proximity..

Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport

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The Yamaguchi Ube Airport is Honshu's westernmost airport, and provides connectivity to Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The airport..

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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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