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Yamaguchi

Blue seas and samurai legacies.

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HagiArchitecture, Shrines & Temples · 20 entriesShimonosekiShrines & Temples, Architecture · 16 entriesYamaguchiShrines & Temples, Art & Crafts · 15 entriesHofuShrines & Temples, Architecture · 7 entriesIwakuniShrines & Temples, Architecture · 7 entriesNagatoShrines & Temples, Nature & Scenery · 6 entries
FEATUREYamaguchi now (autumn)Vivid foliage fills Chomonkyo Gorge and the gardens of Tokoan.See the feature 663highland · CC BY 2.5
Hike AkiyoshidaiHike across one of Japan's largest karst plateaus, dotted with white limestone.Explore AkiyoshidoWalk through the immense limestone caverns beneath the Akiyoshidai plateau.Make Hagi WareShape traditional Hagi pottery, prized for the way it changes through use.

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01Explore AkiyoshidoWalk through the immense limestone caverns beneath the Akiyoshidai plateau.See related entries →Public domain02Hike AkiyoshidaiHike across one of Japan's largest karst plateaus, dotted with white limestone.See related entries →CC BY-SA 2.503Cross TsunoshimaCross the scenic bridge over cobalt water and explore Tsunoshima's coast.See related entries →T yassy · CC BY-SA 4.004Walk Historic HagiWalk World Heritage streets lined with samurai homes and earthen walls.See related entries →yuki5287 · CC BY 2.005Make Hagi WareShape traditional Hagi pottery, prized for the way it changes through use.See related entries →SK10DPB · CC BY-SA 4.006Taste Karato MarketSample fugu, sushi and fresh seafood at Shimonoseki's lively market.See related entries →663highland · CC BY 2.5

NEED TO KNOW

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  • AirportYamaguchi Ube Airport
  • ShinkansenShin-Yamaguchi Station
  • From TokyoAbout 1 hr 40 min by air
  • Best seasonApril–May and October–November
  • Local specialtiesFugu cuisine · Kawara soba · Yamaguchi uiro
  • Typical temperatureSummer: around 27°C / Winter: around 5°C

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LOCAL FOOD / 12

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Kawara Soba

Green tea buckwheat noodles that have been boiled and then grilled, beef stir-fried sweet and salty, shredded egg crepe, green onion and nori are placed on a heated roof tile. Eaten dipped in warm sauce, with lemon and grated daikon with chili.

Area：Kawatana Onsen, Shimonoseki

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Iwakuni-zushi

Chisha leaf vegetable is laid in the bottom of a wooden frame, vinegared rice mixed with fish paste is packed in, and layers of shredded egg crepe, shiitake, denbu fish flakes and vinegared lotus root are built up, then weighted and pressed.

Area：Iwakuni area, throughout the prefecture

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Fuku-sashi

Sashimi of pufferfish sliced thin and arranged on a plate. Eaten with ponzu made from citrus juice and soy sauce, with chives and grated daikon with chili as condiments.

Area：Shimonoseki and Hagi areas

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Chisha Namasu

Torn kakichisha lettuce dressed with a mixed miso of miso ground together with sugar and vinegar, along with dried sardines or whitebait and wakame.

Area：Throughout the prefecture, Kitaura area

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Itokoni

Adzuki beans are simmered slowly so their skins do not burst and seasoned with sugar and salt. They are then combined with a dashi soup containing shiratama (soft rice-flour dumplings), kamaboko fish cake and shiitake, seasoned with salt and soy sauce.

Area：Throughout the prefecture, Kitaura area, Seto Inland Sea side

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Ohira

Chicken is stir-fried, then lotus root, taro, burdock, carrot, dried shiitake, konjac and thick fried tofu are added and fried, simmered in water, and seasoned with sugar, mirin, sake and soy sauce.

Area：Iwakuni area

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Chicken Chicken Gobo

Chicken that has been seasoned and coated in potato starch and burdock cut on the diagonal are each deep-fried, then tossed in a sweet and salty sauce of sugar, soy sauce, sake and mirin.

Area：Throughout the prefecture

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

MICHI-NO-EKI / 24

Michi-no-Eki roadside stations

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There are 24 stations in this prefecture in all (national registry).

Source: MLIT register of Michi-no-Eki

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CITIES & TOWNS / 13

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Hagi 20Shimonoseki 16Yamaguchi 15Hofu 7Iwakuni 7Nagato 6Mine 4Yanai 3Ube 3Shunan 2Kudamatsu 1Suo-Oshima 1Hikari 1

INTERESTS / 13

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Motonosumi Jinja · yuki5287 · CC BY 2.0

Shrines & Temples29 entries

Motonosumi Jinja ／ Hofu Tenmangu

To the list Akiyoshido · Public domain

Nature & Scenery86 entries

Akiyoshido ／ Motonosumi

To the list Yuda Onsen · そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hot Springs2 entries

Yuda Onsen ／ Nagato Yumoto

To the list Hagi · Cyfal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Historic Districts3 entries

Hagi ／ Karato Market

To the list Kozan Park · Saigen Jiro · CC0

Gardens2 entries

Kozan Park ／ Dannoura

To the list Hagi Jokamachi · MChew · CC BY-SA 4.0

Architecture19 entries

Hagi Jokamachi ／ Kintaikyo

To the list Iwakuni White Snake · Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0

Museums7 entries

Iwakuni White Snake ／ Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum

To the list Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art · 663highland · CC BY 2.5

Art & Crafts29 entries

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art ／ Hagi Ware

To the list Akiyoshidai · CC BY-SA 2.5

Contemporary Art6 entries

Akiyoshidai ／ Akiyoshido

To the list Yamaguchi Prefectural Hagi Uragami Museum Ceramics Gallery · Wiki708 · CC BY 3.0

Craft Experiences48 entries

Yamaguchi Prefectural Hagi Uragami Museum Ceramics Gallery ／ Tokuyama Corporation Tokuyama Factory

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Culture & History1 entries

Tatara Ironmaking Heritage of the Choshu Domain

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Festivals1 entries

Goshinkosai

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Food & Markets24 entries

Sakakura Shinbei Kiln ／ Iwakuni Lotus Root Processing Culture

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HIGHLIGHTS

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Shrines & Temples
Nagato

Motonosumi Jinja

One hundred and twenty-three torii run about 100 metres out towards the sea. A comparatively new shrine, built after a white fox appeared in the dream of a local fisherman. The torii went on being dedicated over more than a decade. The same structure as the thousand torii at Fushimi Inari or the lanterns at Kasuga Taisha, still working in postwar Japan.

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Yamaguchi

Steam locomotive C57 No. 1 returns after 6 years as Yamaguchi campaign opens

The Yamaguchi Destination Campaign, a large tourism promotion, began on October 1, with an opening event at Shin-Yamaguchi Station on October 3. That day, the steam locomotive C57 No. 1, nicknamed "the Lady," returns after 6 years, departing Shin-Yamaguchi for Tsuwano.

source: Oidemase Yamaguchi Tourism Campaign Council / JR West
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Women rangers return Darwin's rheas to the wild in Chile

In Chile's Patagonia National Park, a women-led ranger team returned 13 Darwin's rheas to the wild in April 2026. Working with the Rewilding Chile Foundation, they care for the birds around the clock; surveys once estimated only about 11 to 15 remained.

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New 210-million-year-old dinosaur species named from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba shore

A new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, has been described from rocks about 210 million years old in Matusadona National Park on the shore of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The bipedal, not-yet-adult animal was about 4.5 metres long, and the find suggests Zimbabwe's dinosaur fauna differed from South Africa's.

source: Phys.org (The Conversation)

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