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  • Aspirante
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Ebisumachi 1-1-28
    This is a local community center in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It serves as a base for local cultural activities, and holds many art related events like art shows, concerts, and lectures. They also host music classes and seminars, doll-making workshops, observation outings, and other events.

    When you Go out JR station from the north exit, you can find it on your right hand side. It is a kind of community center. The monuments in front of the building are quite noticeable.

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  • Hagi Castle Ruins
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Horiuchi 1-1
    "The castle ruins in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, now being maintained as ""Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park"". Visitors can view historic sites such as the ""Ruins of the Castle Tower"", ""Nashibake Tea House"" and ""Bansei Bridge"" in the park. It has been selected as a national historic site and is also famous as a cherry blossom spot where visitors can view 500 Yoshino cherry trees, and the more unusual Midori Yoshino cherry blossoms, in spring."
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  • Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Houhokuchoukandakami 891-8
    These grounds are a museum of ruins near Doigahama Beach, and the area is preserved as Doigahama Yayoi Park. The ruins, roughly 9,500 square meters wide, have produced human bones, pottery, burial goods, and many other excavation items, which are on display in the museum. They also have events like Excavation Events, where you can try excavating bones and shell rings, and Shell Ring Making.

    ずっと、いつか行きたいと思っていました、やっと実現しました。 周りに人も車も少なく、定休日かと思いましたが、やってました。 大変、分かりやすく展示されており、小学生の娘も興味深く見学してました。 ビデオ上映や、ボタンを押して音声が流れるような説明のものが、多くありました。 レストランもありましたが、そこは少し微妙だったのでやめました。

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  • SHIMONOSEKI MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF MODERN FORERUNNERS: TANAKA KINUYO MEMORIAL HALL
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Tanakamachi 5-7

    基本的には有料なのですが、 ちょうど見学したときは下関市電の 無料展示をしてました。 鉄道好きなので正直うれしかったです。 基本有料です。

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  • Beppu Benten Pond
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Mineshi Shuhouchoubeppu Water
    A fresh spring pond located on the grounds of Beppu Itsukushima-jinja Shrine in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. This mystical pond sparkles cobalt blue in the sunlight, and it is one of the top sightseeing destinations in the Akiyoshi-dai Plateau area. The waters of the pond, welling up from the limestone of the karst plateau, are rich in calcium, and are a cold 14°C. Selected as one of Japan’s 100 most famous waters, locals also use its waters for cooking, washing vegetables, and other daily lives. There is a water station near the pond for people to draw fresh spring water. Legend has it that the spring burst forth after the elder of a town facing a water shortage prayed here to the goddess Benzaiten as instructed in a dream, and each year on the first Sunday in September, a Benten Festival is held and a dance called the Beppu Nenbutsu Odori is offered to the goddess.
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  • Bisha-no-Hana
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Yoshimo Ozaki
    This cape of the westernmost part of Honshu in Shimonoseki City has a 500ーmeter promenade with an observation deck, which you can use to look over the expansive ocean and islands. Many tourists come to see the lighthouse of the northernmost part of the Seto Inland Sea near the cape, as well as the 1,000-year-old Kawatana no Kusu no Mori (a single camphor tree that looks like a forest).
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  • Rurikoji Temple
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kouzanchou 7-1
    This Soto Zen Buddhist temple was founded in 1471. It was reportedly built by Sue Hirofusa's wife to honor him after his passing. Originally called Anyoji Temple, the name later changed to Rurikoji Temple. It was relocated to its present spot in 1604 from Nihotakano in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The five-story pagoda on the precincts is considered to be the tenth oldest outdoor structure in Japan. There are also many historic spots from the time of the Meiji Restoration, like the tomb of Mori Takachika, the feudal lord during the period.
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  • Hofu Science Museum “Solar”
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    Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Kotobukicho 6-41
    This science hall in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture stands out for its exhibits focusing on the sun. The first floor has a circular screen which shows films with special lighting and sound systems, and when the films aren't running it plays a real time video of the sun collected by the Solar 6 Connected Solar Telescopes. The second floor introduces the evolution of life and has regular science shows and other events.

    子供向けに科学に関する体験学習ができる常設展、個別のテーマについて特集する企画展、その他のイベントが行われていた。常設展は目新しいものはなく基本的なもので小学生向き、企画展は大人まで楽しめるものもあると思った。外にはパラボラ糸電話やロープウェー、簡単な遊具もあり、あっと言わせる斬新さはないが、企画展やイベントをうまく捉えればファミリーで来ても各世代でそれなりに楽しめそう。ドームは螺旋通路を登りなが...

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  • Fujiwara Yoshie Memorial Museum (Koyokan)
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Amidaijicho 3-14
    A memorial hall in Amidaiji-cho, Shimonoseki City. It's dedicated to Yoshie Fujiwara, the world-renowned singer from Shimonoseki. Reservations are required when visiting. The building was constructed as the home for the son of the president of Holme Ringer & Co., a British trading company. It was later the official residence of the British consul.

    世界的なオペラ歌手であった藤原義江の記念館。日清講和会議が開かれた春帆楼から山沿いに続く李鴻章道の上に建っています。かつて英国系商社ホーム・リンガー商会の社長令息の住宅でシンプルな外観の建物です。下関が生んだダンディー歌手の歌声が館内に流れています。

  • Yanai Nishigura Storehouse
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    Yamaguchi Yanai-shi Yanai 3700-8
    A classic storehouse located within the Shirakabe Townscape, a row of houses featuring white plaster walls and latticed windows that is a registered Nation's Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. This one-story wood building was built during the late Taisho period and within its white plastered walls you can try your hand at making Yanai's traditional Goldfish Paper Lanterns or weaving the Yanai stripe patterned fabric. The building holds a great sense of history and was in fact used as a soy sauce storehouse as late as 1985. The building was reborn as a complex tourist facility in 2001 as a gallery and hands-on workshop. Alongside the hands-on experiences they also hold a variety of exhibitions including photography contests and painting displays.

    地元の名産金魚造りなどが体験できるところです。写真撮影について年配のスタッフ(男)に聞いたら奥の女性を指さしてあちらに、その女性に聞いたら別の男性を指して・・、ただその男性は来客対応中でした。撮影の可否ぐらいスタッフで分からないものかなと感じます。張り紙ぐらいすればお手を煩わすことがないのですが。

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  • Fugenji Temple
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    Yamaguchi Hikari-shi Murozumi 8-6-1
    "An ancient Buddhist temple founded in the year 1006. Since long ago faithful from all over the country have believed in it as the ""Bodhisattva of the Sea."" The inner part of the temple grounds has a dry landscape garden with skillfully harmonized trees and stones which is said to have been created by Sesshu. It's renowned because it was made during the period when dry landscape garden construction began in earnest. It has been designated as a prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty. In 1865 it served as the headquarters for the Choshu Domain troops known as the South Kihei Army as the Tokugawa period drew to a close; it's famous for being the place where about 400 soldiers met their ends."

    大きな仁王門があり、お堀に囲まれた立派なお寺。お寺だけでなく、戦前の国際連盟の脱退や日独伊三国同盟で有名な外交官（このあたりの生まれ）松岡洋右の顕彰碑がお寺の裏の方にひっそりと建っていた。また、お寺の裏の駐車場の近くには、峨嵋山の自然探求歩道の入り口があった。お寺の隣には雪舟の庭園と言われる枯山水の庭園があったが、100円を箱に入れて見ることができた。この庭に入る前に警備システムが監視音を発してい...

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  • Hirobumi Ito Museum
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    Yamaguchi Hikari-shi Tsukari 2250-1
    A museum displaying personal items of Japan's first Prime Minister, Hirobumi Ito. You can learn about Japan from the end of the Edo period to the end of the Meiji period in a building featuring Meiji brick construction. The steel-framed, one-story structure with a floor area of 534.36 square meters is located between Hirobumi Ito's birthplace and former residence, providing a symbolic connection between his childhood and later life. The exhibition room displays his uniform, the first 1,000 yen note with his portrait (issued in 1963), and furniture that he used at his villa in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture.

    当地出身の伊藤博文公を記念する公園。洋風の旧別邸、茅葺の生家、ゆかりの品や功績を説明する記念館、山口県出身の総理大臣が立てた顕彰碑、そして「旧千円札の顔出し写真撮影スポット」等があった。記念館だけは有料だが、それ以外は無料だった。駐車場は道路の向かいにあった。休日に行ったら、駐車場はそこそこ混んでいた。駐車場のとなりにカフェとトイレがあった。ちょっと立ち寄って休憩するには良いスポットだった。

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  • Kanmon Tunnel Pedestrian Walkway (Shimonoseki Exit)
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi-Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Moji-ku
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  • Yamaguchi Historical Museum
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kasugachou 5-1
    This museum educates visitors on the history, culture and folklore of Yamaguchi City. It preserves and exhibits valuable materials and documents. Apart from the regular displays, it also runs special exhibits related to Yamaguchi. The museum has an Ancient Manuscript Library, and during summer vacation they hold lessons for children.

    山口駅から周辺を散策にて寄りました。 人は少なく、ゆっくりと観ることができました。「信仰でたどる江戸時代」と言う企画展が開催されていました。 関西方面へ旅行した道中記の内容が展示していて、有名な神社などを行き、近くで食事したなどが書いてあり、昔の旅行も今と変わらないと思いした○

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  • Hagiyaki Shiryokan Museum
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    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Horiuchi 502-6
    This museum is near the entrance to the Hagi Castle ruins. Its exhibits include several hundred pieces of historically important pottery, including works from official Hagi Domain kilns, early Edo period Matsumoto Kiln pieces, and works from the early Sannose Kiln. Hagi-yaki pottery originated when Korean potters were brought to Hagi after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of the Korean Peninsula, and it prospered as an official service for the lords of the Hagi Domain. This museum displays famous pieces that were found sleeping in the old homes of Hagi and inherited from ancestors, and offers a chance to learn about both Hagi-yaki pottery and local history.

    萩城跡の駐車場から入口までのあいだにあり、帰りに立ち寄りました。萩焼自体普段あまり目にすることがないので、ここで初めて萩焼がどんなものか見ることになりました。落ち着いた焼き物で、ここに置いてあるものは値段がはるものが中心でした。

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  • Yoshika Taibi Memorial Museum
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki Higashi Eikyu mountain 426-1
    This museum is located in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and exhibits pottery wares of the famed Hagi-yaki potter Taibi Yoshika and local ceramic artists. In addition, watercolor paintings, pottery tools and raw materials, etc. are displayed. Events such as Hagi-yaki pottery experience programs, to promote culture, are also held.

    吉賀大眉記念館は、その名の通り萩焼の名陶芸家吉賀大眉さんや萩にゆかりのある作品を収集した美術館で、東萩駅より自動車で5分ほどの場所にあります。上品な特徴を持つような萩焼の美しさを堪能することができて、特に花器や古来の作品で出土されたような作品なんか、歴史の重みを感じます。

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  • Kaikyo Yume Tower
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Buzendachou 3-3-1
    Opened in 1996, the 153-meter-high Kaikyo Yume Tower is an important landmark of the Kanmon Straits. The Tower is the central building of the Yamaguchi International Trade & Cultural Center (also known as “Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki”) in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. From the observatory, at a height of 143 meters, visitors can look down on the Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu), and along the coast from Ganryu-jima Island across to Hibikinada on the Kyushu side of the Straits. The sight of the sun going down behind Hibikinada, and the nightscape, are very romantic, and the Tower is also illuminated at nighttime. The Kaikyo Yume Tower is renowned as a “Sanctuary for Lovers,” and couples account for many of the visitors to the Tower.
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  • Roadside Station Aio
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Aiohigashi 1520-4
    This Roadside Station is in Yamaguchi City offering Japanese tiger prawns caught freshly in Aio, a town facing the Seto Inland Sea, as well as fresh fish, vegetables and flowers. Visitors can enjoy the unique cuisine of Aio by trying a fried shrimp dish using two complete shrimps, or shrimp rice gruel at the restaurant area.

    旅の途中立ちよりました。 大型車は止められず普通車も10台分が限度です。 食事は焼き飯と書かれた海老チャーハンが安くて美味しい(o^-^o) 行かれる方食べて見てはo(^-^)o

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  • Chofu Mori Residence
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Choufusoushamachi 4-10
    This is a residence built in 1903 by Mori Mototoshi, who was the 14th generation head of the Mori family. Some rooms have been left as they were at that time as a result of also being used as lodgings for Emperor Meiji. You can command a view of three types of garden from the stately main wing of this house which is an example of a samurai residence structure: the three types of garden are the “Chisen Kaiyushiki” (strolling pond) garden, the “Shoin” (lit. drawing room) garden and a traditional Japanese dry landscape garden. This place is also well known as a famous spot for viewing of autumn leaves.

    庭の緑が綺麗です。邸内はいくつも部屋があって、古い鴨居や木の襖など珍しい作りとなってます。お金を払えば抹茶なども頂けます。着物も無料で来て写真撮影も出来ます。この暑い季節に無料のお茶が暑いのは勘弁。

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  • Kitamuki Jizoson
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    Yamaguchi Ube-shi Nishikiwa
    A Jizo Bodhisattva statue in Kamikatakura Nishikiwa, Ube City. It is said that a visit there provides benefits such as recovery from illness; wafting the smoke from incense burned in offering on the affected part of the body is said to produce the best results. In addition to regular festivals on the 24th of each month, special festivals are held in January, April, and August.

    正直、寂しい場所ですね＞＜ただ、法仏殿には、藤井フミヤの、色紙のサインが、飾っていました＾＾正直驚いています。24日は、法仏殿は、無料開放ですので、ぜひ、確かめに、行ってください。隣近所には、お寺も、ありますが、ほとんど、使われていない、公民館がありますが、天理教の支部として、貸し出したら、活性化されると、思われます。最近、山を、切り開いていますが、段々の、墓場として、募集されると、人が、集まりま...

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Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.

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