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  • Akiyoshidai Eco Museum
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    Yamaguchi Mine-shi Mitocho Aka 2368-1
    This is the visitor's center for Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park. It is adjacent Taishodo cavern, a limestone cavern full of variation, and offers an introduction to the geology, history and nature of Akiyoshidai plateau. The hall holds various activity areas to engage all five senses, and you can enjoy learning about the natural environment, and ecological system of Akiyoshidai through images, models, and touch panel search machines. The Cave Interior Field offers cave simulation lessons on the creation of stalactites and stalagmites, as well as the flora and fauna in the cave.

    やっぱり秋吉台に行ったのなら、自然そのものに触れる時間を多くとったほうが満足感が高いと思います。時間にゆとりがあるなら訪れるのも良いかも。

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  • Hagi Castle Town
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    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Gofukumachi
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  • Senjojiki
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Nagatoshi Hekinaka 1138-1
    An expansive grass-covered plain on a hill in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 333 meters above sea level. The Sea of Japan and vast open blue sky stretch away far into the distance, and visitors can see all the way to Six islands in Hagi City as well as Mishima Island. A popular camping destination where you can enjoy the wonders of nature as well, in summer boats burning fires to lure fish at night create a beautiful scene on the ocean waters. At the mountain hut-style Country Kitchen café, you can enjoy lunch, a light meal, or a beverage.
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  • Yahata Lifelong Learning Village
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    Yamaguchi Oshima-gun Suooshima Cho Kuka 1102-1
    """Machishu culture"" is the culture of the common people built up in the Kuka area, which was a part of the industrial structure from the middle ages to early modern period. The Yahata Lifelong Learning Village is a learning facility with a library, pottery museum and early Showa period farmhouse as a base for handing down the culture of the town. Visitors can learn about unique urban planning and culture through the exhibition of tools and daily necessities used by soy sauce brewers, ship builders, blacksmiths and others. In addition to regular pottery classes, the museum also offers one-day pottery workshops such as forming pottery by hand instead of using a potter's wheel, slab building, and making a pottery lathe."

    This museum has a very nice collection. It is worth seeing, but unfortunately, the descriptions is only written in japanese so you might want to ask your friends for translation.

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  • Mitajiri Saltpan Memorial Industrial Park
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    Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Hamakata 381-3
    Hofu, located in central region of Yamaguchi prefecture, prospered for nearly 260 years from the mid-Edo period to the 1950s as Japan's top salt producing region. They've restored a traditional Irihama-style saltpan facility in one part of the site of the salt field and you can learn how salt is made. The towering chimneys still stand over the park letting you imagine the trials and tribulations of salt production. With at least one-week prior reservation you can also experience for yourself some of the processes of making Mitajiri salt using the traditional Irihama-style manufacturing methods.

    入場料はかかるが、展示室をみた後で、スタッフの人が屋外の塩田再現体験施設を逐一説明してくれた。時間は展示室を含め、1時間以上かかったが、塩田による製塩法、他の製塩法との違い、長州藩との関係等、とてもよく理解できた。本当は実際に体験できれば良いが、これだけでも十分だった。以前、広島の竹原の塩田の展示施設に寄ったことがあるが、写真と説明書きと当時の道具の展示だけで、よく分からなかった。再現施設を見なが...

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  • Chofu Garden
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Choufukuromonhigashimachi 8-11
    This is a garden in Shimonoseki City. It is the site of the residence of Nishi Yukinaga, one of the chief vassals of the Chofu Mori Domain. The study building, the tea house and Japanese-style gazebo remain set around the pond at the center. The warehouses scattered around the garden are now shops that sell famous confectionery of Shimonoseki and accessories, as well as exhibit and sell art, and offer tourist information. Visitors are able to freely explore the large garden while enjoying the nature.
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  • Kannon Suisha Dekamarukun
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Mikawamachinekasa 3039
    "Located a 30-minute drive from the Iwakuni Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway or the Muikaichi Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway, this huge water wheel 12 meters in diameter was made using specially made cedar in 1990. It is near ""Negasaiwaya Kannon,"" where a wooden Buddha state dedicated by Kobo Daishi is said to have become a Buddha statue like stalactite over a long period of time after being exposed to water droplets including lime, and it suddenly appears when you approach along the path to the temple. It reopened after renovations in March 2010."
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  • Mine Fossil Museum
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    2 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Mine-shi Ominecho Higashi
    Yamaguchi prefecture, along with Iwate and Kochi, is one of Japan's top fossil producing areas. This fossil museum, about a five-minute walk from Mine Station, is exhibiting with a focus on the themes of vertebrates, ammonites and insects which are likely to be interested among the various fossils produced. The exhibits offer a more sensuous experience so that even children can easily learn about the fossils. They also offer the experiential learning program digging fossils from raw stone.

    化石採掘をしたかったのですが、美祢市でディキノドンが発見され、しばらく閉鎖に。せっかくなのでこちらの見学をさせていただきました。何億年前の・・・とか、このあたりでヒョウやトラの化石が発掘・・・とか、普段考えることのない地球生誕の神秘の謎に意識がタイムスリップし、悠々たる時空間を漂っているような、とてもいい時間が過ごせました。次回は自分で採掘したいです。

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  • Kanmon Straits
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    Shimonoseki City Yamaguchi
    "The straits separating Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture from Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture. Kanmon gets its name from the ""seki"" (also read as ""kan"") in Shimonoseki and the ""mon"" in Monji in Kitakyushu City. Kanmon tunnel passes under the sea, while there is also Kanmon Bridge over an express highway. It is also known for a battle on Ganryujima Island between Musashi MIYAMOTO and Kojiro SASAKI in 1612."
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  • Oshima Bridge
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    Yamaguchi Prefecture Oshima-gun Suo Prefecture Oshima-cho/Yanai City
    A 1,020-meter-long bridge between Yanai City and Suo-Oshima Town, Oshima County in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The bridge was constructed with continuous trusses on the world’s first multi-pillar foundation in order to combat tidal damage. There is a footpath on the east side of the bridge, which guests can walk or bike along. It’s a very popular spot to shoot scenes for movies and commercials.
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  • KDDI Parabola Pavilion
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Nihonakagou 123
    This tour facility is on the grounds of the KDDI Yamaguchi Satellite Communication Center, the largest satellite facility in Japan. In addition to displaying the Ariane Rocket, a satellite launch vehicle, it also offers education on various satellite communication related equipment like solar power generators, undersea cables, and more. You can also observe an array of massive parabola antennas from the observation platform.

    あまり興味がなく団体旅行の観光に入っていたので いったのですが、人工衛星のことなど普段きけないことが きけて勉強になりました。

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  • Birthplace of Kusaka Genzui
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    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Hiyakomachi 537-2
    "This is the ruin of Kusaka Genzui's former residence. Genzui was a loyalist in the late Edo period and, along with Takasugi Shinsaku, called one of the ""Twin Jewels of Shokason-juku Academy."" This space is found in Hagi Castle town, near to Kankitsu Park and the former Tanaka Villa, and hosts a stele bearing a memorial poem. Kusaka Genzui was born in 1840, and was called by Yoshida Shoin, the master of Shokason-juku Academy, ""a young man bearing the greatest wisdom in Bocho [the region currently known as Yamaguchi]."" He committed suicide at the age of 25, earning him deeper fame for leading the domain theory to Sonno Joi (revere the emperor, expel the western barbarians) political philosophy. Hagi's Central Park, about a five-minute walk from the stele, also holds a gallant statue of the young Genzui."

    高杉晋作とともに“松下村塾の双璧”と称されていた幕末の志士・久坂玄瑞の旧宅跡。宿泊先「リゾートホテル美萩」のレンタサイクルを利用し10分ほどで到着しました。現在は、追悼の和歌が刻まれた「久坂玄瑞君追憶碑」など３つの石碑が建っているだけです。見逃してしまいそうな場所にありますので、事前に地図で確認しておいた方が良いと思います。萩市役所前発着の循環バスを利用する場合は、西回りの「晋作くん」に乗り「久坂...

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  • Tabuse Folk Museum
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    3.0
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    Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Tabuse Cho Shimotabuse 875-6
    A local museum located a five-minute walk from Tabuse Station. The personal items of well-known figures with ties to the area are on display. These include the locally born Prime Ministers Shinsuke Kishi and Eisaku Sato (who were brothers), the novelist Doppo Kunikida, and the educator Yurin Tominaga. Exhibits include medals, important documents, and beloved personal items from various countries. Visitors can recall their accomplishments through panel displays presenting their biographies and audio recordings of historical speeches. In the first floor Archaeological Hall you can see a model of the Kunimori Burial Mound, which is estimated to be the oldest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as well as artifacts excavated from the site.

    田布施駅から徒歩で５分くらいにある無料の郷土館です。岸信介、佐藤栄作宰相の展示があります。民俗資料室では「綿 繰り器」などが展示してありました○

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  • Yuzuya Honten (flagship shop)
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki Higashi Nagoya 1189
    This shop creates and sells hand-made citrus products with absolutely no preservatives, coloring, or additives from summer oranges, sour oranges, yuzu citruses, which are the specialty fruits of Hagi. At the direct-sales shop the fresh natsumikan (summer orange) juice is popular, while such items for order as the sliced natsumikan, marmalade and yuzu citrus vinegar are arrayed for tasting. During certain seasons, one can watch them make the citrus products.

    家族で萩にドライブに訪れた際に立ち寄り。 美味しい夏みかんジュースや、色鮮やかなマーマレード、 柑橘果汁を使ったぽん酢や調味料など、無添加にこだわった高品質の 柑橘加工製品の数々を試食しながらお買い物が楽しめます。 どれもとても美味しいのでお土産にはピッタリかと。 国定公園「笠山」の自然に囲まれながら、子供達は ここでしか味わえないという人気のソフトクリームを嬉しそうに完食！ 店員さんも対応が親...

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  • Iwakuni Art Museum Kashiwara Collection
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Yokoyama 2-10-27
    "Located an eight-minute drive from the Iwakuni Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway, this is one of the few art museums in Japan for old armor, and is in front of Iwakuni Castle Ropeway Mountain Foot Station. Storing approximately 6,000 pieces of armor such as suit armor and swords from the Nara period (710-794) to the Edo period (1603-1868), old documents, writings and old mirrors, it exhibits about 200 pieces including the famous Kawanakajima Kassenzu, a folding screen with eight panels painted the battle of Kawanakajima. In addition to the ""Life and Death Culture"" exhibition, which introduces armor with the lives of samurai, and ""Cultures of Life"" exhibition, which introduces the traditional culture that colored the lives of samurai, various special exhibitions and exhibitions are also held."
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  • Shirasaki Hachimangu
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    Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Imazu 6-12-23
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  • Myokengu Jutoji Temple
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    Yamaguchi Kudamatsu-shi Naka 1-10-15
    A Buddhist temple located in 1 Chome, Nakaichi, Kudamatsu City. It's an ancient temple honored as the guardian deity of the Ouchi clan, whose influence in Yamaguchi Prefecture expanded until the Sengoku period. Temple lore says it was built by Rinsho Taishi, the founder of the Ouchi clan. Daikokuten (one of the Seven Lucky Gods) is also enshrined, and the Daikoku Market is held there annually on January 7th.

    真言宗御室派の寺院でしたが、寺号の先には鳥居が立ち、参道先の山門もまるで神社のように見えてしまいました。正面の本堂以外にもお堂が立ち、広い境内の中には境内社も立つ事から神仏習合時代の名残のように見受けられました。

  • Lake Beisen
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Kudamatsushi Seto
    A lake at Suetakegawa Dam in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Lake Beisenko park is maintained on the shore and is where a variety of regular events, including the Lake Beisenko Summer Jamboree, are held. It is also known as a famous fishing spot which attracts many visitors with their black bass.
  • Foot Bath and Drinking Springs, in front of Yuda Hot Springs Tourist Information
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Yudaonsen 2-1-23
    "These are foot bath facilities in Yamaguchi City, and refers to six locations in the Yuda Hot Springs town center. The foot baths are at Inoue Park, in front of Yuda Onsen station, in front of the Tourist Information Center, within the community center, ""Sunfresh Yamaguchi"", and on Yunomachi Street"". All the baths are free of charge and are frequented by both hot spring guests and local residents."
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  • DREAM SHIP Shimonoseki City Lifelong Learning Plaza
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Hosoechou 3-1-1
    A social education center in Shimonoseki City. As the base site for cultural exchange, they hold concerts and performances in the Sea Hall (the grand auditorium), the Wind Hall (small auditorium), and Sky Hall (multipurpose auditorium). Moreover, with classrooms for events such as meetings, workshops and cooking classes, they help further all sorts of social education.
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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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