Spots in Yamaguchi Area

  • Toko-ji Temple
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    4.5
    101 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki East 1647
    The Toko-ji Temple is a temple in Hagi City belonging to the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism; it was the Bodai-ji (family temple) of the Mori family, the lords of the Hagi Domain. The temple was built in 1691 on the orders of Mori Yoshinari, the third lord of Hagi; the tombs of the fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh lords of Hagi, along with those of their wives and concubines, are in the Mori family graveyard within the Temple grounds. The Toko-ji Temple features several interesting examples of Chinese-style architecture, including the So-mon (main gate), the Daioho-den hall and the Shoro (bell tower), all of which have been designated as Important Cultural Properties.

    A shrine with a different perspective, hundreds of lanterns and some interesting stories to hear if you have interest about Japanese history.

  • The Sesshu Garden at Joei-ji Temple
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    4.0
    83 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Miyanoshimo 2001-1
    According to tradition, the Sesshu Garden was designed around 500 years ago by the famous painter-monk Sesshu Toyo as the garden for what was then the villa of the local lord Ouchi Masahiro. A temple was later built on the site of the villa. The Sesshu Garden is located on the north side of the Hon-do (Main Hall) of the temple, the name of which was changed from the Myoki-ji Temple to the Joei-ji Temple. The Garden has been designated as a National Historic Site and as a National Site of Scenic Beauty. This traditional Japanese-style garden with forested hills behind it on the eastern, western and northern sides features a pond with four artificial islands in it, surrounded by carefully-arranged rocks and a “dry waterfall” of stones; visitors get a real sense of the culture of the Muromachi period when the garden was built.

    I visited the Jyoei Temple in the evening, shortly before closing. There was an entrance fee, but I felt it was worth it. The temple grounds and temple itself is just beautiful! There is a small...

  • Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine
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    4.0
    88 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Nakanochou 1-1
    This shrine, known locally as Seki no Ujigamisama, enshrines Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu, and Emperor Nintoku. The approximately 12.7-meter-tall gate is made with white granite is famous as the largest in Japan. The grounds also hold the Fuku-no-Zo, a statue of a blowfish, and the charms and ema prayer plaques are also shaped like blowfish.

    Kameyama Hachimangu is located on the top of a small hill, and so the view of Kanmon Strait from the shrine is wonderful. Kameyama battery once stood in the precinct of this shrine.

  • Sumiyoshi Shrine
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    37 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Ichinomiyasumiyoshi 1-11-1
    This shrine is known as one of the three biggest Sumiyoshi Shrines in Japan along with the Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka City and Osaka City. The main shrine is designated as a national treasure, and the hall of worship, built by donations from MOTONARI Mori, is an Important Cultural Property. An annual festival is held from December 8th to 15th , where shimenawa rope is spread all over in the grounds, meaning that general visitors cannot enter, and priests cannot leave and must purify themselves.

    駐車場に停めて入ったら裏口だったらしく。 表面から行きたかった。 奥に御神木があり、なかなかの大きさ! 圧巻です。

  • Former British Consulate in Shimonoseki
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    3.5
    101 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Karatocho 4-11

    In Shimonoseki, near the fish market and wharf are a few Western-style buildings. The former British Consulate is one of the buildings that still stands today. You can enter the building, free of...

  • Roadside Station Sazan Seto Towa
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    55 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Oshimagunsuouoshimachou Nishigata 1958-77
    "This Roadside Station is located on National Route 437 in Oshima County, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The station offers information centers, rest areas, produce markets, as well as a restaurant where you can taste local produce and local cuisine including the fresh ""small sardines set meal"". There is also a shop selling ""Jakoten (fried ground fish)"" and ""Kaimochi (rice cake with sweet potato)"" for a limited period. The Roadside Station is visited by many people."

    ・柑橘 周防大島産 不知火(しらぬい)(500円)/柑橘 諏訪大島産 ゆめほっぺ(1280円)/みかん最中(130円) をお持ち帰りさせていただきました。 ・周防大島の北側、大島町西方に佇む「道の駅...

  • Mohri Garden
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    65 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Tatara 1-15-1
    The Mohri Garden is a large garden, covering an area of 84,000 square meters, which has been designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. This is a garden arranged so that visitors walk around a central pond; various features—including specially positioned groups of rocks, plants, grass lawns, stone bridges and footpaths—have been arranged around the Hyotan-ike Pond. The most visually impressive part of the Garden is the area of level garden in front of the reception and study room. The Mohri Garden is also famous as a marvelous place to view autumn foliage; the autumn leaves are at their best between mid-November and late November each year.

    In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful garden in Japan. Though it is not something historical like many gardens in Kyoto, it is certainly a good example of Japanese garden which is inspired...

  • Important Cultural Property - Kikuya Residence
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    88 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Gofukumachi 1-1
    This is the residence of the Kikuya family who were wealthy merchants of Hagi domain. The Ouchi clan lived in attendance in Yamaguchi but following the downfall of the Ouchi they became merchants. In 1604, accompanying Mori Terumoto’s move to Hagi, the Kikuya family were bestowed land where their residence is now located and set about constructing a home. This residence which has a 400-year history is among the oldest surviving examples in the whole country as an existing merchant. The main house which has a spacious tatami room was constructed in the early Edo period. Five buildings starting with the main house have been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

    Like all rich merchant families in the old times, this house is full of memorabilia, and all are so special. And it will be incomplete if you do not visit the garden, it was so beautiful, esp, Autumn...

  • Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum
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    64 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Yudaonsen 1-11-21
    This is a memorial museum located in Yamaguchi City, the birthplace of the poet, Chuya Nakahara. It has been built on the site of the Nakahara clinic, Chuya’s childhood home. The museum exhibits manuscripts and personal belongings of Chuya Nakahara. There is a permanent exhibition where visitors can view books on the first floor, and visitors can enjoy CDs, a document search room and special exhibitions on the second floor.

    展示品など多すぎず、ちょうどよく感じました。 この時代の文芸作家たちとの交流、彼の人生の経過も書かれていて、作品と言うより彼の人生について知ることが出来たと思います。

  • Akiyoshido
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Mineshi Shuhouchouakiyoshi 3506-2
    Akiyoshidai, in the eastern part of Mine City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is home to the “Akiyoshido,” Japan’s greatest limestone cave. The entrance to the cave has a height of 24 meters and a width of eight meters, and the cave’s deepest point is about 200 meters below the surface. There are plenty of sights to see such as the giant Golden Pillar, a travertine pillar with a height of approximately 15 meters, and the Hundred Saucers, which look like terraced rice-fields. The interior of the cave stretches for nearly 10 kilometers, but the sightseeing path only ventures to about one kilometer into the cave. The temperature remains stable at nearly 17°C throughout the year, and a wide range of ages can comfortably tour the cave.
  • Yuda Onsen Kitsune no Ashiato
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    54 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Yudaonsen 2-1-3

    山口県、湯田温泉にある狐の足あとです。 湯田温泉は新山口からJRで30分位で気軽に来れる温泉です。 こちらの施設は200円で足湯が楽しめ、足湯に浸かりながら軽食をとれます。 山口文学セットという日本酒3種が楽しめるセットとチーズボールを頂きました。 寒い日だったので暖まりながら美味しいお酒頂きました。

  • Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu
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    30 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Ajisu 509-88
    "At this Road Station in Yamaguchi City, visitors can buy fresh seafood caught in the waters off Yamaguchi, meat at the meat market and fresh local produce. Many souvenirs made from the Ajisu brand pumpkin ""Kurimasaru"" are available. There is also an eat-in area to enjoy soft-serve ice creams and snacks."

    いわゆる道の駅だが、山口市近辺の地場産品のほか、お土産になりそうな地域の特産品も売っていた。特に水産物については、加工されたものが多く、持って帰ってすぐ食べるもよし、お土産にするもよし、という印象だった。

  • Birthplace of Takasugi Shinsaku
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    74 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Minamifuruhagimachi 23
    Takasugi Shinsaku created the first auxiliary irregular militia in Japan known as Kiheitai which, with its novel idea and dynamism, led to the triumphant victory over the shogunate. The birthplace of Takasugi Shinsaku, the lucky mercenary of the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, is located in Minamifuruhagi Town, Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Currently, the southern part of the former residence is open to the public. In addition to the well said to be used to give the newborn Shinsaku his first bath and a memorial stone with Shinsaku’s haiku engraved on it, there are a number of artifacts connected with Takasugi Shinsaku on display in the old house. * Because the house is privately owned only viewing from outside is permitted.

    萩の古い町並みの一番奥にあって、中央公園駐車場に車を止めてとほでやく5-10分で行くことができます。屋敷の中には高杉晋作の銅像もあり古きをしのべます。

  • Roadside Station Hagi Okan
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    44 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki Kagogasaka 1258
    "This Roadside Station is on Yamaguchi Prefecture Route 32, Hagishuho line. At local produce ""Vegetable Mart"" visitors can buy fresh vegetables. The famous ""Hirata-san Tomatoes"" are very popular and people wait in queues to buy them. The ""Shoin Memorial Museum"" is also at the station in addition to restaurants and take-out food sellers. It is a popular spot for both locals and tourists."

    休憩所として訪れた、道の駅。松陰記念館や萩にまつわる有名人の銅像もあり、ちょっとした観光地ですね。この道路は昔から萩市内に入る時に使用した道だったそうです。吉田松陰や高杉晋作など萩に所縁のある人々はどのような思いでこの道を辿ったのでしょうか。ちょっと、物思いにふけながらこの道を通り、萩を後にしました。

  • Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
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    3.0
    8 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Matsuzakichou 14-1
    The Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Hofu City that is dedicated to the poet and statesman Sugawara no Michizane, deified as Tenjin, the God of Learning. It ranks alongside the Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine in Kyoto and the Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine in Fukuoka as one of the Three Great Tenjin Shrines of Japan. As Sugawara no Michizane had been very impressed by Hofu while traveling to Dazaifu in Kyushu, it was believed that his spirit had returned to Hofu after his death, and so the first Tenman-gu Shrine in Japan was built here in 904. The imposing vermillion-painted Ro-mon (two-storied gate) and the view from the Shumpuro-ro hall inside the Shrine precincts should not be missed.

    防府天満宮の階段の下に在る酒樽がお賽銭箱の珍しい神社です。説明書からですが、もともと美味しい水が出ていたところが菅公の神威により美味しい美酒の味に変わったと喜んだそうです。これだけでは酒になったのか、酒の味だけなのか分かりませんが前者なら米が焚けずに困ったのではないかと突っ込みたくなります。

  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
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    3.5
    40 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kameyamachou 3-1
    Built on the site of the former Kameyama campus of the Faculty of Economics, Yamaguchi University, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum is a public art museum with a strong local flavor that is closely integrated with the local community. The Museum’s collections are oriented toward artists with a connection to Yamaguchi Prefecture; for example, they include works from Kazuki Yasuo’s “Siberia Series,” works by Kobayashi Wasaku, etc. The collections also include many outstanding Nihonga paintings (including the “Landscape Scroll After Kegong Gao,” which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property) and photographic works, etc. The Museum holds several exhibitions of works from its own collections and special exhibitions every year. The bright, cheerful cafe facing the central atrium is very popular with visitors.

    ちょうど雪舟展を開催していて 山口に来たのだから せっかくなので行ってみた 時間予約要 学芸員の説明動画が見れる パッドを無料で貸してくれます 作品の前のQRコードを読み取ると 動画が始まります 少々説明動画が長くて はしょってしまいました 空いていたので 雪舟を堪能できよかったです

  • Kaiten Memorial Museum
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    4.5
    54 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shunanshi Odushima 1960
    This memorial hall has exhibits connected to the kaiten, a torpedo shaped special weapon, built in the remains of barracks once used by former kaiten trainees and staff. Stone monuments are lined up at the entrance, and inside panels introduce kaiten history, and lives of those involved in it. There are around 1,000 items connected to the staff in the collection. There are also dioramas recreating the base, and films of the staff speaking at the time.

    Having lived in Yamaguchi prefecture many years ago, I had heard of the museum but never thought to go there. Finally 30 years later, for a ALT 30 year reunion, we took the ferry to spend time there...

  • Omijima Sightseeing Steamboat
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    40 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Senzaki Fishing Port Minami 4297-2
    "This is a cruise, travelling around ""Omijima Island"", Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is about 40 kilometers around Omijima Island, also nicknamed the ""Alps of the Sea"". From the deck of the boat visitors can view the coastal scenery of the island. Boats include the whale-style boat ""Cetus"" and others with names like ""Dolphin"" and ""Misuzu"". The cruise takes about one hour and 30 minutes."

    ホームページにはコースが色々在って一体どれが良いのか解りませんでしたが、現地に行って解ったのはその日の天候風向き波の高さに依って時間ごとに自在に変化する、ということでした、私たちの行っった日は午後から波が高くなるのでコースが変わる、と云う事が書いてありました、9時半出発の一周コースでしたが午後からは短縮コースになっていました,それだけ天候の読み、コースを知っているのは安心できます。 天候も良くてと...

  • Roadside Station Kikugawa
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    30 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Kikugawachoukamiokaeda 766-1
    "This Roadside Station is in Shimonoseki City, located near the westernmost point of Japan’s main island, Honshu, an important connection point between Sanyo and Sanin. The Roadside Station provides tourist information to visitors. There is a restaurant offering local Kikugawa specialties such as ""Kikugawa Somen noodles"" and ""Aigamo duck meat"", as well as a market selling special products of Kikugawa and neighboring towns."

    下関にあるみもすそ川公園を後にした私たちは、高速と国道を北へ向かって走りました。菊川町の中心部の国道491号線沿いに、道の駅きくがわがありました。 広い駐車場がある、大きな道の駅です。館内には地元の特産品売り場があり、多くの買い物客でにぎわっていました。 道の駅というと旅行者の休憩スポットであり、その町を知るための物産館的なところが多いんですが、こちらの道の駅は、地元の人たちのスーパーマーケ...

  • Imazu (Tenjin) White Snake Museum
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    4.0
    57 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Imazumachi 6-4-2

    I have been interested in visiting this museum ever since coming to Iwakuni. I find the white snakes to be beautiful and majestic. I also find it great how Iwakuni preserves them and tries to protect...

Yamaguchi Areas

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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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