Spots in Yamaguchi Area

  • Amidaji Temple
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Mure Kamisakamoto 1869
    This temple is in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Part of the Kegon sect which principally worships Amida Nyorai, this temple was built in 1187 by Chogen. Now famous for its hydrangeas, there are currently about 4,000 bushes of 80 types planted here, giving it the nickname Ajisai-ji (Hydrangea temple). Every June they hold the hydrangea festival.

    なかなか良い寺院でした。ここはあじさい寺としても有名ですが、紫陽花の季節には入山料と宝物館の入館料と両方が必要となります。通常は入山料は不要です。すでに紫陽花の季節も済んでいたのでゆっくりとがら空きの境内を拝観しました。事前に予約しておかなかったので宝物館には入れなかった。前回は予約しておいたので国宝の鉄宝塔を初めとする重文等も鑑賞出来たが・・・。仁王門の金剛力士像は鎌倉時代の快慶派の作で国の重文...

  • Roadside Station Niho no Sato
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Transportation
    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Nihonakagou 1034
    "This Roadside Station is located on National Route 376 in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture and sells various items such as ""Kajika rice"" cultivated in the clear stream of Niho River, and sake ""Niho no Hana"". In addition, the station includes restaurants and rest areas, a children's play zone and on the second floor there is an observation deck. The area is popular with people enjoying the nature of Niho."

    地元の農産物、情報案内、土産物、手芸品・レストランまである道の駅。となりに普通のスーパーがあり、裏にちょっとした子供用の遊具もある。土産物は、当地のローカルなものだけでなく、周南・下松・山口エリアまで広範囲の物産が手に入る。国道や高速道路が交わる交通の要衝にあるとはいえ、田園地帯のど真ん中にあるのだが、来客もそこそこあり、また寄ってみてもいいな、と思った道の駅。

  • Kikkawa Historical Museum
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Yokoyama 2-7-3
    A history museum located in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture which preserves and displays historical materials and artwork passed down from the Kikkawa clan, the former rulers of the ancient Iwakuni Domain. The museum’s collection includes some 2,500 National Important Cultural Properties, such as an original copy of the historic epic the “Taiheiki” and the “Kikkawa-ke monjo” Kikkawa clan records, in addition to Kitsunegaseki, a long sword designated a National Treasure. The front gate was originally built as part of the retirement residence of the seventh lord of Iwakuni Domain in 1793 and is designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the city of Iwakuni. The complex also has a black granite stage as well as a garden covered with white gravel that is a must-see.

    錦雲閣から佐々木小次郎の像へと向かうお濠沿いにある。藩主吉川家にゆかりの品を展示している史料館。かつては藩校の門であったという正門とそれに続く白壁は美しい。今回は時間の都合で内部は見学せず、門の写真だけ撮った。

  • Kusunoki Komorebi no Sato
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    9 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamaguchi Pref. Ubeshi Nishimagura Okita 1662-1
    "This is an interactive complex located in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, housing various facilities such as a day use bath fed directly from the hot spring, ""Kusukusu No Yu"", the farmer’s restaurant ""Tsutsuji"" where you can taste regional cuisine with local vegetables, and a farmer’s market selling agricultural produce. In addition, there is ""Ban-nou-Juku"" where visitors can try their hands at farming, and the facility is visited by many people from afar especially during holidays."

    スーパー銭湯とレストランと農作物の直売所の複合型の施設。 近所にあったら半日くらいはここでのんびりしたくなるまったり感です。 時間の関係でお風呂に入れませんでしたが、次は時間をとって必ず入りたい。ここはロボットがソフトクリームを作ってくれるお店があって、味もいいし、見てておもろいです。

  • Kanmon Tunnel
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Mimosusogawachou Yamaguchi-ken Kunono-cho, Shimonoseki-shi (road section) (Humanitarian department)
    This tunnel connects Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture and passes under the Kanmon Strait, separating Yamaguchi and Fukuoka Prefectures. There is a tunnel for pedestrians, bicycles, motorized bicycles of 50 cc or less, which is used as a jogging or walking course. In addition, there are tunnels for a highway and a railroad for the Sanyo main line, and the Shin-Kanmon Tunnel for the Sanyo Shinkansen.
  • Ryuzoji Temple
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Yoshiki 1750
    This temple on the side of Yamaguchi prefecture's Mt. Takiyama is dedicated to Amida Nyorai. The temple grounds hold a roughly 900-year-old giant gingko tree is a registered National Natural Monument. It also has Tsuzumino Falls and the apparent Sesshu-made spring pond promenade-style garden. It's known as the seventeenth temple on the Chugoku 33 Kannon pilgrimage, and is a common stop for pilgrims.

    Close to Rurikō-ji Temple but less touristy and looks old with a waterfall and rocks covered with moss.Absolutely worth a visit.

  • Shunan City Museum of Art and History
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    3.5
    20 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamaguchi Pref. Shunanshi Hanabatakechou 10-16
    This is a museum located in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture exhibiting mainly the photographs of Tadahiko Hayashi, a photographer born in Shunan City. The permanent exhibition displays works of local artists such as Susumu Miyazaki, Ryusei Kishida, and Michio Mado etc. There is also a museum shop that sells original goods, books of art collections, and items related to special exhibitions, as well as a cafe terrace featuring large windows overlooking the fountain.

    移動途中に寄りましたが、とても落ち着く美しい場所です。アクセスは車が良いと思います。駅からバスは期待薄。

  • Toishi Hachimangu Shrine
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Shunanshi Toishi 2-3-1
    This shrine was on the south side of Shunan Ryokuchi Park. It enshrines not only Homutawake-no-Mikoto, the Oujin Emperor, but also the Empress Jingu, and Munakata Sanjoshin. The temple grounds are embraced in greenery, and include eight buildings that are Registered Tangible Cultural Properties, including the main hall and heiden offertory hall. It attracts many visitors with its reputation for offering luck in warding off evil, success in business, and safe birth.

    平安時代から多くの参拝者が訪れる由緒ある神社のようで、1300年以上も存在し続けています。 石段参道を登ってお参りして来ました。上まで行くと、目の前を走る新幹線が見られたり、工場地帯も見れました。 途中には、稲荷神社や戎神社もありました。

  • Kazuki Yasuo Art Museum
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    4.5
    15 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Misuminaka 226
    "This museum is located in the center of Misumi, Nagato City, a place of scenic beauty. It exhibits works by Yasuo Kazuki, a painter who left a great mark on post-war Japanese Western-style painting world. In the museum, his original atelier was restored to its original state. Exhibitions include original drawings, rough sketches and prints of the Siberia series, as well as works carefully preserved by the Kazuki family after his death. The triennial exhibition offers a different style of art than the Siberia Series, which is based on the experience of internment in Siberia after World War II. The objects called ""toys,"" made from scrap wood, are also popular. It is said that he loved Misumi so much that he said, ""This is my earth."""

    香月泰男美術館(かづきやすおびじゅつかん)は、山口県長門市三隅中(やまぐちけんながとしみすみなか)にある美術館だ。「シベリヤ・シリーズ」で知られる香月泰男の作品を収蔵、展示している。 香月泰男美術館 山口県長門市三隅中226 0837-43-2500 2022年4月14日、この日はホテル西長門リゾート(ほてるにしながとりぞーと)に宿泊していた。 あいにくの大雨だ。国道191号線を海沿いに走る。湯...

  • Daisho-in Temple
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Tsubaki 4132
    This Rinzai sect Nanzen-ji school temple was built in 1656. The second generation Choshu domain lord, Mori Tsunahiro, ordered it rebuilt from 1654-1656 in order to serve as the family temple, or bodaiji, for his deceased father and first generation Lord Mori Hidenari. Later, in 1747, the temple was destroyed by fire, and it was rebuilt again by the 6th generation lord Munehiro. The main temple, priest quarters, study, shoro bell gate, and kyozo archive sutra repository are all nationally designated Important Cultural Properties. The adjacent Mori clan burial site holds the graves of the even numbered generation domain lords after Hidenari, from the 2nd generation to the 12th generation, along with their families, as well as seven samurai who followed their lord Hidenari into death. The main temple was opened to the public in 2018.

    2021年11月29日に3番目に訪れた東光寺を出た私達は、東光寺から僅か10分程度で到着出来る「大照院」に向かいました。大照院に近くにつれて、太陽が沈む方向に鎮座する大照院に期待感が薄れて来ました。到着してみると、案の定、大照院の敷地全体が日陰になっていて、例え紅葉が綺麗でも映える事はあり得ないなって思ったものでした。大照院の正面の左手には黄色く色付いた紅葉がありましたが、陽があたってない分、綺麗...

  • Mutsu Memorial Museum
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Oshimagunsuouoshimachou Ihota 2211-3
    "This museum located in Oshima County, Yamaguchi Prefecture, exhibits documents, items and relics from the salvaged ""Battleship Mutsu"". Visitors can also view the bow and propeller in the outdoor exhibition. There is also a memorial monument erected on a spot overlooking the sea and many tourists visit the museum."

    記念館、水族館、キャンプ場、公園などが整備されています。周防大島の東になります。9月の4連休で尋ねたときにはたくさんの人がテントを張ってくつろいでいました。屋外に大きな飛行機が展示されて迫力があります。少し雨風で汚れているので、ピカピカにしたら素晴らしいのにと思いました。

  • Muroya-no-sono Merchant House Museum
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    4.5
    14 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamaguchi Yanai-shi Yanaitsu Kanaya 439
    A musueum located within the Shirakabe Townscape, a Nation's Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. The museum occupies the former mansion of the Oda family, one of the leading oil merchants in west Japan. The house features Irimoya (hip-and-gable) roof with an entrance on gable side and white plaster walls. With a length of nearly 120-meters and covering an area of 800-tsubo (nearly 2650 square meters) this mansion is one of the largest classic townhouses remaining within the country. Within the mansion are a number of classic living implements and documents showing off the lifestyle of a prosperous Yanai merchant.

    Great experience and highly recommended. I went on a quiet late afternoon and was met by the lady running the museum and the son who is a long descendant of the owner of the building. They were both...

  • Oshiro
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamaguchi Kudamatsu-shi Kasadoshima 14-1

    久しぶりに訪問。サウナは、常連らしきおばさん数人で密状態。しゃべり散らし、自分の座布団?ずっと敷きっぱなしで、出入り。最悪な気分だった。

  • Kanyoji Temple
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    4.5
    13 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shunanshi Kanokami 2872
    This temple is part of the Nanzen-ji Temple of Rinzai Sect, and is the 15th on the Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. It is famous for its Kyokusui Garden, designed by a famous garden designer Shigemori Mirei. They also hold events like Special Evening Visit days, when crowds of guests come to see the beautiful gardens and Kanyo-ji temple lit up with bamboo lanterns.

    山奥の里にある立派なお寺、という感じ。そこそこの大きさの駐車場があり、お寺の横まで車でも心配なく行くことができた。石を使った造形の庭がすばらしく、特に400円を納めて見せていただいた本堂周りのお庭は、岩、石、潮音洞から流れ出る疎水の水を幾枝にも分けて引き入れた小川のハーモニーが絶妙で、幾種類もの違った感じの庭が楽しめた。昭和以降に造成された庭のようだが、枯山水、池泉、各様式が融合したこれぞ日本庭園...

  • Asahi Brewery
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Shutomachi Osogoe 2167-4

    隈研吾さん設計の橋が出来上がってやっと行く事が出来ました。 川を渡り獺祭の売店にだ取りつきますが 白木の橋が素敵な情景を演出してます。すてきです。友達は試飲してましたが運転の私はいつも美味しい獺祭アイスWWW 期間限定のお酒を買って旅の続きへ向かいます。

  • Tsunoshima Island
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Houhokuchoutsunoshima
    This is a small island with a circumference of 17.1 kilometers and is located in the Sea of Japan and is part of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The 1780 meter long Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge is suspended between Tsunoshima Island and the mainland. Tsunoshima Lighthouse is located at Yumega Cape which is situated in the north-west of the island, and it stands at a height of 29.6 meters. It is possible to climb up to the landing of the spiral staircase. In addition, Yumesakinami Park which is adjacent to Tsunoshima Lighthouse park is a great scenic spot where you can see the evening sun setting in the Sea of Japan.
  • Shoin-jinja Shrine Treasure Hall, Shiseikan
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki East 1537
    This museum in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, exhibits documents and the personal belongings of Yoshida Shoin, as well as explaining the City of Hagi through panels etc. In addition to the exhibition, there is a museum shop providing re-printed manuscripts used at the Shokason Juku school as well as the catalogue of the treasures. Part of the museum can be entered free of charge, and there is also an area requiring an entrance fee.

    明治維新を担う若者を育てた吉田松陰は安政の大獄により処刑されてしまいますが、彼の生涯をたどるパネル展示がありました。松陰神社の中にある比較的新しくできた施設です。よほどのファンでない限り、時間があれば立ち寄る程度で良いと思います。

  • Whale Museum
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Kayoi 671-17
    This museum, marked by a whale on its rooftop, tells the history of old-fashioned whaling and fishermen. The museum is characterized by its collection of valuable materials such as photographs of fishermen who lived with whales and tools of old-fashioned whaling, which are unique to the area where whaling has been widely practiced since ancient times. Specimens of whales and models of whaling ships are on display, as well as drums used in labor songs and whale songs that were sung at workshops and banquets in the old days during the whaling season.

    Although its exhibition is all in one room, it truly gives credit to what was once this tiny ports main source of income. 150 years ago- the age of whale oil. A modern harpoon outside and a kind of...

  • Aspirante
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    7 Reviews
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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.

  • Peaceful Seiryusen
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    15 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamaguchi Shimonoseki-shi Toyouracho Kawatana Yumachi 5159-2
    A hot spring bathhouse in Kawatana, Toyoura-cho, Shimonoseki City. Its calcium sodium chloride spring is said to help alleviate cuts, peripheral circulatory failure, sensitivity to cold, depression, abnormally dry skin, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc. The large bathing area has an outdoor bath and a sauna, as well as a private family bath. After your bath, you can relax at the teahouse lobby or its paid break area.

    川棚温泉の元湯。いわゆる銭湯なので、備え付けのせっけんやシャンプーは無いが、かけ流しの源泉が堪能できる贅沢な入浴施設。入浴料は420円なので、他の温泉に入った後で再入浴するという手もある。青竜泉の名前は、地元の青龍伝説に基づいている。

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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