Valley Spots in Iwakuni / Yanai / Suooshima Area

  • Jakuchi Gorge
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Nishikimachiusa
    This 300-meter-tall gorge in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture is one of the three largest gorges in Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park. The gorge splits into Inumodoshi Gorge and Ryugatake Gorge, with many waterfalls lining the Inumodoshi Gorge trail and strangely shaped rocks and grottos along Ryugatake Gorge. The gorge is also used for cultivating wasabi as well as drinking water because of its abundant springs. It was selected as one of Japan's 100 remarkable waters with a wide variety of flora and fauna.
  • Yasakakyo
    Travel / Tourism
    Hiroshima Otake-shi Kuritanicho Ushirobara
  • Nagase Valley
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Kanoashi-gun Yoshikacho
  • Uraishikyo
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi
  • Dog Modokai
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Prefecture Iwakuni

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.

Yamaguchi Photo Album

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