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Historical Monument Spots in Shunan / Kudamatsu / Hikari / Kasado Island Area

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  • Shikairo
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    Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Kaminosekicho Murotsu 868-1
    A Western-style wooden building completed in 1879 in Murotsu, a port town that prospered as a key hub for marine transport since the days of old. The four-story giyofu-style wooden structure is rare in Japan, and it's one of the oldest Western-style buildings in the prefecture. The Meiji Reformation patriot Ogata Kenkuro used it for hosting guests and as lodging. The exterior and interior are both elaborate, with plaster sculptures of Chinese lions and peonies on the third-floor walls. The ceiling on the fourth floor is decorated with a plaster Chinese phoenix and the windows incorporate French stained glass.
  • Kaminoseki Guardhouse
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    Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Kaminosekicho
    Guardhouses were lookouts established by the Hagi Domain at strategic points along the border and other points on the coast and inland during the Edo period. The onigawara roof ornamentation has the Hagi Mori family crest. The facility was used to monitor passers-by and ships and collect shipping taxes. Built by the fourth lord of the Nagashima clan in 1632, it was relocated to Kaminoseki in 1711 as a port of call for Korean envoys and a matter of convenience. The valuable building is the only guardhouse left in the prefecture. It was relocated in 1996 and restored to its original form.
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  • Dotemachi Nanban Toi
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    Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Hiraocho Dotemachi
  • Horikawa Nanban Toi
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    Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Hiraocho Hiraocho 193-4 Horikawa Park Uchi
  • Ryusenji Ro Mon
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamaguchi Pref. Kumageguntabusechou Kamitabuse Takeo
Yamaguchi Shunan / Kudamatsu / Hikari / Kasado Island
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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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