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The Five-storeyed Pagoda of the Ruriko-ji Temple (a National Treasure)

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kouzanchou 7-1 Inside of Kayama Park

This is a five-tier pagoda located within Kozan Park in Yamaguchi City. The cypress shingled roofs of this pagoda, artistically stretching and decreasing in size, up to the highest tier make for a well-proportioned elegant tower. This pagoda is named one of the Top 3 most beautiful pagodas in Japan. Erected around 1442, at the height of the Ouchi culture, it is a masterpiece of the time, and a designated National Treasure. The tower is 31.2 meters in height. Set against the natural backdrop of each season, cherry blossoms, fall foliage, or snow, the pagoda is a picturesque sight. The night lit profile is also a must see.
Ryuzoji Temple

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.
Onsen no Mori

3.5

6 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Yudaonsen 4-5

"This day-trip hot spring bathhouse located in Yuda Onsen, Yamaguchi City features outdoor baths and large public baths. For men, it offers the Byakko-no-Yu, which looks down onto a Japanese garden. For women, it offers the western-style ""Xavier no Yu."" The spa, which is visited by many people, features a number of baths intended to promote beauty and better health including the ""beauty treatment bath,"" the ""hanging walk bath,"" and the ""beauty bath."" There is also a stone sauna featuring Takachiho Bikoseki stone."

温泉のほかジェットバブル、サウナと設備が整っておりゆっくり楽しめる温泉施設です。ちょっと汗を流すつもりが長居してしまいました。タオル込みで1000円程度は良心的です。
Aspirante

3.5

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

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.
Yunoki Jisho Onsen

5.0

9 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Tokuji Yunoki 2178

This hot spring inn is located about a 45-minute drive from Yamaguchi City. You can enjoy the hot water of the therapeutic carbonic acid spring, which is irresistible to hot spring lovers. The baths overflow with water that contains a large amount of components such as carbon dioxide gas, calcium, sodium and sodium bicarbonate. It is characterized by containing three times the lithium ions, five times the hydrogen carbonate, and seven times the free carbon dioxide of ordinary hot springs. Because the carbonic acid spring has a skin-coating effect, it warms you up well even at low temperatures and leaves the skin moist after bathing.

宿泊は一日二組で基本素泊りの湯治宿です。周辺に食堂、コンビニがないので７キロほど離れた国道９号のコンビニで夕食を調達し宿泊しました。廊下にレンジがあります。日帰入浴終了後から宿泊者は男女浴室どちらかを貸切風呂で利用できます。源泉が高濃度冷鉱泉のためマキで沸かした湯を混ぜてかけ流しにしているそうです。夕方は湯温３８度ほどのぬるめの湯に１時間以上ゆったり入浴。気泡が付着する新鮮なイイ湯を満喫しました...
Seaview Hotel Aiosou

4.5

3 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Aiohigashi 768-13

"Hotel in Yamaguchi Prefecture which you can also take a day-trip to. Enjoy their Akiu Hot Spring and outdoor bath, where you can view the Suo-nada Sea. At their restaurant with the beautiful scenery of the Seto Inland Sea, you can try their famous fresh ""dancing shrimp"" as well as a rich variety of seafood dishes. "

車海老コースで一泊して来ました。穏やかな瀬戸内海を見渡せる場所です。レンタカーで向かいましたが鉄道の駅から路線バスも運行していました。和室のお部屋から海に沈む夕陽が綺麗に見えました。夕食はレストランにて車海老コース。車海老のお造り、塩焼き、天ぷら、美味しく頂きました。朝食は品数少なめですがご飯が進むおかずでご飯3杯ずつしっかり食べました。食後はフロント横のラウンジにコーヒーサービスが...
Rurikoji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kouzanchou 7-1

This Soto Zen Buddhist temple was founded in 1471. It was reportedly built by Sue Hirofusa's wife to honor him after his passing. Originally called Anyoji Temple, the name later changed to Rurikoji Temple. It was relocated to its present spot in 1604 from Nihotakano in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The five-story pagoda on the precincts is considered to be the tenth oldest outdoor structure in Japan. There are also many historic spots from the time of the Meiji Restoration, like the tomb of Mori Takachika, the feudal lord during the period.
Hofu Science Museum “Solar”

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Kotobukicho 6-41

This science hall in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture stands out for its exhibits focusing on the sun. The first floor has a circular screen which shows films with special lighting and sound systems, and when the films aren't running it plays a real time video of the sun collected by the Solar 6 Connected Solar Telescopes. The second floor introduces the evolution of life and has regular science shows and other events.

子供向けに科学に関する体験学習ができる常設展、個別のテーマについて特集する企画展、その他のイベントが行われていた。常設展は目新しいものはなく基本的なもので小学生向き、企画展は大人まで楽しめるものもあると思った。外にはパラボラ糸電話やロープウェー、簡単な遊具もあり、あっと言わせる斬新さはないが、企画展やイベントをうまく捉えればファミリーで来ても各世代でそれなりに楽しめそう。ドームは螺旋通路を登りなが...
Yamaguchi Historical Museum

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kasugachou 5-1

This museum educates visitors on the history, culture and folklore of Yamaguchi City. It preserves and exhibits valuable materials and documents. Apart from the regular displays, it also runs special exhibits related to Yamaguchi. The museum has an Ancient Manuscript Library, and during summer vacation they hold lessons for children.

山口駅から周辺を散策にて寄りました。人は少なく、ゆっくりと観ることができました。「信仰でたどる江戸時代」と言う企画展が開催されていました。関西方面へ旅行した道中記の内容が展示していて、有名な神社などを行き、近くで食事したなどが書いてあり、昔の旅行も今と変わらないと思いした○
Roadside Station Aio

3.0

2 Reviews

Transportation

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Aiohigashi 1520-4

This Roadside Station is in Yamaguchi City offering Japanese tiger prawns caught freshly in Aio, a town facing the Seto Inland Sea, as well as fresh fish, vegetables and flowers. Visitors can enjoy the unique cuisine of Aio by trying a fried shrimp dish using two complete shrimps, or shrimp rice gruel at the restaurant area.

旅の途中立ちよりました。大型車は止められず普通車も10台分が限度です。食事は焼き飯と書かれた海老チャーハンが安くて美味しい(o^-^o) 行かれる方食べて見てはo(^-^)o
Roadside Station Ganjoju Onsen

Transportation

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Atoutokusakami 2-95

"This is a Roadside Station on National Route 9 in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture that also includes a day use hot spring onsen. It is fully equipped with large public baths, outdoor baths, family baths, and foot baths. Visitors can taste the specialty ""SL Udon noodles"" at the restaurant. There is also a rest area, and the facility is used by many locals and tourists."
Toyosaka Shrine

3.0

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Tenge 1-1-1

This shrine stands next to Noda Shrine, which is known to have one of the best Noh theaters in Japan. It is dedicated to Motonari Mori, who elevated the Mori clan to one of the greatest feudal lords of western Japan during the Age of Warring States. When Motonari's grandson, Terumoto, moved his castle to Hagi after his forced relocation, the spirit of Motonari was enshrined in Kasuga Shrine. The shrine was moved to Yamaguchi in the Meiji period (1868-1912), and the shrine was built and relocated at its present location. The name Toyosaka was bestowed by the Imperial Court. In 1882, it became an Imperial Shrine of Special Status, enshrining those who had made special contributions to the nation.

This shrine is dedicated to Mori Motonari, a famous Samurai chief. At the entrance, there is a dry moat, and the ambience is somewhat majestic. Noda shrine is just next to this shrine, but there are...
Yamaguchi City Ogori Culture Museum

3.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Ogorishimogo 609-3

This museum is located a ten-minute drive from the Ogori Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. With a focus on materials related to Santoka Taneda, a wandering haiku poet with a deep connection to Ogori, it introduces the history of Ogori and the famous people and artists who were born there. It is a great place to learn about life and history in those days, with a restored area on the second floor based on an ordinary farmhouse in the late Edo period (1603-1868). It also has a rental gallery that can be used as a venue for special exhibitions and the presentation of artistic and cultural works by local residents.

かなりニッチな世界を扱っており、幕末などの資料館だと思うと辛いかも。山口県で有名な俳人、画家を扱っています。
Mitajiri Saltpan Memorial Industrial Park

4.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Kirara Hama Nature Observation Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Ajisu 509-53

This nature park built on reclaimed land?offers a commanding view of Yamaguchi Bay. It is well known for being a resting place for a variety of wild birds all year long including water pipits and wagtails. There is a visitor's center inside the park where visitors can receive in-depth information about the park's nature. The park also hosts bird watching events. Other facilities located on the reclaimed land, which is visited by many tourists, include the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park and Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu.
KDDI Parabola Pavilion

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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。
Tokusagamine Wood Park Auto Camping Ground

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Atokaneshimo 11505-1
Foot Bath and Drinking Springs, in front of Yuda Hot Springs Tourist Information

Travel / Tourism

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."
Koubou Alley

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Yudaonsen 2-2-13

"At this sundry shop in Yamaguchi City visitors can find T - shirts designed on the legend of Yuda Hot Springs featuring a ""white fox"" as well as other original items such as stuffed toys and straps, etc. There is also a hands-on workshop where visitors can actually make their own Hagi-yaki pottery, a local craft."
Suonokuni Ichinomiya Tamanooya Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Osaki 1690

This shrine in Hofu City received the deity divided from the Tamanooya Shrine in Osaka Prefecture, and it is the main shrine for the Tamanooya Shrines. The grounds of the temple are considered as the birthplace of Japanese black kashiwa chickens, which are designated as a natural monument. There are two enshrined deities: Tamanooya no Mikoto and another unknown, and Tama no Iwaya (grotto) is the grave of the god Tamanooya no Mikoto.

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Yamaguchi Areas

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.