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Travel off the beaten path to the limestone caverns, serene beaches and ancient castle towns in Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi Prefecture is quiet and rural, ...
Yamaguchi is a prefecture in Japan's Chugoku region, on the southwest side of Honshu Island. The capital city, also called Yamaguchi, dates to the 14th century, when a lord designed it to look like "The Kyoto of the West." The pagoda-topped...
Area: 2,360 mi²
Population: 1.378 million (Feb 1, 2018)
Capital: Yamaguchi
Bird: Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Fish: Japanese puffer (Takifugu rubripes)
Flower: Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Island: Honshu
The former domain of Kyushu's powerful Ouchi clan, Yamaguchi City is an essential stop between Hiroshima and Kyushu , renowned for its beautiful temples.