Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
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Cities of Japan
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of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
, Japan
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As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 198,971 and a population density
Population density
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of 194.44 persons per km². The total area is 1023.31 km².
The city was founded on April 10, 1929.
There is a famous Buddhist temple, , with a five-story pagoda
Pagoda
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, a Catholic
Catholic
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cathedral
Cathedral
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that commemorates the visit of Saint Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
and subsequent introduction of Christianity to Japan in 1550.
Yamaguchi is served by Yamaguchi Ube Airport
Yamaguchi Ube Airport
is a domestic airport located southeast of Ube-Shinkawa Station, Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is marketed as an alternative to the New Kitakyushu Airport for Yamaguchi prefecture residents flying to and from Tokyo.-Airlines and destinations:...
in nearby Ube
Ube, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on the Seto Inland Sea.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 179,000 and the density of 622 persons per km². The total area is 287.69 km².The city was founded on November 1, 1921....
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Merger history
- April 1, 1889: 40 townsKami-Kanakoso, Shimo-Kanakoso, Yawatanobaba, Noda, Kami-Tatekōji, Shimo-Tatekōji, Ishigan-non, Dōso, Enseiji, Dōnomae, Ōichi, Shogan-shōji, Kubo-shōji, Sentō-shōji, Shinbaba, Ushirogawara, Nakagawara, Hayamada, Shin, Komeya, Otsubone-shōji, Ima-shōji, Nakaichi, Aimono-shōji, Tachiuri, Matsunoki, Kitano-shōji, Babadono-shōji, Yonedono-shōji, Dōjōmonzen, Imaichi, Imamichi, Wani-ishi, Ōzuke, Shinbashi, Nishimonzen, Itoyone-shōji, Arataka, Ta and Nakasanai (all from Yoshiki DistrictYoshiki District, YamaguchiYoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...
) were merged to form the town of Yamaguchi. - April 1, 1905: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Kami-unorei merged.
- July 1, 1915: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Shimo-unorei merged.
- April 10, 1929: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Yoshiki merged to form the city of Yamaguchi (1st Generation).
- April 1, 1941: The village of Miyano merged into the city of Yamaguchi.
- April 1, 1944: The towns of Ogōri and Ajisu, and the villages of Hirakawa, Ōtoshi, Sue, Natajima, Aiofutajima, Kagawa and Sayama merged with the city of Yamaguchi to become the new city of Yamaguchi (2nd Generation). (At that time of the merger, all of them were from Yoshiki DistrictYoshiki District, YamaguchiYoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...
.) - November 23, 1947: The town of AjisuAjisu, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
broke off from Yamaguchi. - November 1, 1949: The town of OgōriOgori, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
broke off from Yamaguchi. - November 3, 1963: The village of Suzenji from the Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
- May 1, 1963: The town of Ōuchi from Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
- October 1, 2005: Yamaguchi (2nd Generation) merged with the remaining parts of Yoshiki District (Dissolved by this action) and the town of TokujiTokuji, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
from Saba DistrictSaba District, YamaguchiSaba was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km²...
(also dissolved by this action) to form the 3rd city of Yamaguchi. - January 16, 2010: Yamaguchi absorbed the town of AtōAto, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Abu District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On January 16, 2010, Atō was merged into the city of Yamaguchi.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,006 and a density of 27.32 persons per km². The total area was 293.08 km².-External links:...
, from Abu DistrictAbu District, YamaguchiAbu is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 3,731 and a density of 32.1 persons per km²...
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TV
- YABYABYAB or yab may refer to:* Arctic Bay Airport* Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, A television station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan* Yann Arthus-Bertrand , a French photographer* Youth Advisory Board...
TV (ANNAll-Nippon News Network, or ANN, is a commercial television news network in Japan run by TV Asahi Corporation.-All-Nippon News Network stations:-Remote Controller Buttons of Digital TV:*1: Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting*3: TV Miyazaki*5: 20 ANN stations...
) - KRY TV (NNNNippon News NetworkNippon News Network is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is owned by Nippon Television, which itself is controlled by publishing company Yomiuri Shimbun. NNN operates a 24-hour news network, News 24, and its programming is aired on NTV stations.-Nippon News Network...
) - TYSTYSTYS can refer to*IATA code for McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.*Ten year series, a compilation of Singaporean examination papers.*TV Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems, a television company in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan...
TV (JNN) - NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
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Places of interest
- Rurikō-ji, a five story pagoda and national treasureNational treasures of JapanNational Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...
- Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of ArtYamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions....
- Chūya Nakahara Memorial Museum
- Yuda Onsen
Railways
- JR WestWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
lines- Sanyō ShinkansenSanyō ShinkansenThe is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
- Shin-Yamaguchi StationShin-Yamaguchi Stationis a station operated by West Japan Railway Company in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line... - San'yō Main LineSan'yō Main LineThe is the JR main railway line in western Japan, connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words the southern edge of western Honshu. The Sanyō Shinkansen line runs largely parallel to its route since 1972...
- Yamaguchi LineYamaguchi LineThe is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Masuda Station in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture.-Basic data:*Operator:*Gauge: 1,067 mm...
- Ube LineUbe Lineis a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Yamaguchi and Ube all within Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:All stations are in Yamaguchi Prefecture....
- Sanyō Shinkansen
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