is a prefecture

Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...

 of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in the Chūgoku region

Chugoku region

The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...

 on Honshū

Honshu

is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...

 island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...

, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....

.

History

Yamaguchi Prefecture was created by the merger of the provinces of Suō

Suo Province

was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suō bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces....

 and Nagato

Nagato Province

, often called , was a province of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshū, in the area that is today Yamaguchi Prefecture. Nagato bordered on Iwami and Suō Provinces....

. During the rise of the samurai

Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...

 class during the Heian

Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...

 and Kamakura

Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....

 Periods (794–1333), the Ouchi family of Suō Province and the Koto family of Nagato Province gained influence as powerful warrior clans. In the Muromachi Period (1336—1573), Ouchi Hiroyo, the 24th ruler of the Ouchi family conquered both areas of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Ouchi clan imitated the city planning of Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

. They gained great wealth through cultural imports from the continent and trade with Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 and Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 China. As a result, Yamaguchi came to be known as the "Kyoto of the West," and Ouchi culture flourished. Sue Harutaka defeated the 31st ruler of the Ouchi clan. The Sue clan was then defeated by Mōri Motonari

Mori Motonari

was a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.-Early years:Mōri Motonari was born under the name Shojumaru in a small domain of Aki province in 1497. He is said to have been born at Suzuo Castle, his mother's homeland...

, and the Mōri family gained control of the Chugoku region

Chugoku region

The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...

. Yamaguchi was ruled as part of the Mōri clan

Mori clan

The Mōri clan was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō District, Sagami Province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri.After the Jōkyū War, Mōri was appointed to the jitō...

 domain during the Sengoku period

Sengoku period

The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

. Mōri Terumoto

Mori Terumoto

Mōri Terumoto , son of Mōri Takamoto and grandson and successor of the great warlord Mōri Motonari, fought against Toyotomi Hideyoshi but was eventually overcome, participated in the Kyūshū campaign on Hideyoshi's side and built Hiroshima Castle, thus essentially founding Hiroshima.Terumoto was a...

 was then defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu

 was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...

 in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was forced to give up all his land except for the Suō and Nagato areas (current-day Yamaguchi Prefecture), where he built his castle in Hagi

Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District.On March 6, 2005, the former city of Hagi merged with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi to form the new city of Hagi.Iwami Airport...

. Mōri sought to strengthen the economic base of the region and increase local production with his Three Whites campaign (salt, rice, and paper).

After Commodore Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry (naval officer)

Matthew Calbraith Perry was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy and served commanding a number of US naval ships. He served several wars, most notably in the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812. He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854...

's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called Chōshū) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa

Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...

 shogunate and the establishment of the new imperial government.
Four years after the Edo Shogunate was overthrown and the Meiji government formed in 1868, the present Yamaguchi Prefecture was established. The Meiji government brought in many new systems and modern policies, and promoted the introduction of modern industry, though the prefecture was still centered around agriculture during this period. In the Taisho period

Taisho period

The , or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the Diet...

, from 1912 to 1926, shipbuilding, chemical, machinery, and metal working plants were built in Yamaguchi's harbors in the Seto Inland Sea area. During the post-World War II Shōwa Period

Showa period

The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...

, Yamaguchi developed into one of the most industrialized prefectures in the country due to the establishment of petrochemical complexes.

Cities

There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi:

Hagi Hagi, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District.On March 6, 2005, the former city of Hagi merged with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi to form the new city of Hagi.Iwami Airport... Hikari Hikari, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded three times: April 1, 1943 , July 1, 1955 , and October 4, 2004 .... Hōfu Hofu, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.-History:Hōfu means "the capital of Suō Province".The eastern part of Yamaguchi prefecture was formerly called Suō Province.The city was founded on August 25, 1936... Iwakuni Iwakuni, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.On March 20, 2006, the old city of Iwakuni absorbed the towns of Kuga, Mikawa, Miwa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū, and the village of Hongō, all from Kuga District, to form the new, expanded city of Iwakuni.- History :... Kudamatsu Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 53,082 and the density of 594.02 persons per km². The total area is 89.36 km²....

Mine Mine, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.- History :The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by a merger of municipalities that departed from Mine District .... Nagato Nagato, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.The city was founded on March 31, 1954.Nagato consists of five smaller towns that were absorbed over the past several years. The towns are Fukawa, Senzaki, Yuya, Heki and Misumi... San'yō-Onoda Shimonoseki Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.... Shūnan Shunan, Yamaguchi is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging two former cities, Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō and two towns, Kano and Kumage....

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.... Yamaguchi Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...  (capital) Yanai Yanai, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.The interchange and the expressway is located in the east.Yanai is bounded by Hikari.-History:The city was founded on March 31, 1954....

Towns and districts

There are 4 district

Districts of Japan

The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...

s and 6 towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture:

• Abu District
  Abu District, Yamaguchi
  Abu 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...
  
  :
  • Abu
    Abu, Yamaguchi
    is a town located in Abu District, Yamaguchi, Japan.The town was founded on January 1, 1955.-External links:*...
    
    
• Kuga District
  Kuga District, Yamaguchi
  Kuga is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2005 Census, the district has an estimated population of 6,442. The total area is 10.56 km².The district has one town.*Waki-District Timeline:...
  
  :
  • Waki
    Waki, Yamaguchi
    is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,637 and a density of 628.50 persons per km². The total area is 10.56 km².-External links:*...
    
    
• Kumage District
  Kumage District, Yamaguchi
  Kumage is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 42,778 and a density of 282.12 persons per km²...
  
  :
  • Hirao
    Hirao, Yamaguchi
    is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,396 and a density of 418.49 persons per km². The total area is 34.40 km².-External links:* *...
    
    
  • Kaminoseki
    Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi
    is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Japan.- External links :*...
    
    
  • Tabuse
    Tabuse, Yamaguchi
    is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,354 and a density of 324.81 persons per km². The total area is 50.35 km².-External links:*...
    
    
• Ōshima District
  Oshima District, Yamaguchi
  is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.-Population:As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 22,070 and a density of 159.86 persons per km². The total area is 138.06 km².-Geography:...
  
  :
  • Suō-Ōshima
    Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi
    is a town located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan.Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the former towns of Ōshima, Kuka, Tachibana and Tōwa, all from towns of Ōshima District....
    
    

Economic development

For the purposes of development analysis, Yamaguchi is construed to be part of Northern Kyūshū

Northern Kyushu

is a subregion of Kyūshū.This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.-History:The northern region of Kyūshū was the first to be colonized by the Chinese and Koreans....

. Although Yamaguchi not part of the island of Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

, it has become a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits

Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyūshū, whose former city and present ward, Moji , gave the strait its "mon"...

 metropolitan area.

Tourism

The most popular place for tourism is Shimonoseki. One of the major attractions is the famous Kintai Bridge

Kintai Bridge

The is a historical wooden arch bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The bridge was built in 1673, spanning the beautiful Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches, and the bridge is located on the foot of Mt.Yokoyama, at the top of which lies Iwakuni...

 in the town of Iwakuni. This five arched wooden structure is considered a symbol of Western Honshū. The area on the banks of the Nishiki river close to the bridge is considered among the best places in Japan for Hanami

Hanami

is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms. From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan, and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa...

, when groups of family and friends gather in early April to view cherry blossoms. Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, which includes Japan’s longest cave, the , is another popular destination.

Famous for Festival and Event

• Kintaikyo Festival in Iwakuni - held in April 29
• Nishiki River Water Festival in Iwakuni - held in August
• Iwakuni Festival in August
• Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival in August
• Yamaguchi Gion Festival in July 20 to 27
• Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival in August 6 to 7
• Hagi Era Festival in April
• Hagi Festival in August 2 to 3
• Shimonoseki Straight Festival in May 2 to 4
• Shimonoseki Firework Festival in August

Universities

• Yamaguchi University
  Yamaguchi University
  is a national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi and Ube.- History :The root of the university was , a private school founded by Ueda Hōyō in 1815...
  
   (national)
• Shimonoseki City University
  Shimonoseki City University
  is a municipal university in Japan. Its campus is located in Daigaku-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.- History :It was founded in 1956 as for the working youths who eagerly wanted to get higher education...
  
   (public)
• Yamaguchi Prefectural University
  Yamaguchi Prefectural University
  is a public university in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1941, and it was chartered as a university in 1996.-External links:*...
  
   (public)

Private Universities

Ube Frontier University Ube Frontier University is a private university in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. After established as a junior college in 1960, the school became a four-year college in 2002.-External links:*...	University of East Asia University of East Asia The is a private university in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan, established in 1974.-Faculty of Human Sciences:*Department of Humanities and Social Sciences**Psychology Course**Child Development Course**Culture and Tourism Course...
Baiko Gakuin University Baiko Gakuin University is a private university in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.The predecessor of the school was founded in 1872, and it was chartered as a junior women's college in 1967...	Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi is a private university in San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi, Japan. The school was first established as a junior college in 1987. It became a four-year college in 1995.-External links:*...
Yamaguchi Gakugei College Yamaguchi Gakugei College is a private university in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan.-External links:*...	Yamaguchi University of Human Welfare and Culture Yamaguchi University of Human Welfare and Culture is a private university in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan. The school was first established as a junior women's college in 1967. It became a co-ed four-year college in 1999.-External links:*...

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

Two ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 services provide regular sea transport from the Shimonoseki Port International Terminal: Kanpu Ferry provides round-trip service to Busan

Busan

Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

; the Orient Ferry provides round-trip service to Qingdao

Qingdao

' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

 and Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, respectively.

• The Kanpu ferry to Pusan in South Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
   regularly.
• The Gwangyang Beech to Gwangyang
  Gwangyang
  Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.The city is also home to K-League soccer side Chunnam Dragons....
  
   in South Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
   regularly.
• The Orient ferry to Qingdao
  Qingdao
  ' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
  
   in China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
   regularly.
• The Orient ferry to Shanghai
  Shanghai
  Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
  
   in China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
   regularly.

Air

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:...

 is a domestic airport

Domestic airport

A domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....

 with service to Haneda Airport (Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

).

Railway

• West Japan Railway Company
  West 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:...
  
  
  • Sanyō Shinkansen
    Sanyō Shinkansen
    The 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...
    
    
  • Sanyō Main Line
  • Sanin Line
  • Yamaguchi Line
    Yamaguchi Line
    The 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...
    
    
  • Gantoku Line
    Gantoku Line
    The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture....
    
    
  • Onoda Line
    Onoda Line
    is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Ube and San'yō-Onoda all within Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.- Main Line :- Motoyama Branch Line :...
    
    
  • Mine Line
    Mine Line
    The is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between San'yō-Onoda and Nagato all within Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Due to heavy rainstorm flooding in July 2010, although repairs are underway, service on the whole Mine Line has been suspended for the foreseeable future .-Stations:All...
    
    
  • Ube Line
    Ube Line
    is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Yamaguchi and Ube all within Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:All stations are in Yamaguchi Prefecture....
    
    
• Nishikigawa Railway

Toll Road

• Hagi Misumi Road
• Kanmon Bridge
• Yamaguchi Ube Onoda Road
• Ogori Hagi Road
• Kanmon Road Tunnel

National Highway

• Route 2
• Route 9
• Route 187 (Iwakuni-Tsuwano-Masuda)
• Route 188
• Route 189 (Iwakuni-Yanai-Hikari-Kudamatsu)
• Route 262
• Route 315 (Shunan-Hagi)
• Route 316
• Route 376 (Yamaguchi-Shunan-Iwakuni)
• Route 435
• Route 437
• Route 489
• Route 490
• Route 491

Prefectural symbols

• Tree: Red pine tree
  Japanese Red Pine
  The Japanese Red Pine has a home range that includes Japan, Korea, northeastern China and the extreme southeast of Russia . This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this tree is 20–35 m...
  
   (Pinus densiflora)
• Flower: Bitter summer mandarin blossom
  Amanatsu
  is a yellowish orange citrus fruit, a group of cultivars of natsumikan , which were discovered in 1740 in the Yamaguchi prefecture of Japan. Natsumikan is about the size of grapefruit and oblate in shape. The fruit contains 12 segments and about 30 seeds.Natsumikan is grown commercially in Japan,...
  
   (Citrus natsudaidai)
• Bird: Hooded crane
  Hooded Crane
  The Hooded Crane, Grus monacha is a small, dark crane. It has a grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye...
  
   (Grus monacha)
• Fish: Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes)
• Beast: Sika Deer
  Sika Deer
  The Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, also known as the Spotted Deer or the Japanese Deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to various other parts of the world...
  
   (Cervus nippon nippon)

TV

• YAB
  YAB
  YAB 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(ANN
  All-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(NNN
  Nippon News Network
  Nippon 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...
  
  )
• TYS
  TYS
  TYS 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)
• NHK
  NHK
  NHK 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....
  
   TV

Famous people from Yamaguchi

• Kido Takayoshi
  Kido Takayoshi
  , also referred as Kido Kōin was a Japanese statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration. He used the alias when he worked against the Shogun.-Early life:...
  
  , one of the two main architects of the Meiji Restoration
• Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
  Shinzo Abe
  was the 90th Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on 26 September 2006. He was Japan's youngest post–World War II prime minister and the first born after the war. Abe served as prime minister for nearly twelve months, before resigning on 12 September 2007...
  
   represented first Yamaguchi's 1st then 4th district in the House of Representatives
  House of Representatives of Japan
  The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
  
  ; his father represented Yamaguchi as well.
• Atsushi Tamura
  Atsushi Tamura
  is a famous Japanese comedian from Hiko Island near Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.He and his partner, , form the known as . Though the two share the same surname, there is no family relation. The pair started their career by performing comedy on the streets of Tokyo.-Early life:Before...
  
   of the comic duo London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
  London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
  London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō are a Japanese comedy duo that originally performed manzai-style stand-up, but now are mainly known for their TV appearances and as hosts of a handful of off-the-wall variety shows...
  
   is from Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi.
• Teruzane Utada
  Teruzane Utada
  is a Japanese music executive producer and attendant.He married Junko Utada and worked as her attendant. Their daughter and only child is the singer Hikaru Utada, one of Japan’s most successful pop music singers of all time. The couple have been married and divorced to each other seven times. He...
  
   music producer, manager and father of Utada Hikaru
  Utada Hikaru
  , known by her stage name Utada in America and Europe, is a Japanese-American singer, song writer, arranger, and producer. Since the release of her Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums...
  
   is from somewhere in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as mentioned on the latter's blog.
• Sayumi Michishige
  Sayumi Michishige
  is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....
  
  , a Japanese idol who is one of the 6th generation members of Japanese idol group Morning Musume
  Morning Musume
  , sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
  
   was also born in Yamaguchi.
• Raizo Tanaka
  Raizo Tanaka
  was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during most of World War II. A specialist in the heavy torpedoes that were carried by all the destroyers and cruisers of the IJN, Tanaka mainly commanded destroyer squadrons, with a cruiser or two attached, and he was the primary leader of the...
  
  , a Japanese rear admiral during World War II. Tanaka was the commander of the Midway invasion force and later made famous for his efforts to keep Japanese forces on Guadalcanal in supply with the "Tokyo Express."
• Prime Minister Naoto Kan
  Naoto Kan
  is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation...
  
   was born in 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....
  
   in 1946.
• Karyu, guitarist of the band D'espairsRay is from Yamaguchi. The band had a "homecoming" live there in 2007 and 2009.
• Harukichi Yamaguchi
  Harukichi Yamaguchi
  was the founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi, which grew to become Japan's largest and most powerful yakuza organization.Yamaguchi established the group in Kobe in 1915, and was its kumicho or Godfather until his death in 1925, when he was succeeded by his son Noboru Yamaguchi....
  
  , founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi
  Yamaguchi-gumi
  is Japan's largest and most infamous yakuza organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe pre-WWII....
  
  ,born near Kobe but his entire family hailed from Yamaguchi.
• Shintaro Abe
  Shintaro Abe
  was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was the eldest son of member of Parliament Kan Abe and son-in-law of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. He was married to Yoko Kishi, daughter of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His second son, Shinzō Abe, became Prime Minister of Japan on September...
  
  , former Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the LDP.
• Itō Hirobumi
  Ito Hirobumi
  Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...
  
  , a samurai
  Samurai
  is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
  
   of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th), genrō
  Genro
  was an unofficial designation given to certain retired elder Japanese statesmen, considered the "founding fathers" of modern Japan, who served as informal extraconstitutional advisors to the emperor, during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods in Japanese history.The institution of genrō...
  
   and Resident-General of Korea
  Resident-General of Korea
  When Korea was a protectorate of Japan, Japan was represented by the Resident-General.- List of Japanese Residents-General :#Itō Hirobumi#Sone Arasuke#Terauchi Masatake...
  
  .
• Yasunori Mitsuda
  Yasunori Mitsuda
  is a Japanese video game composer, sound programmer, and musician. He has composed music for or worked on over 35 games, and has contributed to over 15 other albums...
  
  , Composers

External links

• Official Yamaguchi Prefecture homepage