Adjoining municipalities

• Saga Prefecture
  Saga Prefecture
  is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
  
  
  • Arita
    Arita, Saga
    is a town located in Nishimatsuura District, Saga, Japan. It is known for producing Arita porcelain, one of the traditional handicrafts of Japan. It also holds the largest ceramic fair in Western Japan, the Arita Ceramic Fair...
    
    
  • Imari
    Imari, Saga
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for...
    
    
  • Takeo
    Takeo, Saga
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside...
    
    
• Nagasaki Prefecture
  Nagasaki Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
  
  
  • Hasami
    Hasami, Nagasaki
    is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. It is known, along with neighboring Arita, Saga Prefecture for its china manufacturing....
    
    

History

• April 1, 1889 - The modern municipality system
  Municipalities of Japan
  Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...
  
   is established. The area consists of two villages: Nakato and Sumiyoshi.
• April 1, 1954 - Nakato and Sumiyoshi merge to form Yamauchi Village.
• March 1, 1955 - Part of Takeuchi Town is incorporated into Yamauchi Village.
• September 1, 1960 - Yamauchi Village becomes Yamauchi Town (Yamauchi-Machi)

Education

• Yamauchi Junior High School
• Yamauchi Higashi Elementary School
• Yamauchi Nishi Elementary School

Rail

• JR Kyushu
  • Sasebo Line
    Sasebo Line
    The is a railway line in Japan running from Hizen-Yamaguchi Station in Kōhoku, Saga Prefecture to Sasebo Station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is part of the route connecting Sasebo with Saga and Fukuoka...
    
    
    • Nagao Station
      Nagao Station (Saga)
      is a train station in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.-Layout:This station has two tracks and two side platforms with the wooden station building which was built in 1947.-History:...
      
       - Mimasaka Station
      Mimasaka Station
      is a train station in Yamauchi-cho Oaza Mimasaka, Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.-Layout:This station has two tracks and two side platforms with the wooden station building from old times.-History:...
      
      

Road

• Expressways
  Expressways of Japan
  The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads.- History :Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use...
  
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  • Nagasaki Expressway
    Nagasaki Expressway
    ' is one of the Expressways of Japan from Tosu to Nagasaki. It runs through the prefecture of Saga, and the southern half of the Nagasaki prefecture...
    
    
    • Takeo-Kitagata Interchange
• National highways
  National highways of Japan
  Japan has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while...
  
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  • Route 35
• Prefectural roads:
  • Saga Prefectural Route 26 (Imari
    Imari, Saga
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for...
    
    -Yamauchi)
  • Saga Prefectural Route 28 (Ōchi-Yamauchi)
  • Saga Prefectural Route 45 (Ureshino
    Ureshino, Saga
    is a city located in the western part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. The city was formed on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Ureshino and Shiota...
    
    -Yamauchi)

Notable places and events

• Mt. Kurokami, Fūfu Rock
• Kurokami no Roman festival
• Sangyō festival
• Chūō Park