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Kanmon Tunnel Pedestrian Path

Kanmon Tunnel Pedestrian Path

A world-rare "undersea pedestrian tunnel" connecting Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshu and Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu. The 780-meter long tunnel passes under the seafloor of the Kanmon Strait, and in the middle, there is a boundary marker showing the border between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka Prefectures, making it a prime photo spot. Descending about 60 meters underground by elevator from the surface and walking through the quiet seafloor path to reach another island in just about 15 minutes is a very unique experience and a great travel memory. Unaffected by weather, you can enjoy the excitement...

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Karato Market

Karato Market in Shimonoseki City is a lively fish market known as "Kanmon's Kitchen," while also boasting a leading handling volume of pufferfish in Japan. On weekends and holidays, an event called "Iki-iki Bakangai" is held, where many sushi battles and seafood stalls line up. Freshly caught pufferfish, sea bream, yellowtail, and more are provided as sushi or bowls at surprisingly reasonable prices, and the energetic atmosphere is the best stage to experience a "Japanese Fish Market." The experience of eating what you bought on the seaside wooden deck while gazing at the view of the Kanmon Strait is the...

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Iwakawa Hataten (Flags)

Iwakawa Hataten (Flags)

A traditional "Tairyo-bata" (big catch flag) dyer in the Hagi castle town that has continued since the Meiji era. Conveying the techniques of the vibrant flags fishermen once hoisted to celebrate a bountiful catch, each product is hand-dyed, featuring powerful colors and dynamic designs. Inside the shop, modern bags, tenugui towels, and accessories utilizing traditional big catch flag patterns are lined up, and they are highly evaluated by international tourists as "Japanese Art." Sometimes you can observe the craftsmen working up close, feeling the beauty of traditional Japanese dyeing and the passion of their craftsmanship. It is the best place...

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Ebisugahana Shipyard Site

Ebisugahana Shipyard Site

The site of a shipyard established in Hagi City by the Choshu Domain at the end of the Edo period to build Western-style warships. This is also registered as a World Heritage site, conveying the history of Japan's challenge to introduce Western science and technology. Currently, stone walls from the former docks remain, allowing you to imagine the sight of Japan's first Western-style sailing ship, the "Heishin-maru," and the steamship "Koshin-maru" setting out to sea from here. It is a scenic spot overlooking the calm sea in front and Mt. Kasayama on the opposite shore. It is a historical spot...

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Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works

Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works

This is an industrial remain in Hagi City where "Tatara-buki," a traditional Japanese ironmaking technique, was carried out during the Edo period. It is one of the component sites of the World Heritage "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution," and was a crucial location supplying iron for the Choshu Domain to create cannons for coastal defense at the end of the Edo period. The stone walls and remains neatly preserved deep in the mountains tell the story of the advanced technology of the time and the passion of ancestors who skillfully utilized natural energy. The ruins standing in the silence...

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Hagi-yaki Kaikan

Hagi-yaki Kaikan

A large facility where you can experience the charm of Hagi-yaki all at once, displaying and selling works from numerous kilns. From traditional tea pottery to modern vessels fitting contemporary lifestyles, the wide selection is ideal for choosing souvenirs. The "Pottery Experience," where you can receive guidance from professional artisans, is very popular, allowing you to create your own original work using hand-kneading or electric wheels. There are also exhibits where you can learn the history and production methods of Hagi-yaki in detail, helping even beginners understand its depth. By admiring beautiful vessels and actually touching the clay, you can...

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Hagi Okan Plum Grove

Hagi Okan Plum Grove

Located at the entrance of the historic "Hagi Okan" road connecting Hagi City to Yamaguchi City, this is a fragrant plum grove. In the approximately 13,000 square meter site, about 350 plum trees of about 13 varieties, including red and white, are planted, reaching their peak from late January to mid-March. Bronze statues of patriots associated with Hagi, such as Yoshida Shoin and Shinsaku Takasugi, are scattered throughout the park, allowing you to feel the deep history of Hagi alongside the delicate plum blossoms. The scent of plum drifting in the cold, clear air of early spring informs visitors of...

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Mt. Kasayama Camellia Grove

Mt. Kasayama Camellia Grove

Located at the tip of the small volcano "Mt. Kasayama" in Hagi City, this is a vast camellia forest spanning about 10 hectares. About 60 varieties and 25,000 Yabu-tsubaki (wild camellias) grow naturally here, and from mid-February to late March each year, the entire area is buried in bright red flowers. Giant ancient trees cover the sky, and the fantastical sight of fallen camellia flowers spreading like a red carpet on the ground is truly natural art. Walking paths and observation decks are maintained within the forest, offering spectacular views of the contrast between the blue Sea of Japan and...

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Aibagawa River

The Aiba River, which flows quietly through the castle town of Hagi, is an artificial river dug during the Edo period and is still closely connected to people's lives today. Beautiful stone walls and old private houses line the river, featuring sights like "Mizuya," where river water was drawn into houses for cooking and laundry, and "Hatoba" stairs leading down to the water, showcasing the wisdom of ancestors. Vivid koi carp swim gracefully in the transparent water, healing the hearts of those who stroll along. Historic buildings such as the "Former Yukawa Residence" face the river, offering a very photogenic...

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Kazuki Yasuo Museum

Kazuki Yasuo Museum

This museum houses and displays the works of Yasuo Kazuki, a leading Japanese Western-style painter from Misumi, Nagato City. His representative work, the "Siberia Series," expresses the grueling experience of postwar internment through unique textures and a heavy "black," violently shaking the viewer's soul. The museum building features a modern and calm design reflecting his aesthetic sense, and his restored atelier is also open to the public. The universal "human love" and "prayer for peace" embedded in his works provide deep emotion to people regardless of language or nationality. It is a place where you can feel spiritual richness while...

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Hagi-yaki (Fukagawa Kiln Village)

Hagi-yaki (Fukagawa Kiln Village)

Located in the mountains of Nagato City, "Fukagawa-gama" is one of the two major origins of Hagi-yaki pottery, a traditional craft village boasting over 400 years of history. It flourished as an official kiln for the Choshu Domain during the Edo period, and many potters still carry on these skills today. In the quiet streets lined with cobblestones, you can find brick chimneys and old climbing kilns, allowing you to feel the breath of traditional Japanese crafts just by walking. Here, under the guidance of artisans, you can enjoy a pottery-making experience by actually touching the clay to create your...

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Murata Seifu Memorial Museum

Murata Seifu Memorial Museum

Located in Misumi, Nagato City, this memorial hall honors the politician Seifu Murata, who carried out fiscal reforms in the Choshu Domain at the end of the Edo period and built the economic foundation that became the driving force of the Restoration. At the memorial hall, which stands in a quiet rural landscape, you can learn in detail about his rational thinking, his passion for education, and the influence he had on later patriots. The adjacent former residence and the site of the private school where he studied also retain their appearance from that time, allowing you to feel firsthand...

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Nagato Toy Museum

Nagato Toy Museum

Adjacent to "Senza Kitchen" at the port of Nagato City, this is a hands-on museum wrapped in the warmth of wood. Filled with toys and play equipment using plenty of high-quality wood from Yamaguchi Prefecture, it can be enjoyed using all five senses by children and adults alike. Here, besides just playing, you can learn about Japan's rich forest culture and the value of handwork through exquisite wooden works made by local artisans. Additionally, the museum's dedicated cruise ship "Kids Cruise" is in operation, allowing for the unique experience of playing while feeling the warmth of wood even on the...

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Omijima Island

Omijima, referred to as the "Alps of the Sea," is a dynamic scenic spot where cliffs, strange rocks, and sea caves carved by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan over many years continue. It is the highlight of the Kita-Nagato Coast Quasi-National Park, and if you take a sightseeing boat, you can fully enjoy the formative beauty created by nature's fury and mystery up close. Especially beautiful are sea caves like the "Blue Grotto" and the panorama of standing strange rocks. The sea with outstanding transparency is also known as a sanctuary for diving, and you can enjoy...

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Kirara Glass Future Hall (Experience)

Kirara Glass Future Hall (Experience)

Located along the coast of Sanyo-Onoda City, this facility allows you to enjoy world-class glass artist exhibitions and authentic glassmaking experiences. Under the guidance of professional artisans, even beginners can easily feel like an artist with "glass blowing experiences," making your own unique glass from red-hot molten glass, or "sandblasting," engraving delicate patterns. From the building, you can overlook the beautiful sea of the Seto Inland Sea, and the light-filled interior is truly a glass art space. Since you can learn Japan's advanced manufacturing culture directly as an "experience," it is ideal for making travel memories. You can spend a...

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Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum

Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum

This is a memorial hall built on the site of the birthplace of Nakahara Chuya, one of Japan's most beloved modern poets. You can deeply understand the delicate and passionate world of the poetry of this man, who died at the young age of 30, through handwritten manuscripts and personal items. The building is located in the Yuda Onsen district of Yamaguchi City, his hometown, and the modern design of the interior features substantial exhibits explaining the background of his masterpieces like "For the Tainted Sorrow." By following his life, you can feel the beauty of modern Japanese literature and...

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives

Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives

This museum utilizes the Former Prefectural Office Building and the Former Prefectural Assembly Hall, built in 1916 by leading architects of the Taisho era. The exterior, in a Neo-Renaissance style blending brick and stone, radiates a beauty symbolizing Japan's desire for modernization at the time. Inside, the former luxurious Governor's Office and assembly chamber are preserved as they were, and craftsmanship lives on in every detail, such as the heavy wooden stairs and delicate decorations. Besides being able to learn in detail about Yamaguchi Prefecture's progress and the history of Japan's governance after the Meiji Restoration, the artistic value of...

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Former Yamaguchi Clan Office Gate

Former Yamaguchi Clan Office Gate

This historical gate stands proudly in the center of Yamaguchi City as the main gate of the current Yamaguchi Prefectural Office. In 1864, during the chaotic end of the Edo period, it was built as the main gate of the Yamaguchi Seijido when the clan base was moved from Hagi to Yamaguchi. It takes the form of a heavy "Yakui-mon" gate, conveying to the present the passion of the samurai of that time who passed through here betting on the future of Japan. The surroundings are enclosed by beautiful tree-lined paths and moats, allowing you to enjoy the atmosphere of...

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Kiwa-la-Beach

Kiwa-la-Beach in Ube City is a beautiful beach with shallow waters where Japan's largest vast tidal flats appear at low tide. Especially on days when conditions are right, the sky reflects on the still water surface like a mirror, drawing great attention on SNS for its fantastical sights similar to Salar de Uyuni in South America. The time spent listening to the gentle waves of the Seto Inland Sea while walking on the endless peaceful sand ripples makes you completely forget the city hustle. It's crowded with families enjoying swimming and clam digging in summer, and you can enjoy beautiful...

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Akama Inkstone Village (Iwataki)

Akama Inkstone Village (Iwataki)

This is a village surrounded by deep greenery that holds the only raw material quarry for "Akama-suzuri" (inkstones), a representative traditional craft of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Akama-suzuri has a history of over 800 years and was considered the highest quality tool in Japanese calligraphy culture, said to have been favored by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Kamakura period. The sight of artisans manually cutting stones from steep rock faces and carefully carving each one is truly the pinnacle of craftsmanship. Here, while gazing at the beautiful reddish-purple stone surfaces, you can learn the history of inkstones and actually experience polishing the...

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Industrial Tourism Tour (Kosan Road)

Industrial Tourism Tour (Kosan Road)

This tour explores the "stage of giant industry," a sight rarely seen anywhere else in the world, of which Ube City is proud. The biggest highlight is the "Ube Kosan Dedicated Road," which boasts the longest private road for a single company in Japan. On this vast private road where general vehicles cannot enter, giant double-connected trucks with a total length of 40 meters come and go, and the scale is overwhelming. On the tour, you can observe the backstage of the infrastructure that supported Japan's high economic growth up close, such as giant bridges spanning the sea and massive...

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Motoyama Cape Kuguri-iwa

Motoyama Cape Kuguri-iwa

Located at Motoyama Cape at the southern tip of Yamaguchi Prefecture, "Kuguri-iwa" is a natural work of art created over many years by the erosion of the Seto Inland Sea's waves, which carved large holes through the rock. At low tide, you can pass through the holes in the rock, and the blue sea and sky seen from there are as beautiful as a painting contained within a natural frame. At dusk, the sunlight of the setting sun dyes the rock face red, creating an even more mysterious atmosphere. It is also a geologically valuable spot, a hidden gem where...

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Onoda Cement Tokkuri-gama Kiln

Onoda Cement Tokkuri-gama Kiln

Built in 1883 (Meiji 16), this is the only remaining "bottle-shaped" cement firing kiln in Japan. It is designated as a National Important Cultural Property and is a precious remain that tells the story of the dawn of the cement industry that supported Japan's modern architecture. As its name suggest, the red brick kiln with a unique shape like a "tokkuri" (sake bottle) is the crystallization of the wisdom of the artisans at that time who repeatedly tried and erred while learning Western technology. The heavy texture of the bricks and the unique form are extremely attractive to architecture fans...

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Hana-no-Umi

"Hana no Umi" in Sanyo-Onoda City is a seaside "experience-based farm" resort, one of the largest in western Japan, where seasonal flowers bloom across vast grounds. In spring, canola flowers, in summer, sunflowers, and in autumn, cosmos fill the entire area, creating an overwhelming colorful carpet against the sky and sea. Here, besides admiring flowers, you can enjoy seasonal strawberry picking, blueberry picking, and vegetable harvesting, and there is a cafe with freshly made bread and sweets using ingredients from the farm. It is an open and healthy tourist spot where children and adults alike can fully enjoy the blessings...

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