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Abu Town

A town in the northern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, rich in nature where the mountains and the sea are close, and primary industries such as agriculture and fishing are active. Facing the Sea of Japan, the "Michi-no-Eki Abu-cho" is famous as the birthplace of Japan's roadside stations (Michi-no-Eki), where you can taste fresh local seafood and "Mutsumi Beef." Also, the "Abu Volcano Group," including the strange rock "Meiwa," is a place where you can feel the wonders of Earth's history, and part of the coastline is designated as a Geopark. With warm hospitality and a nostalgic original Japanese landscape, it...

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Susa Bay

Located on the northern end of the prefecture facing the Sea of Japan, this is a scenic spot with a beautiful rias coastline and strange rocks. Especially the "Hornfels Cliffs," with their striking black and gray striped patterns, are grand natural art designated as a National Scenic Spot and Natural Monument. In the clear cobalt blue sea, islets of various shapes are scattered, and you can enjoy the dynamic scenery from various angles by sightseeing boat or from the observatory. The powerful landscape created by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan and volcanic activity from ancient times tells...

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Tsunoshima Island

Tsunoshima Island

Located in the northwestern part of Shimonoseki City, this island floats in the emerald green sea. The "Tsunoshima Bridge," which continues straight toward the blue horizon, is famous as one of Japan's top driving spots, and its overwhelming beauty has been used in many commercials and movies. After crossing the bridge, you will find a landscape where the white sand "Cobalt Blue Beach" and the historic "Tsunoshima Lighthouse" made of granite harmonize beautifully. Walking along the coast while feeling the sea breeze, looking at the setting sun coloring the sea, or enjoying fresh seafood, you can spend a moving time...

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Shimonoseki Fishing Park

Shimonoseki Fishing Park

A sea fishing park located at the western end of the Kanmon Strait, designed so that everyone from beginners to experts can enjoy fishing safely. Since it is a pier-style facility extending into the sea, you can target various fish throughout the seasons, such as horse mackerel, sea bream, and oval squid, even without a boat. Rental tackle and bait are also available, so you can stop by empty-handed, which is a great point. While feeling the dynamic tidal currents and sea breeze of the Kanmon Strait, the moment you catch a fish is exceptional. It is an ideal spot...

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Chofu Mori Residence Wind Chime Painting

Chofu Mori Residence Wind Chime Painting

At the "Chofu Mori Residence," a high-grade Japanese architecture once visited by Emperor Meiji, you can experience "Wind Chime Painting" during the summer. Painting your own patterns or messages on transparent glass wind chimes while looking at the beautiful Japanese garden is a quiet, creative time unique to a historic residence. The cool sound of the completed wind chimes will bring a moment of respite to the Japanese summer. Walking through the dignified rooms and corridors of the Mori family, a branch of the Choshu Domain, and leaving your own colors there will become an elegant memory that overlaps history...

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Tabuse Regional Exchange Center

Tabuse Regional Exchange Center

Located in Tabuse Town, this is a lively exchange facility full of fresh local ingredients. Freshly harvested vegetables, fruits, and marine products from the local area are lined up at reasonable prices, attracting many people from inside and outside the prefecture. Especially the processed products such as handmade bento, side dishes, and rice cakes made with Tabuse's rich produce are popular for their gentle, hometown flavors. The building is spacious and barrier-free, so everyone from children to the elderly can enjoy shopping comfortably. Touching the bounties of nature and the warm smiles of the local people will make you feel...

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Hachigamine General Park

Hachigamine General Park

A comprehensive leisure park boasting vast grounds located in Waki Town. Here, there is one of Yamaguchi Prefecture's largest rose gardens where about 3,500 roses of about 140 varieties bloom, enveloped in elegant scents and colors in spring and autumn. Also, it's packed with attractions for children and adults to enjoy all day, such as a 255-meter long roller slide, the "Dinosaur Forest" with scattered dinosaur models, a Ferris wheel, and a mini SL train. Activities are integrated within rich nature, making it the best place for families to spend their holidays. There are also facilities selling local specialties, making...

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Hanaguri Coast Marine Promenade

Hanaguri Coast Marine Promenade

A unique promenade of about 450 meters stretching over the sea at Kasado Island in Kudamatsu City. While walking over the exceptionally transparent Seto Inland Sea, you can hear the sound of the waves up close and feel the pleasant sea breeze. From the promenade, you can observe the "Hanaguri-iwa" rock, a strange rock with a hole opened by wave erosion, up close, and enjoy walking by the sea while admiring natural formative beauty. Especially at dusk, the sea surface is dyed orange, enveloping the area in a very romantic atmosphere. In summer, it's crowded with families enjoying swimming at...

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Hinoyama Park (Cherry Blossoms)

Hinoyama Park (Cherry Blossoms)

A park spreading across the summit of Mt. Hinoyama at an altitude of 268 meters in Shimonoseki City. From here, you can enjoy an overwhelming panorama overlooking the Kanmon Strait, Kanmon Bridge, and as far as Kyushu on the opposite shore. Especially in spring, cherry blossoms and azaleas bloom brilliantly as if coloring the entire mountain, and the contrast between the blue sea and sky and the vivid flowers is breathtakingly beautiful. You can reach the summit by ropeway, enjoying the spectacular view while taking a walk in the sky. At night, you can enjoy the city lights referred to...

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Ichinosakagawa River (Cherry Blossoms)

Ichinosakagawa River (Cherry Blossoms)

The "Ichinosaka River" flowing through the center of Yamaguchi City is a walking path where the Ouchi clan once built the city to resemble Kyoto's Kamo River, and atmospheric landscapes still remain today. In spring, about 200 cherry trees bloom on both banks, allowing you to walk under a tunnel of cherry blossoms extending their branches to the water surface. Illumination is held at night, and the fantastical sight of night cherry blossoms reflected on the river surface fascinates visitors. Additionally, in early summer, "Genji-botaru" fireflies, designated as a National Natural Monument, dance, and you can enjoy the ephemeral competition...

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Sorinji Temple

Sorinji Temple in Ube City is a historic temple said to have been founded in 777, known for its beautiful "Ryushintei" garden that retains the Muromachi-period style. Considered one of Yamaguchi Prefecture's oldest gardens, the space created by powerful stone arrangements using the background mountains as borrowed landscape and the quietly flowing pond exudes a style concentrating Zen aesthetics. Especially during the autumn leaf season, colorful trees decorate the old garden, enveloping it in a sacred atmosphere suitable for self-reflection in silence. By touching the traditional Japanese garden art and the quiet presence of the temple where a long history...

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Ichinomata Sakura Park

Ichinomata Sakura Park

Ichinomata Cherry Blossom Park in the mountains of Shimonoseki City is a "hidden spectacular view spot" known for its fantastical landscape woven by submerged dead trees, clear water surfaces, and cherry blossoms blooming in spring. Cherry trees line the shores of the dam lake, and on clear, windless days, the cherry blossoms and dead trees reflect upside down in the mirror-like water, creating a mysterious scene as if from a fantasy movie. Since it is still not very well-known, it's a perfect location for those who want to quietly face nature and enjoy photography. Away from the city hustle, you...

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Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park (Cherry Blossoms)

Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park (Cherry Blossoms)

Developed on the site of the former Honmaru (inner bailey) of Hagi Castle, "Shizuki Park" features beautiful remains of Edo-period stone walls and moats and is designated as a National Historic Site. It is also Hagi's leading cherry blossom spot, where about 600 Somei-Yoshino cherry trees bloom in spring, elegantly coloring the old stone walls and white walls. Especially the sight of cherry blossoms reflected in the water of the moat and the "Hana-ikada" (flower raft) where fallen petals cover the water surface is spectacular. The park also features the rare "Midori-yoshino" cherry blossoms, found only in Hagi, making it...

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Kikko Park (Cherry Blossoms)

Kikko Park (Cherry Blossoms)

A vast historical park utilizing the site of the former residence of the Kikkawa family, lords of the Iwakuni Domain, stretching beyond the Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni City. Known as one of Yamaguchi Prefecture's leading cherry blossom spots, thousands of Somei-Yoshino and Yaezakura cherry trees bloom in spring, enveloping the entire park in a pale pink flower haze. The contrast between the historical landscape, with its Edo-period samurai gates, stone walls, and white-walled fences, and the blooming cherry blossoms is breathtakingly beautiful. With large fountains and lawn areas, the sight of families and couples enjoying picnics under the cherry blossoms...

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Kintai Bridge

Kintai Bridge (Kintai-kyo) spanning the Nishiki River in Iwakuni City is one of Japan's three most famous bridges, built in 1673, and is a wooden bridge with five beautiful arches rarely seen in the world. Its unique structure, assembled without using a single nail, is a collection of the best of Japan's advanced architectural technology of that time and is also designated as a National Scenic Spot. The view of the clear Nishiki River flowing and Mt. Shiroyama towering behind from atop the bridge is spectacular. With thousands of cherry blossoms in spring, traditional cormorant fishing fires in summer, vivid...

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Prefectural Art Museum

Prefectural Art Museum

A museum built within the lush green environment of the cultural zone "Park Road" in Yamaguchi City. It boasts a wide collection mainly featuring works by the master painter Sesshu, associated with Yamaguchi Prefecture, and local artists, including Japanese paintings, Western paintings, sculptures, and photography. Also, special exhibitions planned from unique perspectives are of very high quality, allowing you to touch excellent art from Japan and abroad. The building itself is in beautiful harmony with the surrounding landscape, and the time spent facing art in the quiet interior adds sophisticated color to your trip. Along with nearby museums and libraries,...

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Mitajiri Salt Pan Memorial Park

Mitajiri Salt Pan Memorial Park

Located in Hofu City, this industrial park conveys the history of "Mitajiri Salt Pans," which once flourished as the number one salt production area in Japan. The traditional salt-making method from the Edo period, "Irihama-style salt pans," has been restored, and you can observe the vast salt pans where salt was actually made and salt-making tools using coal as fuel up close. The biggest attraction is the ability to actually have a "salt-making experience." Under an artisan's guidance, the experience of boiling down saltwater to complete your own pure white salt is a precious chance to learn the roots of...

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Santoka Museum

This facility introduces the life and works of Santoka Taneda, a leading Japanese free-form haiku poet from Yamaguchi City. Within the modern building incorporating traditional house designs, you can deeply understand his poetic world, having lived a turbulent life while continuing to compose poems with a unique sensitivity and honest heart, through beautiful videos and exhibits. The "solitude, love for nature, and attachment to life" embedded in his verses strongly resonate with our hearts today. Located in a corner of the Yuda Onsen district, stopping by during a stroll and touching the Japanese landscapes and mental images seen by a...

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum

Located along Park Road in Yamaguchi City, this is a historic comprehensive museum founded in 1912. Abundant materials covering nature, history, science and engineering, and astronomy departments are displayed, allowing you to learn about the formation of Yamaguchi Prefecture from multiple perspectives. Especially the exhibits on dinosaur fossils discovered in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the geology of Akiyoshidai are very interesting and stimulate intellectual curiosity. Also, explanations on the role of Yamaguchi from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration and local traditional crafts are substantial. It is a "Hall of Knowledge" where everyone from children to adults...

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Kagekiyodo Cave

Kagekiyodo Cave

Located on the north side of Akiyoshidai, this is a limestone cave where a legend remains that the Taira clan warrior Taira no Kagekiyo, defeated in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, went into hiding. The cave is very spacious with high ceilings, and you can observe fossils of coral and fusulinids up close on the walls. In addition to general sightseeing courses, an "Exploration Course" is available where you wear a helmet and light to advance deep into the darkness, allowing you to enjoy the natural limestone cave with plenty of thrills. The complex formative beauty created over hundreds of millions...

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Akiyoshidai Plateau

Akiyoshidai Plateau

Japan's largest karst plateau, where countless white limestones looking like a "flock of sheep" are scattered across a vast grassland at an altitude of 200 to 400 meters. This landscape, created by coral reefs from hundreds of millions of years ago upheaving due to crustal movements and being eroded by rainwater over many years, is grand art telling the story of Earth's evolution. It changes expressions throughout the four seasons: mountain burning in spring, vivid green in summer, pampas grass in autumn, and snowscapes in winter, offering a different spectacular view every time you visit. Driving on the Karst Road...

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Park Road

Located in the center of Yamaguchi City, this is a beautifully maintained symbol road continuing from the Yamaguchi Prefectural Office toward the Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Cathedral. Rich tree-lined paths continue on both sides of the road, where cultural facilities such as art museums, libraries, and museums are scattered, making it a walk path full of the cultural fragrance of the "Kyoto of the West" Yamaguchi. You can enjoy the changes in nature of the four seasons; especially during spring cherry blossoms and fresh greenery, and autumn leaves, beautiful landscapes in harmony with historical buildings spread out. The open space with...

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Tokotoko Train (Cherry Blossoms)

Tokotoko Train (Cherry Blossoms)

This is a cute electric sightseeing vehicle that runs about 6 kilometers from Nishikicho Station to Sozukyo Onsen Station in Iwakuni City. Utilizing the site of an uncompleted line where a railway was supposed to run, the biggest highlight is the "Kirara Yume Tunnel." The tunnel walls feature stone murals painted by local children that glow, taking you through a world like a fantastical galaxy of light. Especially in spring, cherry blossoms bloom beautifully along the line, and the time spent proceeding "toko-toko" through the flower haze while feeling the breeze is truly a moment of healing. It is a...

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Steam Locomotive Yamaguchi

Steam Locomotive Yamaguchi

This is a representative Japanese sightseeing train where the C57 steam locomotive, affectionately known as the "Lady," runs about 63 kilometers from Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Tsuwano Station. The sight of it running with a powerful exhaust sound and black smoke is spectacular, and many people gather along the line to catch a glimpse of its brave figure. The passenger cars recreate the retro interiors of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras, and stepping inside makes you feel as if you've slipped back to the golden age of railways. Looking at the peaceful rural scenery and canyon beauty outside the window...

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