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Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken)
Map of Japan with Yamaguchi highlighted
Capital Yamaguchi
Region Chūgoku
Island Honshū
Governor Sekinari Nii
Area 6,110.94 km² (22nd)
 - % water 2.6%
Population  (February 2006)
 - Population 1,490,072 (25th)
 - Density 248 /km²
Districts 5
Municipalities 22
ISO 3166-2 JP-35
Website www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/
gyosei/kenjoho/english.htm
Prefectural Symbols
 - Flower Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
 - Tree Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
 - Bird Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Symbol of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Symbol of Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken?) is located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island, Japan. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki.

History

Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly divided into Nagato and Suō provinces. It was ruled by the Mōri clan domain during the Sengoku period.

After Commodore Matthew Perry's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called Chōshū) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the new imperial government.

Geography

Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Cities

Towns

Towns in each district:

Abu
Atō
Waki
Hirao
Kaminoseki
Tabuse
Mitō
Shūhō
Suō-Ōshima

‡ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.

Mergers

Future mergers

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

One of the major attractions is the famous Kintai Bridge in the town of Iwakuni. This five arced 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 (花見, lit. "flower viewing"), when groups of family and friends gather in early April to view Cherry Blossom.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe represented first Yamaguchi's 1st then 4th district in the House of Representatives; his father represented Yamaguchi as well.

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Coordinates: 34°4′N, 131°30′Ezh-yue:山口縣


 
 
 

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