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山口県 · Regional selections

SL Yamaguchi-go

山口県山口・防府

A steam train between Shin-Yamaguchi and Tsuwano, running on dates set each year.

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Iwakuni Castle

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

A keep pulled down under the one-castle-per-province law and later rebuilt, looking down from the summit on the Kintaikyo bridge and the town.

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Shimonoseki Open-Top Bus: Tsunoshima and Kanmon Straits Routes

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

An open-top double-decker bus around Shimonoseki, on a route to Tsunoshima and one around the Kanmon Strait.

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Kaijo Yuhodo (Promenade)

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

A walkway laid along the shore south of Hanaguri beach in Shimonoseki.

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Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

A shrine to the white snake that lives only in part of Iwakuni, a national natural monument.

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Chomonkyo

山口県山口・防府

A gorge cut by the Abu River, a signature scenic site of the prefecture, with strange rocks and rapids along its path.

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Fukutoku Inari Shrine

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

A shrine at Toyoura in Shimonoseki, old enough to appear in classical verse, with torii in a line toward the sea.

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Yanai White-Wall Townscape

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

A townscape in Yanai, Edo merchant houses along 200 metres of stone paving, with goldfish lanterns swaying at the eaves.

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松下村塾

山口県萩・長門

The private school run by Shoin Yoshida, begun by his uncle Bunnoshin Tamaki at his own house. A World Heritage site.

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Mori-shi Teien / Mori Museum

山口県山口・防府

A garden and museum in Hofu, a national scenic site laid out with an artificial island and bridges.

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Senjoshiki

山口県萩・長門

Grassland at 333 metres, looking down on the islands in the Sea of Japan.

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Tsunoshima Lighthouse and Tsunoshima Lighthouse Park

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

A lighthouse at the northwest tip of Tsunoshima, first lit in 1876 and still working. You can climb inside.

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Ichinomata Sakura Park

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

A pond deep in the hills at Toyota in Shimonoseki, where drowned trees rise from the water and are mirrored in it.

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Yuda Onsen Konkon Park

山口県山口・防府

A centre at Yuda Onsen, built around hot springs, health and nature.

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Suo-Oshima (Yashirojima)

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

The third-largest island in the Inland Sea. Many went from here to Hawaii under the emigration agreement from 1885, and the tie remains.

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功山寺

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

A Soto Zen temple founded in 1327. Its Chinese-style Buddha hall is a national treasure.

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Tokotoko Train

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

A small sightseeing train at Nishikicho in Iwakuni, running along the Usa River from Nishikicho Station to Souzukyo Onsen Station.

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Kasadojima

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

An island about 30 kilometres around off Kudamatsu, with strange rocks along an indented shore.

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Shunan Factory Night View

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

The night view of the Shunan industrial belt, countless lights across vast works along the Inland Sea.

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Oshima Kanko Kisen (Oshima Yuransen)

山口県萩・長門

A sightseeing boat around Omijima, seeing its strange rocks, arches and cliffs from the sea.

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Pear Picking in Chomonkyo

山口県山口・防府

A pear orchard at Ato in Yamaguchi City, with picking from late August to early September and a farm stand open until November.

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Hai! Karatto Yokocho

山口県下関・秋吉台・宇部

An amusement area at Arukapoto in Shimonoseki, with a large Ferris wheel over the strait.

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Kintaikyo Light-up

山口県岩国・柳井・周南

The Kintaikyo bridge lit for limited seasons, the colours changing with the season and the day.

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Afternoon Tea at the Former Mori Residence

山口県山口・防府

Tea and sweets served in the former Mori residence, completed in 1916, with the Inland Sea and the town from the upper floor.