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
SuÅ provinces. It was part of the
Mori clan domain during the
Sengoku period.
After Commodore
Matthew Perry's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called ChÅshÅ«) played a key role in the fall of the
Tokugawa shogunate and the new imperial government.
Geography
Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Cities
Towns
Towns in each
district:
Ç‚ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.
Mergers
★
April 21,
2003 - the cities of
Tokuyama and
Shinnanyo; the town of
Kumage from
Kumage District, and the town of
Kano from
Tsuno District = city of
Shunan. (
Tsuno District was dissolved as a result of this merger.)
★
October 1,
2004 - the towns of
Kuka,
Oshima,
Tachibana and
Towa (all from
Oshima District) = the town of
Suo-Oshima.
★
October 4,
2004 - the city of
Hikari; and the town of
Yamato from
Kumage District = the new city of
Hikari.
★
November 1,
2004 - the town of
Kusunoki from
Asa District => merged into the city of
Ube.
★
February 13,
2005 - the city of
Shimonoseki; the towns of
Hohoku,
Kikugawa,
Toyoura and
Toyota from
Toyoura District = the new city of
Shimonoseki. (
Toyoura District was dissolved as a result of this merger.)
★
February 21,
2005 - the city of
Yanai; and the town of
Obatake from
Kuga District = the new city of
Yanai.
★
March 6,
2005 - the city of
Hagi; and the municipalities of
Asahi,
Fukue,
Kawakami,
Tamagawa,
Mutsumi and
Susa (all from
Abu District) = the new city of
Hagi.
★
March 22,
2005
★
★ the city of
Nagato; and the towns of
Heki,
Misumi and
Yuya from
Otsu District = the new city of
Nagato. (
Otsu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.)
★
★ the city of
Onoda; and the town of
SanyÅ from
Asa District = the new city of
SanyÅ-Onoda. (
Asa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.)
★
October 1,
2005 - the city of
Yamaguchi (2nd generation); the town of
Tokuji from
Saba District, and the towns of
Aio,
Ajisu and
Ogori (all from
Yoshiki District) = the new city of
Yamaguchi (3rd generation). (
Saba District and
Yoshiki District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.)
★
March 20,
2006 - the city of
Iwakuni; the towns of
Yu,
Kuga,
Shuto,
Nishiki,
Mikawa and
Miwa and the village of
Hongo (all from
Kuga District) = the new city of
Iwakuni. (There are no more villages within Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Future mergers
★ The city of
Mine is scheduled to merge with
Mine District somewhere in the future.
Mine District will dissolve if the merger is successful.
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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
External link
★
Official Yamaguchi Prefecture homepage
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