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Yamaguchi Prefecture

is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu 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 Suo 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 Choshu) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the new imperial government.

Geography

Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Cities

*Hagi
*Hikari
*Hofu
*Iwakuni
*Kudamatsu
*Mineǂ
*Nagato
*Sanyo-Onoda
*Shimonoseki (largest city)
*Shunan
*Ube
*Yamaguchi (capital)
*Yanai

Towns

These are the towns in each district.{|valign="top"|
*Abu District
**Abu
**Ato
*Kuga District
**Waki

*Kumage District
**Hirao
**Kaminoseki
**Tabuse
*Mine Districtǂ
**Mitoǂ
**Shuhoǂ
*Oshima District
**Suo-Oshima
ǂScheduled to dissolve after the mergers.

Mergers

*April 21, 2003
**the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnanyo+the towns of Kumage from Kumage District+Kano from Tsuno District=city of Shunan. (Tsuno District was dissolved 8as a result of this merger.)
*October 1, 2004
**the towns of Kuka+Oshima+Tachibana+Towa(all from Oshima District)=the town of Suo-Oshima.
*October 4, 2004
**the city of Hikari+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+the town of Obatake from Kuga District=the new city of Yanai.
*March 6, 2005
**the city of Hagi+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+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+the town of Sanyo from Asa District=the new city of Sanyo-Onoda. (Asa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.)
*October 1, 2005
**the city of Yamaguchi(2nd generation)+the towns of Tokuji from Saba District+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 with in 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. [1]

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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