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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chugoku region
Chugoku region

The or is the westernmost region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture....
 on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital cities of Japan of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest prefectural capital in Japan.In 2004 the city had an estimated population of 191,195 and a population density of 261.82 persons per square kilometer....
 located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
.

guchi Prefecture was made up of seven counties which were integrated into the two provinces of Suo
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
 and Nagato
Nagato Province

, often called , was a Provinces of Japan of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshu, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture. Nagato bordered on Iwami Province and Suo Provinces....
 in the 7th century.






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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chugoku region
Chugoku region

The or is the westernmost region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture....
 on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital cities of Japan of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest prefectural capital in Japan.In 2004 the city had an estimated population of 191,195 and a population density of 261.82 persons per square kilometer....
 located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
.

History

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Yamaguchi Prefecture was made up of seven counties which were integrated into the two provinces of Suo
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
 and Nagato
Nagato Province

, often called , was a Provinces of Japan of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshu, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture. Nagato bordered on Iwami Province and Suo Provinces....
 in the 7th century. During the rise of the samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
 class during the Heian
Heian

The name Heian may mean:* Heian period, an era of Japanese history.* Heian-kyo, the Heian Period capital of Japan that has become the present-day city of Kyoto...
 and Kamakura
Kamakura

Kamakura can refer to:*Kamakura, Kanagawa, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan*Kamakura shogunate*Kamakura period, a history of Japan*Kamakura Corporation, a Risk Management firm based in Hawai'i link required...
 Periods (794 - 1333), the Ouchi family of Suo Province and the Koto family of Nagato Province gained influence as powerful warrior clans. In the Muromachi Period (1338 - 1573), Ouchi Hiroyo, the 24th ruler of the Ouchi family conquered both areas of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Ouchi clan imitated the city planning of Kyoto
Kyoto

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. They gained great wealth through cultural imports from the continent and trade with Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
 and the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
 in China. As a result, Yamaguchi came to be known as the "Kyoto of the West," and Ouchi Culture flourished. Sue Harutaka defeated the 31st ruler of the Ouchi clan. The Sue clan was then defeated by Mori Motonari
Mori Motonari

was a prominent daimyo in the west Chugoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century....
, and the Mori family gained control of the Chugoku region. It was ruled by the Mori clan
Mori clan

The Mori clan was a Japanese clans of daimyo, descended from Oe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shoen in Mori, Aiko District, Sagami Province....
 domain during the Sengoku period. Mori was then defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
 in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was forced to give up all his land except for the Suo and Nagato areas(current-day Yamaguchi Prefecture), where he built his castle in Hagi City
Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District, Yamaguchi....
. After Commodore Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry (naval officer)

Matthew Calbraith Perry was the Commodore of the United States Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854....
's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called Choshu) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa
Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the , and the , was a feudalism regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family....
 shogunate and the new imperial government. Mori sought to strengthen the economic base of the region and increase local production with his 'Three Whites' campaign (salt, rice, and paper). Four years after the Edo Shogunate was overthrown and the Meiji
Meiji

Meiji...
 government formed in 1868, the present Yamaguchi Prefecture was established. The Meiji government brought in many new systems and modern policies, and promoted the introduction of modern industry, though the prefecture was still centered around agriculture during this period. In the Taisho period
Taisho period

The , or Taisho era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taisho Emperor....
, shipbuilding, chemical, machinery, and metal working plants were built in Yamaguchi's harbors in the Seto Inland Sea area. After the war during the Showa Period
Showa period

The , or Showa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Showa , from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. In his coronation message which was read to the people and to the army, the newly enthroned emperor referenced this Japanese era name or nengo: "I have visited the battlefields of the Great War in...
, the Petroleum collective was formed.

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Tourism

One of the major attractions is the famous Kintai Bridge
Kintai Bridge

The is an arch bridge in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. It spans the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches....
 in the town of Iwakuni. This five arced wooden structure is considered a symbol of Western Honshu. The area on the banks of the Nishiki river close to the bridge is considered among the best places in Japan for Hanami
Hanami

is the Japanese traditional convention of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning , or . From late March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan....
 (??, lit. "flower viewing"), when groups of family and friends gather in early April to view Cherry Blossom.

Transportation

Two ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 services provide regular sea transport from the Shimonoseki Port International Terminal: Kanpu Ferry provides round-trip service to Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
; the Orient Ferry provides round-trip service to Qingdao
Qingdao

, best known in the West by its Chinese Postal Map Romanization Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shandong province of China, People's Republic of China....
 and Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
, respectively.

Yamaguchi Ube Airport
Yamaguchi Ube Airport

Yamaguchi Ube Airport is a domestic airport in Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan . It is marketed as an alternative to the New Kitakyushu Airport for Yamaguchi prefecture residents flying to and from Tokyo....
 is a domestic airport
Domestic airport

A domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....
 with service to Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
 et al.

Prefectural symbols

  • Tree: Red pine tree
    Japanese Red Pine

    The Japanese Red Pine has a home range that includes Japan, Korea, northeastern China and the extreme southeast of Russia . This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish....
     (Pinus densiflora)
  • Flower: Bitter summer mandarin blossom
    Amanatsu

    is a yellowish orange citrus fruit, a group of cultivars of natsumikan , which were discovered in 1740 in the Yamaguchi prefecture of Japan. Natsumikan is about the size of grapefruit and Spheroid in shape....
     (Citrus natsudaidai)
  • Bird: Hooded crane
    Hooded Crane

    The Hooded Crane, Grus monacha is a small, dark Crane . It has a grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye....
     (Grus monacha)
  • Fish: Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes)
  • Beast: Sika Deer
    Sika Deer

    The Sika Deer is a member of the deer family Cervidae that inhabits much of East Asia. It is found in mixed deciduous forests to the north, and mixed subtropical deciduous and evergreen forests to the south....
     (Cervus nippon nippon)


Famous people from Yamaguchi

  • Kido Takayoshi
    Kido Takayoshi

    , also referred as Kido Koin was a Japanese statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration. He used the alias Niibori Matsusuke when he worked against the shogun....
    , one of the two main architects of the Meiji Restoration
  • Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
    Shinzo Abe

    was the 90th Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the Diet of Japan on 26 September 2006. He was Japan's youngest post-World War II prime minister and the first born after the war....
     represented first Yamaguchi's 1st then 4th district in the House of Representatives
    House of Representatives of Japan

    The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for four-year terms....
    ; his father represented Yamaguchi as well.
  • Atsushi Tamura
    Atsushi Tamura

    is a famous Japanese comedian from Hiko Island near Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.He and his partner, , form the known as ....
     of the comic duo London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
    London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go

    London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go are a Owarai duo that originally performed manzai-style stand-up, but now are mainly known for their Television appearances and as hosts of a handful of off-the-wall variety shows....
     is from Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi.
  • Teruzane Utada
    Teruzane Utada

    is a Japanese music record producer and manager.He married Junko Utada and oversaw her career. Their daughter and only child is the singer Hikaru Utada, one of Japan?s most successful pop music singers of all time....
     music producer, manager and father of Utada Hikaru
    Utada Hikaru

    , better known by her stage name Utada in America and Europe, and also known by her fans as , is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter, arranger and record producer....
     is from somewhere in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as mentioned on the latter's blog.
  • Sayumi Michishige
    Sayumi Michishige

    is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume.She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto and Reina Tanaka, which all made their debuts with Morning Musume in the group's nineteenth single, Shabondama....
    , a Japanese idol who is one of the 6th generation members of Japanese idol group Morning Musume
    Morning Musume

    is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as . Their act revolves around singing and dancing to generally upbeat melodies....
     was also born in Yamaguchi.
  • Raizo Tanaka
    Raizo Tanaka

    was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A torpedo specialist, he mainly commanded destroyer units and was a primary leader of the ?Tokyo Express? reinforcement and resupply convoys during the Guadalcanal campaign....
    , a Japanese rear admiral during World War II. Tanaka was the commander of the Midway invasion force and later made famous for his efforts to keep Japanese forces on Guadalcanal in supply with the "Tokyo Express."
  • Karyu, guitarist of the band D'espairsRay is from Yamaguchi. The band had a "homecoming" live there in 2007.
  • Harukichi Yamaguchi
    Harukichi Yamaguchi

    was the founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi, which grew to become Japan's largest and most powerful yakuza organization.Yamaguchi established the group in Kobe in 1915, and was its kumicho or Godfather until his death in 1925, when he was succeeded by his son Noboru Yamaguchi....
    , founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi
    Yamaguchi-gumi

    is Japan's largest and most infamous yakuza organization, and is named after founder Harukichi Yamaguchi.It is one of the largest organized crime in the world....
    ,born near Kobe but his entire family hailed from Yamaguchi.
  • Shintaro Abe
    Shintaro Abe

    Shintaro Abe was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was the eldest son of member of Parliament Kan Abe and son-in-law of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi....
    , former Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the LDP.

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