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Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Yamaguchi City, the prefectural capital, was built by the Ouchi clan in the Muromachi period, modeled on Kyoto and called the "Kyoto of the West." It has Ruriko-ji's Five-storied Pagoda (National Treasure) and Joei-ji's garden, attributed to Sesshu. The Choshu Domain moved its seat here at the end of the Edo period. Yuda Onsen (hot spring) is near poet Nakahara Chuya's birthplace.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Buddhist templeRuriko-ji Templetemple and park in Yamaguchi city, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Yuda Onsenbuilding in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
CastleOuchi-shi Yakatacastle ruins in Yamaguchi, Japan
CastleKonomine Castlecastle ruins in Yamaguchi, Japan
BridgeSuo Ohashi (Bridge)bridge in Japan
MuseumYamaguchi Center for Arts and Mediabuilding in Yamaguchi, Japan
Buddhist templeJoei-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Yamaguchi city, Japan
MuseumYamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Artart museum in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ganjoju-onsenroadside station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Niho-no-satoroadside station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Chomonkyoroadside station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Aioroadside station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kirara Ajisuroadside station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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