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Hagi City
Yamaguchi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Hagi City, on the Sea of Japan, was the castle town of the Mori clan of the Choshu Domain and produced many Meiji Restoration leaders, such as Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Shinsaku. Shoka Sonjuku and the Hagi Reverberatory Furnace belong to the World Heritage Site "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution." Old streets, Hagi ware, and offshore Mishima are known.
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
CastleHagi CastleJapanese castle in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture
World Heritage SiteHagi Reverberatory Furnacereverberating furnace in Hagi, Japan
World Heritage SiteHagi Castle Town
IslandMishimaisland in Yamaguchi, Japan
World Heritage SiteOhitayama Tatara Iron WorksUNESCO World Heritage Site in Yamaguchi, Japan
IslandAishimaisland in Yamaguchi, Japan
IslandOshimaisland in Hagi, Japan
ShopEbisugahana Shipyardpart of a World Heritage site in Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Akeishi parking arearest area in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hagi sea martroadside station in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hagi-okanroadside station in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Uribo-no-sato Katamataroadside station in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Yutori park Tamagawaroadside station in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Asahiroadside station in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Happiness Fukueroadside station in Hagi, 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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