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Yamaguchi

27 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.

Planning a trip to Yamaguchi

How the spots group

In Iwakuni, the Kintai-kyo Bridge stands at the foot of Mount Yokoyama, with Iwakuni Castle on the summit 0.9 km away in a straight line. In Shimonoseki, Karato Market is 0.1 km from Kameyama Hachimangū and 0.4 km from Akama Jingu, with the Kanmon Straits 1.1 km away; the Tsunoshima Bridge is 2.5 km from Tsunoshima. In Hagi, the Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Castle are at the same place. Akiyoshido Cave is 1.7 km from the Akiyoshi plateau in Mine, and in the city of Yamaguchi the Ruriko-ji Five-Story Pagoda is 0.8 km from the Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum. Shimonoseki is about 116 km from Iwakuni.

Where to start

The one checked route is to Tokiwa Park: on foot from JR Tokiwa Station, or by Ube City bus from the Ube-Shinkawa Station side. Other pages name the nearest station: Kawanishi on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line for the Kintai-kyo Bridge, Kami-Yamaguchi on the Yamaguchi Line for the Ruriko-ji Five-Story Pagoda, Tamae on the San'in Main Line for the Hagi Castle Town, Higashi-Hagi for Toko-ji, Hōfu for Hōfu Tenmangū, Shin-Shimonoseki on the San'yō Shinkansen for Sumiyoshi Shrine, and Mojikō on the Kagoshima Main Line for the Kanmon Straits.

Seasons and closures

Kikkō Park, which takes in the Kintai-kyo Bridge and Iwakuni Castle, is especially popular in the cherry-blossom season. Festivals: Tamanooya Jinja on the weekend nearest 25 September, Kameyama Hachimangū on 15 October and Sumiyoshi Shrine on 15 December.

Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.

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