Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Hagi Castle in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi, was built in 1604, at the start of the Edo period, as the main castle of the Mōri clan, and it was the seat of the Chōshū Domain for more than 250 years, until 1863. It was demolished in 1874, soon after the Meiji Restoration. The ruins became a National Historic Site in 1924, and they are a component of the World Heritage Site “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution”, listed in 2015.
The castle town grew up around it and has its own page, Hagi Castle Town, mapped to the same point. Tamae Station on the San'in Main Line is about 1.4 km away. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Hagi Castle -Honmaru — renfield kuroda from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Hagi castle North gate — TT mk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hagi castle Masudas — TT mk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hagi Castle and Mount Shizuki — Kuru man from Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Hagi Castle Walls — TT mk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hagi Castle Tsumenomaru — TT mk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hagi Castle 02 — Kuru man from Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hagi Castle (萩城, Hagi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Built in 1604 at the beginning of the Edo period as the main castle of the Mōri clan, it served as the seat of the Chōshū Domain for over 250 years until 1863. It was demolished in 1874 shortly after the Meiji Restoration. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1924. Hagi Castle has been designed as a component of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2015.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tamae (San'in Main Line), about 1.4 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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