Culture Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle Ben Beechey Iwakuni city (岩国市) is located in Yamaguchi-ken. It was formerly a castle town that belonged to the warrior Lord Hiroie Kik...
Activities Kasayama in Hagi-city Louise Waghorn Kasayama in Hagi, Yamaguchi is an active volcano that you can climb and even enter the crater. Nearby observatory offers beau...
Food Purin Expo 2023 Kim Bergström The Purin Expo at Yamaguchi's Onoda Sun Park serves as a celebration of the tasty treat, and is set to include over 50 kinds ...
Activities Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park Justin Velgus Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park is a nature lover's paradise. Founded in 1955, it is home to Japan's largest limestone platea...
Activities The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo Justin Velgus The Kintai Bridge of Iwakuni is one of the most famous bridges in Japan. It stretches across the Nishiki River in five magnif...
Culture Ganryujima Chris Glenn Ganryujima,...Site of the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro
Transportation SL Yamaguchi-go Steam Train Avery Morrow Ride a working steam locomotive through rural Yamaguchi prefecture into old Tsuwano
Activities Akiyoshi Cave Tristan Scholze Akiyoshi Cave is a mangificent adventure through Japan's (literal) underground
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 2026 Paul Walsh Edo-era costume parade in this annual reenactment of the return of the local lord over one of the world's most beautiful brid...
Nightlife Sam’s Irish Pub & Hotori Tei Café Tristan Scholze Irish pub and Japanese garden cafe in a small-town Japanese castle district old samurai-style home
Food Papua Club Tristan Scholze Papua Club is a seaside cafe with great views and a beautiful interior with a maritime atmosphere in Fukue, Yamaguchi.
Culture Scholarly Shoin Jinja in Hagi Jason Williamson Shoin Jinja is a shrine dedicated to one of Japan's greatest educators during the Bakumatsu era of Japanese history - Yoshida...
Otera Cafe Linda Cordes Otera Café is a beautiful café with memorable drinks and sweets, located south of Iwakuni on Oshima Island.
Culture Pottery Experience in Hagi Linda Cordes Try your hand at making Hagiyaki at a beautiful studio in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
