20 Activities A Solid-Rock Nature Walk Tristan Scholze A photographic nature tour of the rocky shores near Ohama Campground on Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi.
7 Culture Yumesakinami Park Tristan Scholze "Flowering" waves roll in from the sea onto land in new forms in this park under the historic Tsunoshima Lighthouse.
6 Culture Tsunoshima Lighthouse Tristan Scholze Tsunoshima Lighthouse dates from 1876 and watches over a sculpted park, rocky cape, and a few restaurants.
Area Tsunoshima Tristan Scholze Just off the northern Yamaguchi coast in the Sea of Japan lies Tsunoshima, a small but attractive island. Easily accessible n...
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 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...
Culture Ganryujima Chris Glenn Ganryujima,...Site of the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro
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...
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...
11 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 Shimonoseki Kaikyokan Mandy Bartok An aquarium right next to the Kanmon Straits in Shimonoseki