Yamaguchi Prefectur

Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture; 山口県
	Prefectur
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	山口県
• Rōmaji	Yamaguchi-ken
	Seembol
Kintra	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Island	Honshū
Caipital	Yamaguchi
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Tsugumasa Muraoka
Area
• Total	6,110.94 km2 (2,359.45 sq mi)
Area rank	22nt
Population (1 M3y 2011)
• Total	1,445,702
• Rank	25th
• Density	236.58/km2 (612.7/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-35
Destricts	4
Municipalities	19
Flouer	Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Tree	Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
Bird	Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Fish	Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes)
Website	www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/; english/

Yamaguchi Prefectur (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefectur o Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island.^[1] The caipital is the ceety o Yamaguchi, in the centre o the prefectur.^[2] The lairgest ceety, housomeivver, is Shimonoseki.

History

Cairt o Yamaguchi Prefectur.

Yamaguchi Prefectur wis creatit bi the merger o the provinces o Suō an Nagato.^[3] Durin the rise of the samurai cless durin the Heian an Kamakura Periods (794–1333), the Ouchi faimily o Suō Province an the Koto faimily o Nagato Province gained influence as pouerful warrior clans. In the Muromachi Period (1336—1573), Ouchi Hiroyo, the 24t ruler o the Ouchi faimily conquered baith auries o Yamaguchi Prefectur. The Ouchi clan imitatit the ceety plannin o Kyoto. Thay gained great walth throu cultural imports frae the continent an tred wi Korea an Ming Dynasty Cheenae. As a result, Yamaguchi came tae be kent as the "Kyoto o the Wast," an Ouchi cultur flourisht. Sue Harutaka defeatit the 31st ruler o the Ouchi clan. The Sue clan wis then defeatit bi Mōri Motonari, an the Mōri faimily gained control o the Chugoku region. Yamaguchi wis ruled as pairt o the Mōri clan domain durin the Sengoku period. Mōri Terumoto wis then defeatit bi Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle o Sekigahara in 1600. He wis forcit tae gie up aw his laund except for the Suō an Nagato auries (current-day Yamaguchi Prefectur), whaur he biggit his castle in Hagi. Mōri socht tae strenthen the economic base o the region an increase local production wi his Three Whites campaign (salt, rice, an paper).

Efter Commodore Matthew Perry's openin o Japan, clans frae Nagato (cried Chōshū an aw) played a key role in the faw o the Tokugawa shogunate an the establishment o the new imperial govrenment. Fower years efter the Edo Shogunate wis owerthrown an the Meiji govrenment formit in 1868, the present Yamaguchi Prefectur wis establisht. The Meiji govrenment brocht in mony new seestems an modren policies, an promotit the introduction o modren industrie, tho the prefectur wis still centred aroond agricultur durin this period. In the Taisho period, frae 1912 tae 1926, shipbiggin, chemical, machinerie, an metal wirkin plants wur biggit in Yamaguchi's harbors in the Seto Inland Sea aurie. Durin the post-Warld War II Shōwa Period, Yamaguchi developit intae ane o the maist industrialisit prefecturs in the kintra due tae the establishment o petrochemical complexes.^[4]

Geografie

As of 1 Aprile 2012, 7% o the tot land aurie of the prefecture wis designated as Natural Pairks, namely the Setonaikai Naitional Pairk; Akiyoshidai, Kita-Nagato Kaigan, an Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-Naitional Pairks; an Chōmonkyō, Iwakiyama, Rakanzan, an Toyota Prefectural Natural Pairks.^[5]

Admeenistration

Ceeties

Thare are 13 ceeties in Yamaguchi:

Ube
Yamaguchi (caipital)
Yanai

Touns an destricts

Thare are 4 destricts an 6 touns in Yamaguchi Prefectur:

Abu Destrict:
- Abu
Kuga Destrict:
- Waki
Kumage Destrict:
- Hirao
- Kaminoseki
- Tabuse
Ōshima Destrict:
- Suō-Ōshima

Mergers

Economic development

For the purposes o development analysis, Yamaguchi is construed tae be pairt o Northren Kyūshū. Awtho Yamaguchi no pairt o the island o Kyushu, it haes acome a functional satellite o the Kanmon Straits metropolitan aurie.^[6]

Tourism

The maist popular place for tourism is Shimonoseki. Ane o the major attractions is the famous Kintai Brig in the toun o Iwakuni. This five airchit firthen structur is considered a seembol o Wastren Honshū. The aurie on the banks o the Nishiki river close tae the brig is considered amang the best places in Japan for Hanami, when groups o faimily an friends gather in early Aprile tae view cherry blossoms. Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, which includes Japan’s langest cave, the Akiyoshido (秋芳洞), is anither popular destination.

Famous festivals an events

Kintaikyo Festival in Iwakuni - held in Aprile 29
Nishiki River Watter Festival in Iwakuni - held in August
Iwakuni Festival in August
Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival in August
Yamaguchi Gion Festival in Julie 20 tae 27
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival in August 6 tae 7
Hagi Era Festival in Aprile
Hagi Festival in August 2 tae 3
Shimonoseki Strait Festival in Mey 2 tae 4
Shimonoseki Firework Festival in August

Education

Universities

Yamaguchi University (national)
Shimonoseki City University (public)
Yamaguchi Prefectural University (public)

Private Universities

Ube Frontier University	University of East Asia
Baiko Gakuin University	Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Gakugei College	Yamaguchi University of Human Welfare and Culture

Transportation

Ferries frae Shimonoseki Port International Terminal

Twa ferry services provide regular sea transport frae the Shimonoseki Port Internaitional Terminal: Kanpu Ferry provides roond-trip service tae Busan, Sooth Korea; the Orient Ferry provides roond-trip service tae Qingdao an Shanghai, respectively.

The Kanpu ferry tae Pusan in Sooth Korea regularly.
The Gwangyang Beech tae Gwangyang in Sooth Korea regularly.
The Orient ferry tae Qingdao in Cheenae regularly.
The Orient ferry tae Shanghai in Cheenae regularly.

Roads

Expressweys

Toll Road

Hagi Misumi Road
Kanmon Bridge
Yamaguchi Ube Onoda Road
Ogori Hagi Road
Kanmon Road Tunnel

Naitional Heich-gate

Route 2
Route 9
Route 187 (Iwakuni-Tsuwano-Masuda)
Route 188
Route 189 (Iwakuni-Yanai-Hikari-Kudamatsu)
Route 262
Route 315 (Shunan-Hagi)
Route 316
Route 376 (Yamaguchi-Shunan-Iwakuni)
Route 435
Route 437
Route 489
Route 490
Route 491

Prefectural seembols

Tree: Reid pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
Flower: Bitter simmer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Bird: Huidit crane (Grus monacha)
Fish: Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes)
Beast: Sika Deer (Cervus nippon nippon)

Media

Newspaper

Yamaguchi Shimbun

TV

YAB TV(ANN)
KRY TV(NNN)
TYS TV(JNN)
NHK TV

Radio

FMY (JFN)

Notes

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040 at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127 at Google Books.
↑ Nussbaum, "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039 at Google Books.
↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780 at Google Books.
↑ "The History of Yamaguchi Prefecture". Archived frae the original on 19 Mey 2013. Retrieved 15 Julie 2013.
↑ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area." Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

Freemit airtins

Offeecial Yamaguchi Prefectur hamepage Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 34°4′N 131°30′E / 34.067°N 131.500°E / 34.067; 131.500

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040 at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127 at Google Books.

[2] Nussbaum, "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039 at Google Books.

[3] Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780 at Google Books.

[4] "The History of Yamaguchi Prefecture". Archived frae the original on 19 Mey 2013. Retrieved 15 Julie 2013.

[5] "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

[6] Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area." Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03

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