Yamaguchi Prefecture - Definition and Overview

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken)

Symbol of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Capital	Yamaguchi (city)
Region	Chugoku
Island	Honshu
Governor	Sekinari Nii
Area	6,110.45 km² (22nd)
- % water	2.6%
Population (January 1, 2003)
- Population	1,516,693 (25th)
- Density	248 /km²
Districts	11
Municipalities	56
ISO 3166-2	JP-35
Web site	www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/ gyosei/kenjoho/english.htm (http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/gyosei/kenjoho/english.htm)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
- Tree	Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
- Bird	Hooded crane (Grus monacha)

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki.

History

Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly divided into Nagato and Suo provinces. It was part of the Mori clan domain during the Sengoku period.

After Commodore Matthew Perry's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called Choshu) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the new imperial government.

Geography

Cities

• Hagi
• Hikari
• Hofu
• Iwakuni
• Kudamatsu
• Mine
• Nagato
• Onoda
• Shimonoseki
• Shunan
• Ube
• Yamaguchi (capital)
• Yanai

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External link

• Official Yamaguchi Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/gyosei/kenjoho/english.htm)

Yamaguchi Prefecture
Cities
Hagi | Hikari | Hofu | Iwakuni | Kudamatsu | Mine | Nagato | Onoda | Shimonoseki | Shunan | Ube | Yamaguchi (capital) | Yanai
Districts
Abu | Asa | Kuga | Kumage | Mine | Oshima | Otsu | Saba | Toyora | Yoshiki

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