Yamaguchi prefecture

Yamaguchi prefecture (Japanese: 山口県; Hepburn: 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.

The prefecture's name in the Nippon-shiki, Kunrei, and JSL romanization systems is Yamaguti.

Yamaguchi prefecture (山口県)

Yamaguchi prefectual symbol
Capital	Yamaguchi
Region:	Chugoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 22nd 6,110.45 km² 2.6%
Population  - Total (Jan. 1, 2003)  - Density	Ranked 25th 1,516,693 248/km²
Districts:	11
Municipalities:	56
:	JP-35
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Pref. Tree:	Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
Pref. Bird:	Hooded crane (Grus monacha)

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

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

• Abu
  • Abu
  • Asahi
  • Ato
  • Fukue
  • Kawakami
  • Mutsumi
  • Susa
  • Tamagawa
• Asa
  • Kusunoki
  • Sanyo
• Kuga
  • Hongou
  • Kuga
  • Mikawa
  • Miwa
  • Nishiki
  • Obatake
  • Shuto
  • Waki
  • Yu
• Kumage
  • Hirao
  • Kaminoseki
  • Tabuse
  • Yamato
• Mine
  • Mito
  • Shuho
• Oshima
  • Kuka
  • Oshima
  • Tachibana
  • Towa
• Otsu
  • Heki
  • Misumi
  • Yuya
• Saba
  • Tokudi
• Toyora
  • Hohoku
  • Kikugawa
  • Toyora
  • Toyota
• Yoshiki
  • Aio
  • Ajisu
  • Ogori

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Yamaguchi prefecture homepage