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Festival · Yamaguchi · Chugoku

Suhoteisai Festival

A rare Yamaguchi ritual festival said to date back over 1,800 years, with seven nights of dances around the Oni-ishi stone, towering banners, and lantern-topped poles.

Shimonoseki · 7–13 Aug 2027

Area & Points of Interest · Yamaguchi · Chugoku

Tsunoshima Bridge

A 1,780-metre toll-free bridge from Shimonoseki to the island of Tsunoshima, crossing cobalt blue water and white sand on the north Yamaguchi coast.

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Firework · Yamaguchi · Chugoku

Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival

A major August fireworks festival over the Kanmon Straits, jointly staged by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki, with over 15,000 fireworks visible from both shores.

Shimonoseki · 13 Aug 2027

Shrine · Yamaguchi · Chugoku

Iminomiya Shrine

Western Japan's oldest shrine with an 1,800-year legacy, built where Emperor Chūai's palace stood and his spirit was enshrined by Empress Jingū.

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Festival

Suhoteisai Festival

A rare Yamaguchi ritual festival said to date back over 1,800 years, with seven nights of dances around the Oni-ishi stone, towering banners, and lantern-topped poles.

7–13 Aug 2027Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Firework

Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival

A major August fireworks festival over the Kanmon Straits, jointly staged by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki, with over 15,000 fireworks visible from both shores.

13 Aug 2027Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Area & Points of Interest

Tsunoshima Bridge

A 1,780-metre toll-free bridge from Shimonoseki to the island of Tsunoshima, crossing cobalt blue water and white sand on the north Yamaguchi coast.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Akama Shrine

Shinto shrine honoring Antoku, an emperor who died during the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, with a gate designed after the legendary underwater palace of the Dragon God.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Temple

Kōzan-ji

A Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi featuring two national treasure halls from the Kamakura period, including one built in 1320.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Iminomiya Shrine

Western Japan's oldest shrine with an 1,800-year legacy, built where Emperor Chūai's palace stood and his spirit was enshrined by Empress Jingū.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Festival

Ube Festival

An annual festival celebrating Ube City with parades featuring the Nanban Ondo dance, a contemporary adaptation of traditional mining work songs.

2 Nov 2026Ube · Yamaguchi

Festival

Fox's Wedding - Rice Ear Festival

The Fox's Wedding features a grand procession with white fox bride and groom, rooted in a legend of benevolent spirits said to bring marriage blessings.

3 Nov 2026Kudamatsu · Yamaguchi

Festival

Kurakake Castle Festival

A castle festival features an armored warrior procession, parades, and traditional performances including taiko drumming and Shinto kagura dance.

16 Nov 2026Iwakuni · Yamaguchi

Festival

Hofu Tenmangu Gojinko-sai Festival (Naked Monk Festival)

This festival honors Tenjin, a tenth-century poet and administrator deified for his integrity, through a ritual dating back over a thousand years.

28 Nov 2026Hofu · Yamaguchi

Festival

Atsukishinmei Festival

Fire-lit pillars adorned with sacred paper stand on beaches as the community performs ceremonial dances twice daily, seeking protection from illness and calamity.

11 Feb 2027Yanai · Yamaguchi

Festival

Senteisai festival (Akama-jingu Shrine)

A shrine festival in Shimonoseki honors Emperor Antoku through traditional Shinto rituals, offerings, and cultural performances commemorating the young ruler's tragic death.

2–4 May 2027Yamaguchi

Festival

Shinkawa Market Festival

This downtown festival features food and craft stalls, agricultural products, and family activities rooted in Ube City's late 18th-century market traditions.

5 May 2027Ube · Yamaguchi

Festival

Suhoteisai Festival

A rare Yamaguchi ritual festival said to date back over 1,800 years, with seven nights of dances around the Oni-ishi stone, towering banners, and lantern-topped poles.

7–13 Aug 2027Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Festival

Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival

A summer festival where 4,000 decorated goldfish lanterns cast a spellbinding glow over the town, alongside a spirited Goldfish Nebuta procession.

13 Aug 2027Yanai · Yamaguchi

Firework

Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival

A major August fireworks festival over the Kanmon Straits, jointly staged by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki, with over 15,000 fireworks visible from both shores.

13 Aug 2027Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Area & Points of Interest

Kintaikyo Bridge

A five-span wooden bridge over the Nishiki River at Iwakuni, its three middle spans arched, rebuilt in the same form since 1673.

Iwakuni · Yamaguchi

Area & Points of Interest

Tsunoshima Bridge

A 1,780-metre toll-free bridge from Shimonoseki to the island of Tsunoshima, crossing cobalt blue water and white sand on the north Yamaguchi coast.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Area & Points of Interest

Akiyoshido Cave

A limestone cave under the Akiyoshidai karst plateau in Yamaguchi, a Special Natural Monument with a one-kilometre route and a steady 17 degrees.

Mine · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Motonosumi Shrine

A clifftop shrine on the Nagato coast where 123 red torii run down to the Sea of Japan, with an offering box perched high on the entrance gate.

Nagato · Yamaguchi

Museum

Nakahara Chūya Memorial Museum

Museum honoring the poet Nakahara Chūya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.

Yamaguchi

Shrine

Akama Shrine

Shinto shrine honoring Antoku, an emperor who died during the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, with a gate designed after the legendary underwater palace of the Dragon God.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Temple

Ryufukuji

Buddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.

Yamaguchi

Temple

Kōzan-ji

A Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi featuring two national treasure halls from the Kamakura period, including one built in 1320.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Iminomiya Shrine

Western Japan's oldest shrine with an 1,800-year legacy, built where Emperor Chūai's palace stood and his spirit was enshrined by Empress Jingū.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Shrine

Toyosaka Shrine

Yamaguchi shrine dedicated to Mōri Motonari, the Sengoku-period warlord who unified the Chūgoku region and established the powerful Mōri clan.

Yamaguchi

Museum

Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum

Art museum in Yamaguchi dedicated to regional and international works in multiple mediums with educational programs and scenic garden grounds.

Yamaguchi

Religious Site

Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church

A church erected in 1952 commemorating Francisco Xavier's 1550 arrival in Yamaguchi, housing a Christian museum documenting the history of missionary work in Japan.

Yamaguchi

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