A shrine festival in Shimonoseki honors Emperor Antoku through traditional Shinto rituals, offerings, and cultural performances commemorating the young ruler's tragic death.
Yamaguchi · 2–4 May 2027
Museum honoring the poet Nakahara Chūya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.
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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.
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Shrine honoring Mōri Takachika, the last daimyō of Chōshū Domain and central figure in the Meiji Restoration.
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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 2027YamaguchiMuseum honoring the poet Nakahara Chūya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.
YamaguchiBuddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.
YamaguchiYamaguchi shrine dedicated to Mōri Motonari, the Sengoku-period warlord who unified the Chūgoku region and established the powerful Mōri clan.
YamaguchiArt museum in Yamaguchi dedicated to regional and international works in multiple mediums with educational programs and scenic garden grounds.
YamaguchiA church erected in 1952 commemorating Francisco Xavier's 1550 arrival in Yamaguchi, housing a Christian museum documenting the history of missionary work in Japan.
YamaguchiA multidisciplinary center for art and technology founded in 2003, YCAM features exhibition spaces, performance venues, and educational residencies for artists and researchers.
YamaguchiShrine honoring Mōri Takachika, the last daimyō of Chōshū Domain and central figure in the Meiji Restoration.
YamaguchiA Tenman-gu Shrine in Yamaguchi City founded in 1373, it enshrines Sugawara no Michizane and was relocated in 1618 by the Mōri clan.
YamaguchiFive-story pagoda completed in 1442 as a military memorial, recognized as the finest mid-Muromachi structure and designated a national treasure.
YamaguchiThe largest festival of Ube in Yamaguchi, built on the Nanban Ondo, a dance that came out of the coal mines, with parades and a float drawn at the end.
1 Nov 2026Ube · YamaguchiThe 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 · YamaguchiA castle festival features an armored warrior procession, parades, and traditional performances including taiko drumming and Shinto kagura dance.
16 Nov 2026Iwakuni · YamaguchiThis 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 · YamaguchiFire-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 · YamaguchiA 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 2027YamaguchiThis 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 · YamaguchiA 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 · YamaguchiA summer festival where 4,000 decorated goldfish lanterns cast a spellbinding glow over the town, alongside a spirited Goldfish Nebuta procession.
13 Aug 2027Yanai · YamaguchiA 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 · YamaguchiA five-span wooden bridge over the Nishiki River at Iwakuni, its three middle spans arched, rebuilt in the same form since 1673.
Iwakuni · YamaguchiA 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 · YamaguchiA limestone cave under the Akiyoshidai karst plateau in Yamaguchi, a Special Natural Monument with a one-kilometre route and a steady 17 degrees.
Mine · YamaguchiA 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 · YamaguchiMuseum honoring the poet Nakahara Chūya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.
YamaguchiShinto 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 · YamaguchiBuddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.
YamaguchiA Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi featuring two national treasure halls from the Kamakura period, including one built in 1320.
Shimonoseki · YamaguchiWestern 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 · YamaguchiYamaguchi shrine dedicated to Mōri Motonari, the Sengoku-period warlord who unified the Chūgoku region and established the powerful Mōri clan.
YamaguchiArt museum in Yamaguchi dedicated to regional and international works in multiple mediums with educational programs and scenic garden grounds.
YamaguchiA 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
