Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
A 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 · Yamaguchi
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 · 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.
YamaguchiA multidisciplinary center for art and technology founded in 2003, YCAM features exhibition spaces, performance venues, and educational residencies for artists and researchers.
YamaguchiEstablished in 904, this shrine honors Tenjin, the deified scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, whose unique single-building design houses all major sanctuaries.
Hofu · 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.
Yamaguchi
