Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi
山口県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiYamaguchi-ken
Flag of Yamaguchi
Flag
Official seal of Yamaguchi
Symbol
Location of Yamaguchi in Japan
Location of Yamaguchi in Japan
Coordinates: 34°4′N 131°30′E / 34.067°N 131.500°E / 34.067; 131.500
Country Japan
RegionChūgoku
IslandHonshū
CapitalYamaguchi
Government
 • GovernorTsugumasa Muraoka
Area
 • Total6,110.94 km2 (2,359.45 sq mi)
 • Rank22nd
Population
 (May 1, 2011)
 • Total1,445,702
 • Rank25th
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-35
Prefectural flowerBitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Prefectural treeRed pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
Prefectural birdHooded Crane Grus monacha
Prefectural birdTetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes)
Number of districts4
Number of municipalities19
Websitewww.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/
english/

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a Japanese prefecture at the western end of the Chūgoku region on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi.

History

The area of Yamaguchi Prefecture includes the old provinces of Suō and Nagato.

Geography

Yamaguchi is at the southern end of Honshū. The Sea of Japan forms its northern coastline; and the Seto Inland Sea is on its southern coast. Its northeastern border meets Shimane Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture.

Cities

There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi, including

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.

Shrines and Temples

Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.

Notable people from Yamaguchi

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References

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040; "Chūgoku" at p. 127.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039.
  3. ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-26.
  5. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-26.

Other websites

Media related to Yamaguchi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons