Yamaguchi

Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge, Yamaguchi

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Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge extending straight through the emerald green ocean, white sandy beach which is just a tropical landscape, silhouette of a lighthouse floating in the sunset. Tsunoshima area of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, now is known as a landscape with many people holding a longing “I want to visit once!”
Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge was born in 2000 as a bridge connecting the mainland with “Tsunoshima” in Houhoku, Shimonoseki the northwest corner of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The total length is 1,780 meters and boasts one of the best bridges in the country as a bridge that can be passed by free of charge.

“From emerald green to cobalt blue.” The appearance of the bridge extending into the gradation of a beautiful ocean is exceptional. It has been adopted as a location for the TV commercial of a car for many times, and at Tsunoshima where you crossed the bridge, the place is also used as a TV drama and film location. The beauty of the sight has become a topic every time it appears in the media.
It takes about 90 minutes by car from JR Shin Yamaguchi Station to Tsunoshima. Get off the Mine IC, Ozuki IC or Shimonoseki IC the nearest IC of the Chugoku motorway and go north on Route 191 or Route 275 north, eventually a magnificent sight will appear before your eyes. You can park for free at “Amagase Park” which overlooks Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge.
While looking at the beauty of the bridge that blends harmoniously with nature, the color of the ocean is also striking. If the weather is nice, the ocean of the emerald green will spread along the coast from under the bridge.

The symbolic existence of sightseeing

The “Tsunoshima Ohashi” (Tsunoshima Big Bridge) was inaugurated on November 3, 2000. It is symbolic existence of sightseeing in Tsunoshima, and it sometimes appears in CM of the car. At first sightseeing in Tsunoshima is this Tsunoshima Ohashi. The combination of the sea of the emerald green and a small island appearing in the middle of it and the Tsunoshima Ohashi created exquisite beauty.

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Length of the Japanese second place

The toll of the Tsunoshima Ohashi is free. As remote island bridging of toll free, it is length of the Japanese second place (1,780m in total length) next to Kori Ohashi (1,960m in total length) of Okinawa.

The night view is very wonderful

Of course daytime Tsunoshima is beautiful, but the scene from the evening to the night is very wonderful, too. So if your time permits you, you should be there until night.

The memory of a lifetime

At first you can overlook a sunset, it is surrounded in color of the orange as far as your eye can see, it’s very beautiful. And the whole sky will glow very pale when it is night, it turn into very mysterious scenery. You can see the scenery to become the memory of a lifetime.

Superb view from Shimonoseki-shi

How about the drive that you feel refreshing wind while looking at the superb view from Shimonoseki-shi? Driving while seeing the sea of the emerald green and the blue sky and horizon is refreshing.

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Name:	Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge
Adresse:	Hohokuchokanda Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 759-5331 Japan
Access:	JR Sanin-honsen “Agawa-eki Station” (10 minutes by car)
Tel:	(+81) 83-786-0234 (Houhokucho Tourism Association)
Price/Charge:	Free
Official site:	http://www.oidemase.or.jp/

Akiyoshido (Akiyoshi Stalactite Cave), Yamaguchi

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“Akiyoshido” in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture is one of Japan ‘s three major limestone caves, and it is the largest scale cave in Japan. It is a limestone cave located 100 meters to 200 meters underground of the Karst plateau “Akiyoshidai” spreading east of Mine City. About 1 kilometer sightseeing road is open for general tourism, boasting the largest scale in Japan as a limestone cave. It is located in Akiyoshidai Quasi-national Park and is designated as a special natural treasure of the country.
Akiyoshido has long been popular with locals as “Takiana” (hole of the fall). Since

around 1907, British George Edward Luckman Gauntlett explored and investigated the inside of the cave, so it was introduced to overseas as well. It was designated as a natural treasure of the country in 1918 and has been carefully protected. And in 1926 the Emperor Showa visited and given the present name “Akiyoshido”.
Akiyoshido has an entrance height of 20 meters, a width of 8 meters, and the length of the whole cave is over 10 kilometers. The inside of the cave is about 40 meters wide, the ceiling height is about 15 meters, the length you can observe is about 1,000 meters. It is divided into two, main cave and branch cave, branch cave is open for sightseeing, the back of main cave is submerged. Many of the stalactites that you can see in Akiyoshido are as beautiful as sculptures. Each is given a name associated with the shape, among them “Hyakumai-zara” (100 plates) and “Kogane-bashira” (golden pillar) are also famous worldwide. “Hyakumai-zara” has a limestone like a staircase, “Kogane-bashira” is a huge limestone column with a height of 15 meters, it is also a symbol of Akiyoshido.

The largest karst plateau in Japan

Akiyoshidai, where spreads out in the eastern part in Mine-shi, Yamaguchi, is one of the largest karst plateaus in Japan, and stalactite caves can be seen in various places of it.

The largest of its kind in the Orient

The Akiyoshido, which spread out under the Akiyoshidai exposing white limestone, is regarded the largest of its kind in the Orient. It is said that the total extension of it is more than 10 km, and the main cave being just like underground palace and Kurotani-shido (sub cave) is open to the public.

The sightseeing course is 1 km

The sightseeing course is 1 km, but you can take a walk without getting tired because the atmosphere that stalactite and the stalagmite is expressed variously.

There is a lot of highlight

Inside of the cave in which the temperature is always around 17 degrees celsius, there is a lot of highlight like “Hyakumai-zara” (“100 pieces of plates”) which seemed to look like several pieces of plates, “Kogane-bashira” (“gold pillar”) which is a huge stalactite pillar for 15m in height, “Kasa-zukushi” (“full of umbrellas”), “Ao-tenjo” (“Blue ceiling”), “Gohyaku Rakan” (“the Five Hundred Disciples of the Buddha”).

Special Natural Monument

Many stalactite caves are designated Natural Monument, among them; only Akiyoshido has been appointed to “Special Natural Monument”, and protected by the Cultural Properties Protection Law.
It is the mysterious space where you will forget you are in the real world.

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Name:	Akiyoshido (Akiyoshi Stalactite Cave)
Adresse:	Shuhochoakiyoshi Mine, Yamaguchi 754-0511 Japan
Access:	JR Sanyo-shikansen Line “Shinyamaguchi-eki Station” (45 minutes by Bus)
Tel:	(+81) 837-62-0304 (Mine Municipal Tourism Department)
Price/Charge:	1,200 yen (Adult) 1,200 yen (High School) 950 yen (Jr. High) 600 yen (Elementary) Please refer this web page.
Official site:	http://www2.city.mine.lg.jp/

Motonosumi-Inari shrine, Yamaguchi

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Most northwest of Japan

The mysterious landscape that the cobalt blue sea spreading in front of it and the vermillion torii lining rows together creates a secret topic. It is a hidden scenic spot of Japan, which many people do not know yet. Motonosumi-Inari shrine is a shrine that has received great attention from tourists outside Japan in recent years. In the survey of the American television station “CNN” it was chosen as one of “Japan ‘s 31 most beautiful places”, and gathered a hot gaze from all over the world. Among the 31 selections, world famous Japanese sights such as Itsukushima-jinja Shrine, Gassho-Zukuri of Shirakawa-Go, Kinkakuji Temple and Himeji-jo Castle, which are also World Heritage Site, are gaining names. In Japan, the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto is famous, but the beauty of this Motonosumi-Inari shrine is also certainly worth seeing.
The Motonosumi-Inari shrine is located in Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi. It is the Inari-jinja shrine of the extreme northwest of Japan, and was derived from Taikoya-inari-jinja shrine in 1955.
A pure white fox appears by the pillow of local fisherman, Hitoshi Okamoto and is informed “Whose grace is it that you could good catch of fish so far? Enshrines me.”, then it was built in this place.

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Offertory box overhead

123 red toriis(an archway to a Shinto shrine) are impressive. When look at the torii built at the mountain behind way exit, you notice offertory box overhead! It is said that a wish comes true if you culd insert a money to the offertory.

It does not have a particular meaning

It is installed in a high position of approximately 5 meters from the ground and is more small-sized than an offertory box to usually look at in a Shinto shrine. It is difficult to put Osaisen(*) in it because you must throw it.
The installed position does not have a particular meaning, it is said that the reason of it is “some interesting thing!” by the Shinto priest with his impish.

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Accomplishment

More than 30,000 Inari shrines are in the whole country, but the shrine using a caracter “成” in its name is only Taikoya-inari shrine and this Motonosumi-Inari shrine. This character of “成” means “accomplishment”, and there is a meaning that various wishes come true.

This place was chosen as “Japan’s 31 most beautiful places” of CNN.

Information

Name:	Motonosumi-Inari shrine
Adresse:	Yuyatsuo 498 Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4712 Japan
Access:	JR Sanin-honsen Line “Nagatofuruichi-eki Station” (20 minutes by car)
Tel:	(+81) 837-22-8404 (Nagato Tourism Convention Association)
Price/Charge:	Free
Official site:	Nagato Tourism Convention Association https://nanavi.jp/

Kintaikyo Bridge

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Brocade belt

The Kintaikyo Bridge (the brocade belt bridge) is one of the three great bridges in Jiangnan. It is said that “the mountain is Fuji, the waterfall is Nachi, and the bridge is Kintai”, it was designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. It is wooden bridges depicting five arches of length 193.3m, width 5m, height of 6.6m. if you visit here, please land on the riverbank and see the back side of the bridge from there. You can see “the technique of wooden frame construction” that using metal of winding and iron clamp without the nails.

Made first in 1673

Iwakuni feudal lord “Kikkawa Hiroyoshi” made first Kintai-kyo Bridge in 1673. It has been lost in running water by a flood in the next year, but it was rebuilt promptly, and it has existed for 276 years until it has been lost by the typhoon of 1950.

The structure of the arched bridge is perfect

The structure of the arched bridge is precise and original, judging from modern bridge engineering, it is said that it is perfect.

Create wonderful scenery

A rebuilding campaign by many citizens grows, it was rebuilt in 1953 spending two years after the disaster. Afterwards, the entirely newly renovation of the bridge started from 2001 through 2004, the current bridge is the fourth generation. It create wonderful scenery against clear stream of the Nishiki River and green of Shiroyama.

Enjoy the scenery of the four seasons

According to the name of “the brocade”, you can enjoy the scenery which is full of the colors of the four seasons as for the cherry trees in spring, cormorant fishing and the night view of fireworks in summer, leaves turn red in autumn and the winter with snow covering.

Information

Name:	Kintaikyo Bridge
Adresse:	Iwakuni Iwakuni, Yamaguchi 741-0062 Japan
Access:	JR Iwatoku-sen Line “Kawanishi-eki Station” (20 minutes walk)
Tel:	(+81)827-29-5116 (Tourism Promotion Division Kintaikyo World Heritage Promotion Office)
Official site:	http://kintaikyo.iwakuni-city.net/

Hagi

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Feel stepping back in time

Yamaguchi was a feudal clan called “Choshu Han” (domains or daimyo, meaning “feudal lords”) in the Edo era. The center is Hagi-city. Hagi where historical cityscape still remains, and it is the town which can feel stepping back in time at various places.
The samurai dwellings formed in the Edo era, the historic scenery such as house in the middle of a town, they are inherited by citizen until today. Such a cityscape is valued as “Hagi Machiju Museum” (The whole town of Hagi is Museum).

Designated as national important cultural properties

Hagi is the castle town which leaves strong taste of the Edo era. The white wall and the wall, which covered with square tiles and jointed with raised plaster of the front gate, of the existing building do very beautiful contrast. The house of the Kuchibas which was a senior samurai, its central room and the front gate were designated as national important cultural properties.

The residence of samurai stood in a row

The castle town, which opens outward from an outer moat of old Hagi castle, had the street which is sectioned into a grid form, and the residence of low and middle class samurai stood in a row. The cityscape just remains and is called “Kikuya Yokocho” (Kikuya bystreet) now.

The wonderful striped pattern

The Susa hornfels is stratum of the stripe to represent Kitanagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The stratum of the wonderful striped pattern that nature made up is the best part. It is chosen as 100 selections of geological features of Japan. This is the place that is rare in the whole country that can observe a hornfels closely.

Culture of Japanese ceramics (Hagi ware)

As for historic scenery, molding of rare nature, culture of Japanese ceramics (Hagi ware) that has been inherited, how about visiting Hagi where is full of the highlight?

Information

Name:	Hagi
Adresse:	Tsubaki 3537-3 Hagi, Yamaguchi 758-0061 Japan
Access:	JR Sanin-honsen Line “Hagi-eki Station”
Tel:	(+81)838-25-1750 (Hagi City Tourism Association)
Official site:	http://hagishi.com/panf/

The Future City?, Yamaguchi

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The illuminated group of plants

The night view like that it was the future city. Where on earth here is? Actuary, it is a splendidly illuminated group of plants.

Do you know “factory night view”? Since the factory night view boom occurred in Kawasaki in 2008, it is becoming popular enough for factory night view tours to be organized throughout the country. In 2011, the “Nationwide Plant Night View Summit” to explore the attraction and possibilities of factory night view tourism was held in Kawasaki city, and efforts are put in the utilization of factory night view of each region.
Among others, various types of factories are densely packed in Shunan. So you can see various factory nightscapes depending on the angle in one place. You can choose your own way of enjoying from plenty plan such as sea cruise as well as bus tour and hotel accommodation plan. The factory group has a unique form, so you can see fantastic scenery that everyone is surprised.
Shunan City is a place where you can enjoy the night view of the factory as well as the ‘Japanese night view scenery recognition site’. It is one of the attractions not only to enjoy seeing the beauty of the factory night view but also to enjoy factories, chimneys, cranes and other cranes as animals. By imagining while watching animals that are intriguing, such as giraffes and elephants, you can enjoy the factory night view even more. Please feel the breath of factories supporting Japan’s manufacturing expertise.
Here, “Hunting Cruise” which compared the illumination of the plant and the crane group to the animals of the night is popular. It makes you feel as if you are watching the New World, roughly delicate. Once you look at unusual fantastic factory night scenery you will be crazy. When you come near here, please try it by all means.

The perfect night view spot

There is factory group lined with petrochemistry complexes in Shunan-city being part of the industrial district in Seto, and it becomes the perfect night view spot.

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Unique scenery

A soaring chimney produces unique scenery. The big chimney exhales a thick smoke, and the scenery that the pipe ran throughout complicatedly is beyond a doubt the best part.

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Tour of night view

There are plans to enjoy a night view like “hunting Cruise” as the huge crane and factory plant of the darkness being likened to a wild animal, and tour bus.

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Information

Name:	Plant Night View of Shunan
Adresse:	Miyukidori 2 Shunan, Yamaguchi 745-0034 Japan
Access:	JR Sanyo-honsen Line “Tokuyama-eki Station”
Tel:	(+81)834-33-8424 (Shunan Tourism and Convention Association)
Price/Charge:	There are various courses in cruise and taxi. From 1,280 to 10,240 yen Please refer the official web page.
Official site:	Shunan Tourism and Convention Association http://www.kanko-shunan.com/

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