Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a Japanese prefecture at the western end of the Chūgoku region on the island of Honshū.[1] The capital is the city of Yamaguchi.[2]
| Yamaguchi Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Yamaguchi | ||||||||
| Region | Chūgoku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Tsugumasa Muraoka | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 6,110.94 km² (22nd) | ||||||||
| - % water | 2.6% | ||||||||
| Population (May 1, 2011) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,445,702 (25th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 236.58 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 4 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 19 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-35 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/ english/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Hooded Crane Grus monacha | ||||||||
| - Fish | Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes) | ||||||||
 Symbol of Yamaguchi Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
HistoryEdit
The area of Yamaguchi Prefecture includes the old provinces of Suō and Nagato.[3]
GeographyEdit
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.
CitiesEdit
There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi, including
National ParksEdit
National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and TemplesEdit
Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Notable people from YamaguchiEdit
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Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040; "Chūgoku" at p. 127.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-26.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-8-26.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Yamaguchi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 34°4′N 131°30′E / 34.067°N 131.500°E
