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Imazu (Tenjin) White Snake Museum

4.0

57 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Imazumachi 6-4-2

I have been interested in visiting this museum ever since coming to Iwakuni. I find the white snakes to be beautiful and majestic. I also find it great how Iwakuni preserves them and tries to protect...
Kanro Soy Sauce Museum (Sagawa Shoyu-gura)

4.0

31 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Yanai-shi Yanai 3708-1

A museum run by Sagawa Shoyu Soy Sauce Brewery, established in 1830. Part of the storehouse where Yanai's specialty Kanro Soy Sauce is kept has been opened to the public as a museum. Kanro Soy Sauce is a Sai-Shikomi (refermented) soy sauce made by adding malted rice to already finished soy sauce and allowing it to ferment again. Inside the museum you can watch the production process of Kanro Soy Sauce brewed in the cedar tubs, and various tools used to make soy sauce. The traditional smooth Kanro Soy Sauce is shipped throughout Japan and overseas as well and is always well received.

醤油樽が蔵の奥に有ります。醤油は1780年に高田伝兵衛が想像して藩主に献上したところ大変賞賛されたそうです。蔵内の見学は無料で出来ますよ。
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii

4.5

21 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Oshima-gun Suooshima Cho Nishiyashiro 2144

This museum showing the depth of the bond between Suo-Oshima Town and Hawaii. It exhibits the history of emigrants and materials to know about exchanges with Hawaii currently being conducted. The first time emigrants left Japan was in 1885. It is said that about 30% of the first 944 government-approved emigrants were people from Oshima County. From then until 1923, when emigration was banned, more than one million Japanese emigrated abroad, and their grandchildren extended to fifth and sixth generations. Inside the facility, you can learn about the hardships of the emigrants who crossed the ocean with their dreams and how they established their lives.

We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the artifacts and records related to the Japanese emigration to Hawaii. My ancestors were among those who left Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. The rooms had...
Kikkawa Historical Museum

3.5

22 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Yokoyama 2-7-3

A history museum located in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture which preserves and displays historical materials and artwork passed down from the Kikkawa clan, the former rulers of the ancient Iwakuni Domain. The museum’s collection includes some 2,500 National Important Cultural Properties, such as an original copy of the historic epic the “Taiheiki” and the “Kikkawa-ke monjo” Kikkawa clan records, in addition to Kitsunegaseki, a long sword designated a National Treasure. The front gate was originally built as part of the retirement residence of the seventh lord of Iwakuni Domain in 1793 and is designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the city of Iwakuni. The complex also has a black granite stage as well as a garden covered with white gravel that is a must-see.

錦雲閣から佐々木小次郎の像へと向かうお濠沿いにある。藩主吉川家にゆかりの品を展示している史料館。かつては藩校の門であったという正門とそれに続く白壁は美しい。今回は時間の都合で内部は見学せず、門の写真だけ撮った。
Shoin-jinja Shrine Treasure Hall, Shiseikan

3.5

14 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki East 1537

This museum in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, exhibits documents and the personal belongings of Yoshida Shoin, as well as explaining the City of Hagi through panels etc. In addition to the exhibition, there is a museum shop providing re-printed manuscripts used at the Shokason Juku school as well as the catalogue of the treasures. Part of the museum can be entered free of charge, and there is also an area requiring an entrance fee.

明治維新を担う若者を育てた吉田松陰は安政の大獄により処刑されてしまいますが、彼の生涯をたどるパネル展示がありました。松陰神社の中にある比較的新しくできた施設です。よほどのファンでない限り、時間があれば立ち寄る程度で良いと思います。
Whale Museum

3.5

14 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Kayoi 671-17

This museum, marked by a whale on its rooftop, tells the history of old-fashioned whaling and fishermen. The museum is characterized by its collection of valuable materials such as photographs of fishermen who lived with whales and tools of old-fashioned whaling, which are unique to the area where whaling has been widely practiced since ancient times. Specimens of whales and models of whaling ships are on display, as well as drums used in labor songs and whale songs that were sung at workshops and banquets in the old days during the whaling season.

Although its exhibition is all in one room, it truly gives credit to what was once this tiny ports main source of income. 150 years ago- the age of whale oil. A modern harpoon outside and a kind of...
Hirobumi Ito Museum

3.5

9 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Hikari-shi Tsukari 2250-1

A museum displaying personal items of Japan's first Prime Minister, Hirobumi Ito. You can learn about Japan from the end of the Edo period to the end of the Meiji period in a building featuring Meiji brick construction. The steel-framed, one-story structure with a floor area of 534.36 square meters is located between Hirobumi Ito's birthplace and former residence, providing a symbolic connection between his childhood and later life. The exhibition room displays his uniform, the first 1,000 yen note with his portrait (issued in 1963), and furniture that he used at his villa in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture.

当地出身の伊藤博文公を記念する公園。洋風の旧別邸、茅葺の生家、ゆかりの品や功績を説明する記念館、山口県出身の総理大臣が立てた顕彰碑、そして「旧千円札の顔出し写真撮影スポット」等があった。記念館だけは有料だが、それ以外は無料だった。駐車場は道路の向かいにあった。休日に行ったら、駐車場はそこそこ混んでいた。駐車場のとなりにカフェとトイレがあった。ちょっと立ち寄って休憩するには良いスポットだった。
Yamaguchi Historical Museum

3.5

8 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kasugachou 5-1

This museum educates visitors on the history, culture and folklore of Yamaguchi City. It preserves and exhibits valuable materials and documents. Apart from the regular displays, it also runs special exhibits related to Yamaguchi. The museum has an Ancient Manuscript Library, and during summer vacation they hold lessons for children.

山口駅から周辺を散策にて寄りました。人は少なく、ゆっくりと観ることができました。「信仰でたどる江戸時代」と言う企画展が開催されていました。関西方面へ旅行した道中記の内容が展示していて、有名な神社などを行き、近くで食事したなどが書いてあり、昔の旅行も今と変わらないと思いした○
Hagiyaki Shiryokan Museum

3.5

8 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Horiuchi 502-6

This museum is near the entrance to the Hagi Castle ruins. Its exhibits include several hundred pieces of historically important pottery, including works from official Hagi Domain kilns, early Edo period Matsumoto Kiln pieces, and works from the early Sannose Kiln. Hagi-yaki pottery originated when Korean potters were brought to Hagi after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of the Korean Peninsula, and it prospered as an official service for the lords of the Hagi Domain. This museum displays famous pieces that were found sleeping in the old homes of Hagi and inherited from ancestors, and offers a chance to learn about both Hagi-yaki pottery and local history.

萩城跡の駐車場から入口までのあいだにあり、帰りに立ち寄りました。萩焼自体普段あまり目にすることがないので、ここで初めて萩焼がどんなものか見ることになりました。落ち着いた焼き物で、ここに置いてあるものは値段がはるものが中心でした。
Yamaguchi City Ogori Culture Museum

3.5

5 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Ogorishimogo 609-3

This museum is located a ten-minute drive from the Ogori Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. With a focus on materials related to Santoka Taneda, a wandering haiku poet with a deep connection to Ogori, it introduces the history of Ogori and the famous people and artists who were born there. It is a great place to learn about life and history in those days, with a restored area on the second floor based on an ordinary farmhouse in the late Edo period (1603-1868). It also has a rental gallery that can be used as a venue for special exhibitions and the presentation of artistic and cultural works by local residents.

かなりニッチな世界を扱っており、幕末などの資料館だと思うと辛いかも。山口県で有名な俳人、画家を扱っています。
Iwakuni Educational Museum

5.0

3 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Iwakuni 3-1-8

A museum located in 3 Chome, Iwakuni, Iwakuni City. It's housed in the Iwakuni Gakko Kosha; built in 1870 by the second lord of Iwakuni, Tsunetake Kikkawa, it's a prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. The museum exhibits educational materials and items from the region. Also exhibited are materials related to Ichisuke Fujioka; an Iwakuni Gakko graduate, he was the founder of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the first electric company in Japan.

This museum was a former elementary school. It is unique in having a completely Japanese style with a Western style third floor added on top of the two original stories later on. One early example of...
Tabuse Folk Museum

3.0

2 Reviews

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Yamaguchi Kumage-gun Tabuse Cho Shimotabuse 875-6

A local museum located a five-minute walk from Tabuse Station. The personal items of well-known figures with ties to the area are on display. These include the locally born Prime Ministers Shinsuke Kishi and Eisaku Sato (who were brothers), the novelist Doppo Kunikida, and the educator Yurin Tominaga. Exhibits include medals, important documents, and beloved personal items from various countries. Visitors can recall their accomplishments through panel displays presenting their biographies and audio recordings of historical speeches. In the first floor Archaeological Hall you can see a model of the Kunimori Burial Mound, which is estimated to be the oldest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as well as artifacts excavated from the site.

田布施駅から徒歩で５分くらいにある無料の郷土館です。岸信介、佐藤栄作宰相の展示があります。民俗資料室では「綿繰り器」などが展示してありました○
Rurikoji Temple Museum

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Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kouzanchou 7-1

This museum, located in the precincts of Rurikoji Temple, Yamaguchi City, offers a display of artefacts and a model of the Rurikoji Temple Five-storied Pagoda. There is also a display of models and panel exhibitions regarding five-storied pagodas throughout the country. Many people walking in the nearby Kozan Park visit.
Yamaguchi Furusato Heritage Center

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Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Shimotatekouji 12

This exhibition facility was created to promote the traditions and development of the industries and culture of Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The center utilizes three structures. The Manabi Hall, utilizes a Meiji era sake brewery, the Miyabi Hall adapted the residence of the Mine Family, a wealthy farmer of the Meiji period, and the newly constructed Takumi Hall. The noble architecture of the historic structures themselves are worth the visit.
Yoshida Shoin History Museum

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Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki East 1537

Located within Shoin Shrine, this museum introduces visitors to the life of Yoshida Shoin, an eminent man during the end of the Shogunate. Shoin’s life is divided into 20 sections and explained using over 70 wax figures such that even small children can understand this history.
Hikari Furusato Kyodokan

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Yamaguchi Hikari-shi Murozumi 5-6-5

"A local museum established for the 50th anniversary of the municipality as one of its ""hometown creation"" projects. It consists of a main building and an annex restored by the Isobe family who owned a soy sauce shop under the name ""Isotami (later Isoya)"" from the Edo period to the mid-1950s. The Isobe Honke building is a unique merchant house structure colloquially called an unagi no nedoko (eel bed). The long two-story wooden building with narrow frontage recalls the prosperity of the port town of Murozumi. Exhibits on the kitamaebune ships that called at Murozumi during the Edo period, displays of equipment used for soy sauce brewing, and other displays let you learn about the lifestyles and culture of those days."
Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Museum

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Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Takimachi 1-1

This museum was completed as a prefectural government office building in 1916. It displays documents about the Yamaguchi prefectural government. The main rooms are characterized by a bold adoption of Japanese and Oriental traditions and the latest European and American designs in detailed design, such as the ceiling center decorations, sculptures using curves and dimensions, and woodworking techniques around the doorway frame and ceiling. It is now open to the public as a prefectural government library along with the old prefectural assembly hall, and is also used for filming movies.
Hagi City Susa Museum of History and Folklore: Mikotokan

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Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Susa Nakatsu 4441-10

This museum collects and preserves materials related to the cultural heritage, history, and folklore of Susa. In the Edo period, the Masuda family served as important officials (eidai-garo) in the Mori domain, and this museum displays important items connected to them, as well as to Susa-Karatsu pottery and the Susa geopark. The name Mikoto Kan comes from the legend of the god Susanoo-no-Mikoto, whence Susa gets its name. The hall was closed for a time after the terrible floods that hit the Hagi City's eastern area in 2013, but the main hall and annex were reopened in 2015. The hall not only offers a place to learn of the charms of the Susa region, but also displays seiji celadon porcelain, what is considered the oldest celadon porcelain in Japan.
Hagi Exhibition Hall of Nature and History

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Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Tsubaki 3537-3 JR Hagi Station Building

"This gallery inside the JR Hagi Station building is lit with gentle natural lighting through a half-dome window. It offers an introduction to the beautiful nature and history of Hagi. The station, which at its building was called a ""masterpiece of western-style stations,"" was designated a nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 1996. The telephone booth in front of the gallery is a reproduction of the second generation of Japan's telephone booths, in use from the end of the Taisho period (1912-1926) through the early Showa period (1926-1989). It is said to be the only one still surviving in Japan."
Marble Working Gallery

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Yamaguchi Mine-shi Shuhocho Akiyoshi

This museum educates about the marble mining industry of Akiyoshidai plateau, which was a leading producer in Japan in both volume and quality. The hall has panels, video materials, and marble processing equipment that was in actual use on display.

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Yamaguchi Areas

Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.