Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Yamaguchi / Hofu Area

  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
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    3.5
    40 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kameyamachou 3-1
    Built on the site of the former Kameyama campus of the Faculty of Economics, Yamaguchi University, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum is a public art museum with a strong local flavor that is closely integrated with the local community. The Museum’s collections are oriented toward artists with a connection to Yamaguchi Prefecture; for example, they include works from Kazuki Yasuo’s “Siberia Series,” works by Kobayashi Wasaku, etc. The collections also include many outstanding Nihonga paintings (including the “Landscape Scroll After Kegong Gao,” which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property) and photographic works, etc. The Museum holds several exhibitions of works from its own collections and special exhibitions every year. The bright, cheerful cafe facing the central atrium is very popular with visitors.

    ちょうど雪舟展を開催していて 山口に来たのだから せっかくなので行ってみた 時間予約要 学芸員の説明動画が見れる パッドを無料で貸してくれます 作品の前のQRコードを読み取ると 動画が始まります 少々説明動画が長くて はしょってしまいました 空いていたので 雪舟を堪能できよかったです

  • Mori Museum
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    4.0
    34 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Tatara 1-15-1
    The main residence of Lord Mouri of the former Choshu clan is open to the public as a museum, collecting and displaying 20,000 arts, crafts and historical items related to the Mouri family. The museum has about 9,000 National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties including “Landscapes of the Four Seasons, by Sesshu” and is one of the leading museums in Japan. Special and planned exhibitions held regularly, so visitors can see a number of precious works.

    毛利家本邸玄関から入りますが、博物館はずっと奥になり料金も別になります。毛利家の資料を展示していますが、撮影は禁止です。博物館は投稿できませんので、そこまで進む毛利本邸宅内部を投稿しておきます。こちらも良いですよ。

  • Hofu Science Museum “Solar”
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Kotobukicho 6-41
    This science hall in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture stands out for its exhibits focusing on the sun. The first floor has a circular screen which shows films with special lighting and sound systems, and when the films aren't running it plays a real time video of the sun collected by the Solar 6 Connected Solar Telescopes. The second floor introduces the evolution of life and has regular science shows and other events.

    子供向けに科学に関する体験学習ができる常設展、個別のテーマについて特集する企画展、その他のイベントが行われていた。常設展は目新しいものはなく基本的なもので小学生向き、企画展は大人まで楽しめるものもあると思った。外にはパラボラ糸電話やロープウェー、簡単な遊具もあり、あっと言わせる斬新さはないが、企画展やイベントをうまく捉えればファミリーで来ても各世代でそれなりに楽しめそう。ドームは螺旋通路を登りなが...

  • Mitajiri Saltpan Memorial Industrial Park
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Hamakata 381-3
    Hofu, located in central region of Yamaguchi prefecture, prospered for nearly 260 years from the mid-Edo period to the 1950s as Japan's top salt producing region. They've restored a traditional Irihama-style saltpan facility in one part of the site of the salt field and you can learn how salt is made. The towering chimneys still stand over the park letting you imagine the trials and tribulations of salt production. With at least one-week prior reservation you can also experience for yourself some of the processes of making Mitajiri salt using the traditional Irihama-style manufacturing methods.

    入場料はかかるが、展示室をみた後で、スタッフの人が屋外の塩田再現体験施設を逐一説明してくれた。時間は展示室を含め、1時間以上かかったが、塩田による製塩法、他の製塩法との違い、長州藩との関係等、とてもよく理解できた。本当は実際に体験できれば良いが、これだけでも十分だった。以前、広島の竹原の塩田の展示施設に寄ったことがあるが、写真と説明書きと当時の道具の展示だけで、よく分からなかった。再現施設を見なが...

  • Kirara Hama Nature Observation Park
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Ajisu 509-53
    This nature park built on reclaimed land?offers a commanding view of Yamaguchi Bay. It is well known for being a resting place for a variety of wild birds all year long including water pipits and wagtails. There is a visitor's center inside the park where visitors can receive in-depth information about the park's nature. The park also hosts bird watching events. Other facilities located on the reclaimed land, which is visited by many tourists, include the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park and Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu.
  • KDDI Parabola Pavilion
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Nihonakagou 123
    This tour facility is on the grounds of the KDDI Yamaguchi Satellite Communication Center, the largest satellite facility in Japan. In addition to displaying the Ariane Rocket, a satellite launch vehicle, it also offers education on various satellite communication related equipment like solar power generators, undersea cables, and more. You can also observe an array of massive parabola antennas from the observation platform.

    あまり興味がなく団体旅行の観光に入っていたので いったのですが、人工衛星のことなど普段きけないことが きけて勉強になりました。

  • Tokusagamine Wood Park Auto Camping Ground
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Atokaneshimo 11505-1
  • Kozan Park
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kouzanchou 7-1
    Located in Kozan-cho, Yamaguchi City, Kozan Park contains many historic buildings and historic sites. These include the Ruriko-ji Temple, which is dedicated to the Yakushi Nyorai Buddha (Medicine Buddha), and which has a Five-storeyed Pagoda, a National Treasure which is renowned as one of the three finest pagodas in Japan. Other significant sites within the Park include the Chinryu-tei teahouse and Rozan-do hall, which played an important role in the Meiji Restoration. The Kozan Park is a famous place for viewing seasonal flowers such as cherry blossom, plum blossom and azalea; it was selected for inclusion in the “Top 100 Most Historic Parks in Japan.”
  • Hacienda
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    Yamaguchi Prefecture Hofu city 2-281-2 F
    This getaway music lounge is located close to Hofu Station. Inside has a relaxing at-home atmosphere with an interesting mood and DJ booth, and they regularly hold live events by skilled DJs. Many people go to enjoy drinks at the izakaya bar Nomuno on the first floor after events.
  • Kameyama Park
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Kameyamachou
    Located a 20-minute drive from the Ogori Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway, this park is built on a small hill called Kameyama in the center of Yamaguchi City. Maintaining the ruins of Nagayama Castle, which was built by Hidemoto Mouri and abandoned midway, it opened in 1900. In a corner of the park, there are statues of Takachika Mouri and a monument inscribed with poems by Doppo Kunikida, and it is loved by local residents as a place to relax and where you can overlook the city from the summit square. It is also a famous spot to see cherry blossoms and azaleas in the spring. The Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church is in the center of Kameyama.
  • Yamaguchi Sta. Mae
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Sodayucho
  • Chomon Gorge Japanese Pear Picking
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Atoshinome 12
  • Inoue Park
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Yudaonsen 2-5
    "This park was built on the site of the birthplace of Kaoru Inoue, who, along with Shinsaku Takasugi and others, was active in the ""Revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians"" movement. The park is dotted with stone monuments in memory of Sanetomi Sanjo and others who fell to the Choshu clan, a poet from Yuda Onsen, Chuya Nakahara's poem monument, and a haiku poem monument of Santoka Taneda, a haiku poet who lived in Yuda Onsen for a time. There is also a free footbath that is popular with tourists and local residents as a place to relax."
  • Yamaguchi Kirara Hiroshi Memorial Park
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    3.0
    39 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Ajisu 509-50

    巨大なアリーナのドームが遠くから見えて印象的な施設。アリーナの一角にはこの公園ができるまでの沿革についての展示があった。各種スポーツ施設が集まり、広大なグリーンエリア、臨海の親水エリアがあった。広い駐車場もあった。ただ、スポーツ、イベント、散歩、デート等の目的がなければ、ただ広いだけ、と思ってしまったのが正直なところ。

  • Yamaguchi Information Art Center
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Nakazonocho 7-7

    Located beside Chuo Koen (Central Park), this Center with a beautiful modern architecture is quite appealing. Arts exhibitions and projections of moves are taken place here. There is also a library...

  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Yamaguchi Museum
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Kasugacho 8-2

    「時間があったので立ち寄った」と言っては失礼になるかもしれませんが、充実した時間を過ごすことができました。

  • Yume Town Yamaguchi
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi
  • Kameyama Park Tennis Coat
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Nakagawara 73-1

    山口市の中心、役所や博物館、学校などの公共施設に囲まれた公園。かつて銅像が立っていた丘の頂上だけでなく、北東の麓にもそこそこの規模がある子供用の遊具やテニスコートなどが広がっていた。丘の上に登るのは少し骨が折れるが、街の中心部のオアシス的施設だと思った。

  • Ube 72 Country Club Mannen Ike Higashi Course
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Yamaguchi Yamaguchi-shi Ajisu 2423-1

    万年池西コースでプレーしました。シンプルに、ティーグラウンドからピンが見えるホールが多いので、気分的には楽です。起伏はありますが、カートで移動ですし、コースに入ることも出来ます(状況に寄りますが)気持ちよくプレー出来ました。

  • Ishinmiraifu Std.
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    Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Ishinkouen 4-chome 1-1

Yamaguchi Areas

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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.

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