Yamaguchi Prefecture
| 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 | |||||||||
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]
History[change | change source]
The area of Yamaguchi Prefecture includes the old provinces of Suō and Nagato.[3]
Geography[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi, including
National Parks[change | change source]
National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Notable people from Yamaguchi[change | change source]
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Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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 websites[change | change source]
Media related to Yamaguchi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 34°4′N 131°30′E / 34.067°N 131.500°E
