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- Only 30 minutes from Nagato City “Recommended Sightseeing Spots in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Only 30 minutes from Nagato City “Recommended Sightseeing Spots in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Last updated:
Jan 6, 2016
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association
Kakunoshima Ohashi Bridge," the most popular bridge by word-of-mouth, "Hagi's Industrial Heritage Group," registered as a World Heritage site, and "Akiyoshidai and Akiyoshido," recognized as a "Japan Geopark. Nagato City is located in the middle of these three leading Japanese tourist attractions, all of which can be reached in about 30 minutes from Nagato City. Why not use Nagato as a base for touring the city's spectacular scenery and historical sites, along with the spectacular sights that Nagato City boasts, such as Aomi Island, Motonosumi Shrine, and Senjidashiki?Kakunoshima Bridge (Shimonoseki City)
The bridge stretches toward the cobalt blue sea.
The 1,780-meter-long Kakunoshima Bridge opened in November 2000. It is one of the longest bridges over a remote island in Japan that can be crossed for free on a public road. The bridge was ranked No. 1 in "Bridges of Japan" by TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel review site, and was also featured in the best-selling book "I Want to Go Before I Die! (Sansai Books)," it is one of the most scenic spots in Japan. Stretching straight out into the cobalt blue sea, it looks like an overseas resort.
- For inquiries, please contact
- Toyohoku Town Tourist Association TEL: 083-786-0234
- Related website
- https://shimonoseki.travel/
Hagi Reverberatory Furnace (Hagi City)
Built in 1858, it was used for melting and manufacturing materials for ships and guns. The furnace is made of basalt and brick, with a rectangular base that narrows gradually at the top, and is divided into two chimneys with a height of 11.5 meters.
Ruins of Ebisugahana Shipyard (Hagi)
The remains of a shipyard established by the Hagi clan in 1856, where two Western-style sailing ships, Heijinmaru and Koushinmaru, were built at the end of the Edo period. The Heishin Maru was built using Russian technology, and the Koshin Maru using Dutch technology. The shipyard is highly valued because it is the only shipyard where two different technologies were used in one shipyard, and because it is the only one where the remains of a shipyard built at the end of the Edo period can be confirmed.
Oita-yama Tatara Iron Manufacturing Site (Hagi City)
This is the site of an ironworks during the Edo period (1603-1868), where iron was made by burning charcoal with iron sand as the raw material. The site is the remains of tatara iron manufacturing, a traditional Japanese iron-making method, which operated three times between the 1750s and 1860s. Iron made at the Oita-yama Tatara was used for ship nails and other parts when the first Western-style sailing ship, Heishinmaru, was built at the Ebisugahana Shipyard. The site has been maintained with the remains of buildings and other structures exposed.
Hagi Castle Town (Hagi City)
Hagi Castle Town is an asset that represents the politics, administration, and economy of the local community at the time when Japan aimed for industrialization at the end of the Edo period, and refers to the three districts of Hagi Castle Ruins, former high-class samurai quarters, and former merchant quarters. It was here that policies were formed regarding the industrialization of the Hagi clan and the introduction of Western technology, and it is believed that the high level of craftsmanship in the castle town at the time contributed to the rapid progress of Japan's industrialization. Hagi Castle Town is regarded as a very good example of a community at the end of the Edo period that attempted to industrialize.
Matsushita Village School (Hagi)
Shoukasonjuku was a private school presided over by Shoin Yoshida from 1857 to 1858, and is located in Shoin Shrine in Tsubakitou, Hagi City. Shoin was one of the first to advocate the importance of engineering education from the viewpoint of sea defense, and he preached that all native engineers should be mobilized to achieve industrial modernization on their own. Having witnessed the military power of Europe and the United States through the arrival of the Black Ships, Shoin wanted to see the realities of foreign countries with his own eyes, and even violated a national prohibition to board the Black Ships and plan a secret voyage overseas. Many of the students who inherited Shoin's teachings later played an important role in the process of Japan's modernization and industrialization.- For inquiries, please contact
- Hagi City Tourism Division TEL: 0838-25-3139
- Related website
- Hagi City Tourism Association official website http://www.hagishi.com/
Akiyoshido Cave (Mine City)
One of the largest limestone caves in the East, located at the foot of Akiyoshidai Mountain.
Akiyoshidō Cave is one of the largest limestone caves in Japan, located deep in the Hiroya Porie at the southern foot of Akiyoshidai, and has been called Takiana by the local people since ancient times. It has been called Takiana by the local people since ancient times. Around 1907, the cave was first introduced to the rest of the world through exploration and research conducted by an Englishman, Edward Gauntlett. In March 1922, Takihora was designated as a national natural monument, and in May 1926, the then Crown Prince (later Emperor Showa) visited the cave and named it "Akiyoshi-Do. The cave mouth is 24 m high and 8 m wide, the widest part of the cave is 200 m, the highest part of the ceiling is 40 m, and the highest part reaches 80 m. The cave is said to be about 10 km long. The cave is said to be about 10 km long, but the general sightseeing route is about 1 km long, and the temperature inside the cave is 17°C in all four seasons, making it a comfortable place to explore.- For inquiries, please contact
- （Mine City Tourism Association TEL: 0837-62-0115
- Related website
- http://www.karusuto.com/
[Akiyoshido Cave] Facility Information
- Admission feeAdult 1200 yen, Junior high school student 950 yen, Elementary school student 600 yen
- Group Use
- Group of 20-99 persons: Adults 1000 yen, High school and college students 800 yen, Junior high school students 700 yen, Elementary school students 450 yen
- Group of 100-199 people Adults 950 yen High school and university students 700 yen Junior high school students 650 yen Elementary school students 350 yen
- Group of 200 or more: Adults 900 yen, High school and college students 650 yen, Junior high school students 600 yen, Elementary school students 300 yen
- Hours of operation (Mar-Nov)8:30-17:30 (Dec-Feb)8:30-16:30
- open every day of the year
Akiyoshidai (Mine City)
The largest karst plateau in Japan. The beauty of the formations created by countless limestone formations.
Akiyoshidai was born as a coral reef in the distant sea long ago. About 350 million years later, it became a karst plateau, a limestone plateau with dolines and limestone caves. The plateau is a basin-like plateau surrounded by a mountain range of 500 to 600 m, with an elevation of 180 to 420 m. Underneath the plateau are numerous limestone caves that have been eroded by rainwater. The Akiyoshidai area of Mine City, including Akiyoshidai and Akiyoshido Cave, was certified as a "Japan Geopark" on September 4, 2008. A Geopark is a natural park that includes valuable natural heritage related to geo (earth).
- For inquiries, please contact
- （Mine City Tourism Association TEL: 0837-62-0115
- Related website
- http://www.karusuto.com/
