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Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast.

Yamaguchi Prefecture
山口県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese山口県
 • RōmajiYamaguchi-ken
View of Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture from Iwakuni Castle. The famous Kintai Five Bow Bridge can be seen over the Nishiki River.
Anthem: Yamaguchi kenmin no uta
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (Sanyo)
IslandHonshu
CapitalYamaguchi
Largest cityShimonoseki
SubdivisionsDistricts: 4, Municipalities: 19
Government
 • GovernorTsugumasa Muraoka
Area
 • Total6,112.30 km2 (2,359.97 sq mi)
 • Rank23rd
Population
 (February 1, 2018)
 • Total1,377,631
 • Rank25th
 • Density225.43/km2 (583.9/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalJP¥ 6,350 billion
US$ 58.3 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-35
Websitewww.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Symbols of Japan
BirdHooded crane (Grus monacha)
FishJapanese puffer (Takifugu rubripes)
FlowerBitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
TreeRed pine tree (Pinus densiflora)

Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni.[3] Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on the Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea, and separated from the island of Kyushu by the Kanmon Straits.

History edit

Yamaguchi Prefecture was created by the merger of the provinces of Suō and Nagato.[4] During the rise of the samurai class during the Heian and Kamakura Periods (794–1333), the Ouchi family of Suō Province and the Koto family of Nagato Province gained influence as powerful warrior clans. In the Muromachi period (1336—1573), Ouchi Hiroyo, the 24th ruler of the Ouchi family conquered both areas of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Ouchi clan imitated the city planning of Kyoto. They gained great wealth through cultural imports from the continent and trade with Korea and Ming Dynasty China. As a result, Yamaguchi came to be known as the "Kyoto of the West," and Ouchi culture flourished. Sue Harutaka defeated the 31st ruler of the Ouchi clan. The Sue clan was then defeated by Mōri Motonari, and the Mōri family gained control of the Chūgoku region. Yamaguchi was ruled as part of the Mōri clan domain during the Sengoku period. Mōri Terumoto was then defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was forced to give up all his land except for the Suō and Nagato areas (current-day Yamaguchi Prefecture), where he built his castle in Hagi. Mōri sought to strengthen the economic base of the region and increase local production with his Three Whites campaign (salt, rice, and paper).

After Commodore Matthew Perry's opening of Japan, clans from Nagato (also called Chōshū) played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the establishment of the new imperial government. Four years after the Edo Shogunate was overthrown and the Meiji government formed in 1868, the present Yamaguchi Prefecture was established. The Meiji government brought in many new systems and modern policies, and promoted the introduction of modern industry, though the prefecture was still centered on agriculture during this period. In the Taishō period, from 1912 to 1926, shipbuilding, chemical, machinery, and metal working plants were built in Yamaguchi's harbors in the Seto Inland Sea area. During the post-World War II Shōwa Period, Yamaguchi developed into one of the most industrialized prefectures in the country due to the establishment of petrochemical complexes.[5]

Geography edit

As of April 1, 2012, 7% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Setonaikai National Park; Akiyoshidai, Kita-Nagato Kaigan, and Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Parks; and Chōmonkyō, Iwakiyama, Rakanzan, and Toyota Prefectural Natural Parks.[6]

Current municipalities edit

 
Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait
 
Iwakuni
 
Shunan
 
Hagi
 
Hofu
 
 
Hagi
萩市
 
Hikari
光市
 
Hōfu
防府市
 
Iwakuni
岩国市
 
Kudamatsu
下松市
 
Mine
美祢市
 
Nagato
長門市
 
San'yō-Onoda
山陽小野田市
 
Shimonoseki
下関市
 
Shūnan
周南市
 
Ube
宇部市
 
Yamaguchi (capital)
山口市
 
Yanai
柳井市
 
Abu
阿武町
 
Hirao
平生町
 
Kaminoseki
上関町
 
Suō-Ōshima
周防大島町
 
Tabuse
田布施町
 
Waki
和木町
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Municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture      City      Town

Mergers edit

Economic development edit

For the purposes of development analysis, Yamaguchi is construed to be part of Northern Kyushu. Although Yamaguchi is not part of the island of Kyushu, it has become a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits metropolitan area.[7]

Demographics edit

 
Yamaguchi prefecture population pyramid in 2020

Per Japanese census data,[8][9] Yamaguchi prefecture has had negative population growth from 1955 to 1973 and 1985–onwards, today at edge of having less than 1940 population leaving elderly behind.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 1,041,000—    
1930 1,136,000+9.1%
1940 1,294,000+13.9%
1950 1,541,000+19.1%
1960 1,602,000+4.0%
1970 1,511,000−5.7%
1980 1,587,000+5.0%
1990 1,573,000−0.9%
2000 1,527,964−2.9%
2010 1,451,338−5.0%
2020 1,368,495−5.7%
2023 1,301,479−4.9%
as of june 2023

Tourism edit

The most popular place for tourism is Shimonoseki, which has the Karato Fish Market and a large fireworks festival in summer.

Another attraction is the Kintai Bridge in the town of Iwakuni. This five-arched wooden structure is considered a symbol of Western Honshū. The area on the banks of the Nishiki river close to the bridge is considered among the best places in Japan for Hanami, when groups of family and friends gather in early April to view cherry blossoms.

Hagi City is in the north of Yamaguchi. It is a very traditional city. The usual color of Japanese post boxes is red, but in Hagi they are painted green or brown. The Hagi Museum is modeled after a traditional samurai residence. The exhibits are detailed and realistic, and are changed every year. The permanent collection is data about Hagi's history and collections about Takasugi Shinsaku. Hagi also contains a reverberatory furnace which has been designated a World Heritage Site.[10]

Kawara soba (hot tile noodles) is a popular dish in Yamaguchi. It was developed during the Seinan Rebellion when soldiers cooked wild grass and meat on hot tiles. Today people in Yamaguchi create this dish by frying green tea noodles on a hot tile, and arranging a thin fried egg, stewed beef, green onions, and grilled liver on top.

Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, which includes Japan's longest cave, the Akiyoshido (秋芳洞), is another popular destination.

Famous festivals and events edit

  • Kintaikyo Festival in Iwakuni - held on April 29
  • Nishiki River Water Festival in Iwakuni - held in August
  • Iwakuni Festival in August
  • Yokomichi Festival, Kintai Bridge November 19
  • Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival in August
  • Yamaguchi Gion Festival on July 20 to 27
  • Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival on August 6 to 7
  • Hagi Era Festival in April
  • Hagi Festival on August 2 to 3
  • Shimonoseki Strait Festival on May 2 to 4
  • Shimonoseki Firework Festival in August[citation needed]

Education edit

High schools edit

Universities edit

Transportation edit

Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal edit

Two ferry services provide regular sea transport from the Shimonoseki Port International Terminal: Kanpu Ferry provides round-trip service to Busan, South Korea; the Orient Ferry provides round-trip service to Qingdao and Shanghai, respectively.

  • Kanpu ferry to Busan in South Korea regularly
  • Gwangyang Beech to Gwangyang in South Korea regularly
  • Orient ferry to Qingdao in China regularly
  • Orient ferry to Shanghai in China regularly

Other ferry routes edit

Air edit

Railway edit

Roads edit

Expressways edit

Toll roads edit

  • Hagi Misumi Road
  • Kanmon Bridge
  • Yamaguchi Ube Onoda Road
  • Ogori Hagi Road
  • Kanmon Road Tunnel

National highways edit

Prefectural symbols edit

Media edit

Newspapers edit

TV edit

Radio edit

Notable people from Yamaguchi Prefecture edit

Sister districts edit

Yamaguchi Prefecture has alliances with the following five districts.[14][15]

Politics edit

Since the Meiji Restoration in which lower-rank nobility from Chōshū played a major role, many politicians from Yamaguchi have held important positions in national politics. In the post-war era, the most prominent political family from Yamaguchi is the Kishi-Abe/Satō prime ministerial dynasty, and Yamaguchi is leaning solidly towards the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Delegation to the National Diet edit

Since the electoral reform of the 1990s, Yamaguchi elects four members directly to the House of Representatives. Three of the new single-member districts have been held exclusively by Liberal Democrats as of 2013, the easternmost district bordering Hiroshima was initially won by Shinji Satō (Eisaku Satō's son) in 1996, but went to Democrat Hideo Hiraoka in several later elections. Currently, following the 2021 general election, Yamaguchi's directly elected delegation to the lower house consists of former LDP vice president Masahiko Kōmura (1st district, 12th term), the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, Nobuo Kishi (2nd district, 2nd term, former two-term member of the House of Councillors), and the chairman of the House of Representatives rules committee (as of 190th Diet, January 2016),[16] Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd district, 1st term). The seat for the 4th district was held by former prime minister Shinzo Abe until his assassination in 2022, and is currently vacant. For the proportional representation segment of the House of Representatives, Yamaguchi forms part of the Chūgoku block.

In the House of Councillors, Yamaguchi is represented by two members, making it one of the currently 31 winner-take-all single-member districts. As of 2013, the two members are Yoshimasa Hayashi (LDP, 4th term, up in 2019), agriculture minister in the 2nd Abe Cabinet, and following the April 2013 by-election to replace Nobuo Kishi, Kiyoshi Ejima (LDP, 1st term, up in 2016), former mayor of Shimonoseki city.

Governor edit

The current governor of Yamaguchi is former MIC bureaucrat Tsugumasa Muraoka. He won the gubernatorial election in February 2014 with more than 60% of the vote against other two candidates, and succeeded Shigetarō Yamamoto who had been hospitalized since October 2013 and resigned in January 2014.

Elected governors of Yamaguchi have been:

  1. Tatsuo Tanaka, 1947–1953 (2 terms, resigned mid-term to enter national politics), the son of pre-war prime minister Baron Giichi Tanaka
  2. Tarō Ozawa, 1953–1960 (2 terms, resigned mid-term to enter national politics), Tanaka's son-in-law
  3. Masayuki Hashimoto, 1960–1976 (4 terms), previously member of the House of Representatives from Yamaguchi for the LDP
  4. Tōru Hirai, 1976–1996 (5 terms), previously Home Affairs Ministry bureaucrat and vice-governor of Yamaguchi under Hashimoto
  5. Sekinari Nii, 1996–2012 (4 terms), previously Home Affairs Ministry bureaucrat and treasurer of Yamaguchi under Hirai
  6. Shigetarō Yamamoto, 2012–2014 (1 term, resigned for health reasons), former LDP candidate for the House of Representatives in Yamaguchi's 2nd district

Assembly edit

The Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly [ja] has 47 members, elected in unified local elections in 15 electoral districts: 5 single-member districts, four two-member districts and six districts that elect each between four and nine members.[17] In the 2015 election, the LDP won a majority. Liberal Democrats form several parliamentary groups together with independents. As of June 8, 2015, the assembly is composed as follows: LDP 24 members, LDP Shinseikai 5, Kōmeitō 5, DPJ/Rengō no Kai 4, LDP Kensei Club 2, JCP 2, SDP/Citizens League 2, and the independent "groups" shinsei club, mushozoku no kai and kusa no ne have one member each.[18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039, p. 1039, at Google Books.
  4. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  6. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  7. ^ Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area." Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03
  8. ^ Yamaguchi 1995-2020 population statistics
  9. ^ Yamaguchi 1920-2000 population statistics
  10. ^ "HAGI Sightseeing Guide". Burari HAGI aruki_HAGI Sightseeing Guide. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  11. ^ Kantei bio notes
  12. ^ Tsuchida, Akihiko (6 November 2016). エヴァ新幹線 あすから運行 徳山駅でも出発式 /山口 [EVA Shinkansen starts operating tomorrow]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  13. ^ 代表取締役会長兼社長 柳井 正 [Managing Director & President Tadashi Yanai]. Nippon Shacho (in Japanese). Japan: Ishin. 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture's International Exchange". Yamaguchi Prefecture official website (in Japanese). Japan: Yamaguchi Prefecture. 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Thông tin quan hệ hợp tác hữu nghị giữa tỉnh Bình Dương với các địa phương kết nghĩa". songoaivu.binhduong.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  16. ^ House of Representatives: Leadership, committee chairs and other officials (in Japanese)
  17. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly: Electoral districts and district magnitudes (in Japanese)
  18. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly: Composition by group (in Japanese)

References edit

External links edit

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Not to be confused with Yamanashi Prefecture or Yamagata Prefecture Yamaguchi Prefecture 山口県 Yamaguchi ken is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu 2 Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1 377 631 1 February 2018 and has a geographic area of 6 112 km2 2 359 sq mi Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast Yamaguchi Prefecture 山口県PrefectureJapanese transcription s Japanese山口県 RōmajiYamaguchi kenView of Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Prefecture from Iwakuni Castle The famous Kintai Five Bow Bridge can be seen over the Nishiki River FlagSymbolAnthem Yamaguchi kenmin no utaCountryJapanRegionChugoku Sanyo IslandHonshuCapitalYamaguchiLargest cityShimonosekiSubdivisionsDistricts 4 Municipalities 19Government GovernorTsugumasa MuraokaArea Total6 112 30 km2 2 359 97 sq mi Rank23rdPopulation February 1 2018 Total1 377 631 Rank25th Density225 43 km2 583 9 sq mi GDP 1 TotalJP 6 350 billionUS 58 3 billion 2019 ISO 3166 codeJP 35Websitewww wbr pref wbr yamaguchi wbr lg wbr jp wbr foreign wbr english wbr index wbr htmlSymbols of JapanBirdHooded crane Grus monacha FishJapanese puffer Takifugu rubripes FlowerBitter summer mandarin blossom Citrus natsudaidai TreeRed pine tree Pinus densiflora Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture with other major cities including Ube Shunan and Iwakuni 3 Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on the Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea and separated from the island of Kyushu by the Kanmon Straits Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Current municipalities 2 2 Mergers 3 Economic development 4 Demographics 5 Tourism 6 Famous festivals and events 7 Education 7 1 High schools 7 2 Universities 8 Transportation 8 1 Ferries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal 8 2 Other ferry routes 8 3 Air 8 4 Railway 8 5 Roads 8 5 1 Expressways 8 5 2 Toll roads 8 5 3 National highways 9 Prefectural symbols 10 Media 10 1 Newspapers 10 2 TV 10 3 Radio 11 Notable people from Yamaguchi Prefecture 12 Sister districts 13 Politics 13 1 Delegation to the National Diet 13 2 Governor 13 3 Assembly 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksHistory editSee also List of Historic Sites of Japan Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Prefecture was created by the merger of the provinces of Suō and Nagato 4 During the rise of the samurai class during the Heian and Kamakura Periods 794 1333 the Ouchi family of Suō Province and the Koto family of Nagato Province gained influence as powerful warrior clans In the Muromachi period 1336 1573 Ouchi Hiroyo the 24th ruler of the Ouchi family conquered both areas of Yamaguchi Prefecture The Ouchi clan imitated the city planning of Kyoto They gained great wealth through cultural imports from the continent and trade with Korea and Ming Dynasty China As a result Yamaguchi came to be known as the Kyoto of the West and Ouchi culture flourished Sue Harutaka defeated the 31st ruler of the Ouchi clan The Sue clan was then defeated by Mōri Motonari and the Mōri family gained control of the Chugoku region Yamaguchi was ruled as part of the Mōri clan domain during the Sengoku period Mōri Terumoto was then defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600 He was forced to give up all his land except for the Suō and Nagato areas current day Yamaguchi Prefecture where he built his castle in Hagi Mōri sought to strengthen the economic base of the region and increase local production with his Three Whites campaign salt rice and paper After Commodore Matthew Perry s opening of Japan clans from Nagato also called Chōshu played a key role in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the establishment of the new imperial government Four years after the Edo Shogunate was overthrown and the Meiji government formed in 1868 the present Yamaguchi Prefecture was established The Meiji government brought in many new systems and modern policies and promoted the introduction of modern industry though the prefecture was still centered on agriculture during this period In the Taishō period from 1912 to 1926 shipbuilding chemical machinery and metal working plants were built in Yamaguchi s harbors in the Seto Inland Sea area During the post World War II Shōwa Period Yamaguchi developed into one of the most industrialized prefectures in the country due to the establishment of petrochemical complexes 5 Geography editAs of April 1 2012 7 of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks namely the Setonaikai National Park Akiyoshidai Kita Nagato Kaigan and Nishi Chugoku Sanchi Quasi National Parks and Chōmonkyō Iwakiyama Rakanzan and Toyota Prefectural Natural Parks 6 Current municipalities edit See also List of cities in Yamaguchi Prefecture by population nbsp Shimonoseki and Kanmon Strait nbsp Iwakuni nbsp Shunan nbsp Hagi nbsp Hofu nbsp nbsp Hagi萩市 nbsp Hikari光市 nbsp Hōfu防府市 nbsp Iwakuni岩国市 nbsp Kudamatsu下松市 nbsp Mine美祢市 nbsp Nagato長門市 nbsp San yō Onoda山陽小野田市 nbsp Shimonoseki下関市 nbsp Shunan周南市 nbsp Ube宇部市 nbsp Yamaguchi capital 山口市 nbsp Yanai柳井市 nbsp Abu阿武町 nbsp Hirao平生町 nbsp Kaminoseki上関町 nbsp Suō Ōshima周防大島町 nbsp Tabuse田布施町 nbsp Waki和木町class notpageimage Municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture City Town Mergers edit Main article List of mergers in Yamaguchi PrefectureEconomic development editFor the purposes of development analysis Yamaguchi is construed to be part of Northern Kyushu Although Yamaguchi is not part of the island of Kyushu it has become a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits metropolitan area 7 Demographics edit nbsp Yamaguchi prefecture population pyramid in 2020Per Japanese census data 8 9 Yamaguchi prefecture has had negative population growth from 1955 to 1973 and 1985 onwards today at edge of having less than 1940 population leaving elderly behind Historical populationYearPop 19201 041 000 19301 136 000 9 1 19401 294 000 13 9 19501 541 000 19 1 19601 602 000 4 0 19701 511 000 5 7 19801 587 000 5 0 19901 573 000 0 9 20001 527 964 2 9 20101 451 338 5 0 20201 368 495 5 7 20231 301 479 4 9 as of june 2023Tourism editThe most popular place for tourism is Shimonoseki which has the Karato Fish Market and a large fireworks festival in summer Another attraction is the Kintai Bridge in the town of Iwakuni This five arched wooden structure is considered a symbol of Western Honshu The area on the banks of the Nishiki river close to the bridge is considered among the best places in Japan for Hanami when groups of family and friends gather in early April to view cherry blossoms Hagi City is in the north of Yamaguchi It is a very traditional city The usual color of Japanese post boxes is red but in Hagi they are painted green or brown The Hagi Museum is modeled after a traditional samurai residence The exhibits are detailed and realistic and are changed every year The permanent collection is data about Hagi s history and collections about Takasugi Shinsaku Hagi also contains a reverberatory furnace which has been designated a World Heritage Site 10 Kawara soba hot tile noodles is a popular dish in Yamaguchi It was developed during the Seinan Rebellion when soldiers cooked wild grass and meat on hot tiles Today people in Yamaguchi create this dish by frying green tea noodles on a hot tile and arranging a thin fried egg stewed beef green onions and grilled liver on top Akiyoshidai Quasi National Park which includes Japan s longest cave the Akiyoshido 秋芳洞 is another popular destination nbsp Akiyoshi Plateau nbsp Kintai Bridge in IwakuniFamous festivals and events editKintaikyo Festival in Iwakuni held on April 29 Nishiki River Water Festival in Iwakuni held in August Iwakuni Festival in August Yokomichi Festival Kintai Bridge November 19 Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival in August Yamaguchi Gion Festival on July 20 to 27 Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival on August 6 to 7 Hagi Era Festival in April Hagi Festival on August 2 to 3 Shimonoseki Strait Festival on May 2 to 4 Shimonoseki Firework Festival in August citation needed Education editHigh schools edit Universities edit Baiko Gakuin University private National Fisheries University national Shimonoseki City University public Tokyo University of Science Yamaguchi public Ube Frontier University private University of East Asia private Yamaguchi Gakugei College private Yamaguchi Prefectural University public Yamaguchi University national Yamaguchi University of Human Welfare and Culture private Transportation editFerries from Shimonoseki Port International Terminal edit Two ferry services provide regular sea transport from the Shimonoseki Port International Terminal Kanpu Ferry provides round trip service to Busan South Korea the Orient Ferry provides round trip service to Qingdao and Shanghai respectively Kanpu ferry to Busan in South Korea regularly Gwangyang Beech to Gwangyang in South Korea regularly Orient ferry to Qingdao in China regularly Orient ferry to Shanghai in China regularlyOther ferry routes edit Shunan Kunisaki Kyushu Yanai Matsuyama ShikokuAir edit Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Haneda Airport Tokyo Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport to Haneda Airport Tokyo and Naha Airport Okinawa Railway edit West Japan Railway Company Sanyō Shinkansen San yō Main Line Sanin Line Yamaguchi Line Gantoku Line Onoda Line Mine Line Ube Line Nishikigawa RailwayRoads edit Expressways edit Sanyo Expressway Chugoku ExpresswayToll roads edit Hagi Misumi Road Kanmon Bridge Yamaguchi Ube Onoda Road Ogori Hagi Road Kanmon Road TunnelNational highways edit Route 2 Route 9 Route 187 Iwakuni Tsuwano Masuda Route 188 Iwakuni Yanai Hikari Kudamatsu Route 189 Route 190 Route 191 Route 262 Route 315 Shunan Hagi Route 316 Route 376 Yamaguchi Shunan Iwakuni Route 434 Route 435 Route 437 Route 489 Route 490 Route 491 nbsp JR Shimonoseki Station nbsp An event train Yamaguchi in JR Yamaguchi Line nbsp Shimonoseki International Ferry Terminal nbsp View of Kanmon Bridge from side of ShimonosekiPrefectural symbols editTree Red pine tree Pinus densiflora Flower Bitter summer mandarin blossom Citrus natsudaidai Bird Hooded crane Grus monacha Fish Tetraodontidae Takifugu rubripes Beast Sika deer Cervus nippon nippon Mascot ChoruruMedia editNewspapers edit Yamaguchi ShimbunTV edit YAB TV ANN KRY TV NNN TYS TV JNN NHK TV TSS TV TNC TV FNN Radio edit FMY JFN Notable people from Yamaguchi Prefecture editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Shintaro Abe former Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the LDP Father of Shinzo Abe Prime Minister Shinzō Abe represented first Yamaguchi s 1st then 4th district in the House of Representatives his father Shintaro also represented Yamaguchi Itō Hirobumi a samurai of Chōshu domain Japanese statesman four time prime minister of Japan the 1st 5th 7th and 10th genrō and Resident General of Korea Shojiro Iida a Japanese general during World War II who led the invasions of Thailand and Burma Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan born in Ube in 1946 11 Yoshimasa Hayashi serves as Minister for Foreign Affairs since November 2021 Born in Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi prefecture Kasumi Ishikawa silver medalist in Women s Team Table Tennis at the London 2012 Olympics is from Yamaguchi City in Yamaguchi prefecture Kaiketsu Masateru sumo wrestler who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki on two separate occasions and was chairman of the Japan Sumo Association 2010 2012 Soyu Matsuoka Roshi an important pioneer of Soto Zen Buddhism in the United States Karyu guitarist of the band D espairsRay is from Yamaguchi The band had a homecoming live there in 2007 and 2009 Sayumi Michishige a Japanese idol who is one of the sixth generation members of Japanese idol group Morning Musume was born in Yamaguchi Shinji Mikami video game designer the God father of the survival horror genre of video games Yasunori Mitsuda composer Yuki Urushibara manga artist creator of Mushishi Yoshiyuki Sadamoto a Japanese character designer manga artist and one of the founding members of the Gainax anime studio 12 Shaura singer Kido Takayoshi one of the two main architects of the Meiji Restoration Atsushi Tamura of the comic duo London Boots Ichi go Ni go is from Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Raizo Tanaka a Japanese rear admiral during World War II Teruzane Utada music producer manager and father of Hikaru Utada is from Yamaguchi Prefecture as mentioned on the latter s blog Harukichi Yamaguchi founder of the Yamaguchi gumi born near Kobe but his entire family hailed from Yamaguchi Tadashi Yanai Japanese businessman founder and president of Fast Retailing of which Uniqlo is a subsidiary 13 Kairi Sane professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and former World Wonder Ring Stardom employee Mayu Iwatani professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom Hideaki Anno anime director famous for creating Neon Genesis Evangelion His live action film Shiki Jitsu features scenes set in his hometown of Ube Sister districts editYamaguchi Prefecture has alliances with the following five districts 14 15 nbsp Binh Dương Province Vietnam since 2014 nbsp Shandong Province China since 1982 nbsp South Gyeongsang Province South Korea since 1987 nbsp Pamplona Navarre Spain since 1980 nbsp Krasnodar Krai Russia since 2017 Politics editSince the Meiji Restoration in which lower rank nobility from Chōshu played a major role many politicians from Yamaguchi have held important positions in national politics In the post war era the most prominent political family from Yamaguchi is the Kishi Abe Satō prime ministerial dynasty and Yamaguchi is leaning solidly towards the Liberal Democratic Party LDP Delegation to the National Diet edit Since the electoral reform of the 1990s Yamaguchi elects four members directly to the House of Representatives Three of the new single member districts have been held exclusively by Liberal Democrats as of 2013 the easternmost district bordering Hiroshima was initially won by Shinji Satō Eisaku Satō s son in 1996 but went to Democrat Hideo Hiraoka in several later elections Currently following the 2021 general election Yamaguchi s directly elected delegation to the lower house consists of former LDP vice president Masahiko Kōmura 1st district 12th term the chairman of the foreign affairs committee Nobuo Kishi 2nd district 2nd term former two term member of the House of Councillors and the chairman of the House of Representatives rules committee as of 190th Diet January 2016 16 Yoshimasa Hayashi 3rd district 1st term The seat for the 4th district was held by former prime minister Shinzo Abe until his assassination in 2022 and is currently vacant For the proportional representation segment of the House of Representatives Yamaguchi forms part of the Chugoku block In the House of Councillors Yamaguchi is represented by two members making it one of the currently 31 winner take all single member districts As of 2013 the two members are Yoshimasa Hayashi LDP 4th term up in 2019 agriculture minister in the 2nd Abe Cabinet and following the April 2013 by election to replace Nobuo Kishi Kiyoshi Ejima LDP 1st term up in 2016 former mayor of Shimonoseki city Governor edit The current governor of Yamaguchi is former MIC bureaucrat Tsugumasa Muraoka He won the gubernatorial election in February 2014 with more than 60 of the vote against other two candidates and succeeded Shigetarō Yamamoto who had been hospitalized since October 2013 and resigned in January 2014 Elected governors of Yamaguchi have been Tatsuo Tanaka 1947 1953 2 terms resigned mid term to enter national politics the son of pre war prime minister Baron Giichi Tanaka Tarō Ozawa 1953 1960 2 terms resigned mid term to enter national politics Tanaka s son in law Masayuki Hashimoto 1960 1976 4 terms previously member of the House of Representatives from Yamaguchi for the LDP Tōru Hirai 1976 1996 5 terms previously Home Affairs Ministry bureaucrat and vice governor of Yamaguchi under Hashimoto Sekinari Nii 1996 2012 4 terms previously Home Affairs Ministry bureaucrat and treasurer of Yamaguchi under Hirai Shigetarō Yamamoto 2012 2014 1 term resigned for health reasons former LDP candidate for the House of Representatives in Yamaguchi s 2nd districtAssembly edit The Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly ja has 47 members elected in unified local elections in 15 electoral districts 5 single member districts four two member districts and six districts that elect each between four and nine members 17 In the 2015 election the LDP won a majority Liberal Democrats form several parliamentary groups together with independents As of June 8 2015 the assembly is composed as follows LDP 24 members LDP Shinseikai 5 Kōmeitō 5 DPJ Rengō no Kai 4 LDP Kensei Club 2 JCP 2 SDP Citizens League 2 and the independent groups shinsei club mushozoku no kai and kusa no ne have one member each 18 Notes edit 2020年度国民経済計算 2015年基準 2008SNA 経済社会総合研究所 内閣府 内閣府ホームページ in Japanese Retrieved 2023 05 18 Nussbaum Louis Frederic 2005 Yamaguchi ken in Japan Encyclopedia pp 1039 1040 p 1039 at Google Books Chugoku at p 127 p 127 at Google Books Nussbaum Yamaguchi at p 1039 p 1039 at Google Books Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 p 780 at Google Books The History of Yamaguchi Prefecture Archived from the original on 2013 05 19 Retrieved 2009 02 16 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture PDF Ministry of the Environment Retrieved 1 September 2012 Sakamoto Hiroshi 2011 CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area Kitakyushu The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development ICSEAD Working Paper Series Vol 2011 03 Yamaguchi 1995 2020 population statistics Yamaguchi 1920 2000 population statistics HAGI Sightseeing Guide Burari HAGI aruki HAGI Sightseeing Guide Retrieved 2016 05 31 Kantei bio notes Tsuchida Akihiko 6 November 2016 エヴァ新幹線 あすから運行 徳山駅でも出発式 山口 EVA Shinkansen starts operating tomorrow Mainichi Shimbun in Japanese Japan The Mainichi Newspapers Retrieved 25 March 2016 代表取締役会長兼社長 柳井 正 Managing Director amp President Tadashi Yanai Nippon Shacho in Japanese Japan Ishin 2003 Retrieved 25 March 2016 Yamaguchi Prefecture s International Exchange Yamaguchi Prefecture official website in Japanese Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture 2013 Retrieved 5 October 2013 Thong tin quan hệ hợp tac hữu nghị giữa tỉnh Binh Dương với cac địa phương kết nghĩa songoaivu binhduong gov vn in Vietnamese October 31 2019 Retrieved October 31 2019 House of Representatives Leadership committee chairs and other officials in Japanese Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly Electoral districts and district magnitudes in Japanese Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly Composition by group in Japanese References editNussbaum Louis Frederic and Kathe Roth 2005 Japan Encyclopedia Cambridge Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 01753 5 OCLC 58053128 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamaguchi prefecture Official Yamaguchi Prefecture homepage Archived 2011 09 28 at the Wayback Machine34 4 N 131 30 E 34 067 N 131 500 E 34 067 131 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yamaguchi Prefecture amp oldid 1205963556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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