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Encyclopedia > Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi City
山口市
[[Image:|235px|Location of Yamaguchi City]]
Yamaguchi City's location in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country Japan
Region Chugoku
Prefecture Yamaguchi Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area 730.23 km²
Population (as of 2004)
     Total 191,195
Location °′″N, °′″E
Symbols
Yamaguchi City Hall
Official website: Yamaguchi City

Coordinates: °′″N, °′″E Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: country In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical territory. ... The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts: for example, maps and geography textbooks divide Japan into the eight regions, weather reports usually give the weather by region, and many businesses and institutions... Chugoku region, Japan The ChÅ«goku region (中国地方 ChÅ«goku-chihō) is the westernmost region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



Yamaguchi (山口市 Yamaguchishi) is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest prefectural capital in Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...


In 2004 the city had an estimated population of 191,195 and a population density of 261.82 persons per km². The total area is 730.23 km². 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on April 10, 1929 (1st generation), April 1, 1944 (2nd Generation), and October 1, 2005 (3rd Generation). April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There is a famous Buddhist temple, Rurikōji, with a five storey pagoda, and a Catholic cathedral in Yamaguchi city which commemorates the visit of Saint Francis Xavier and subsequent introduction of Christianity to Japan in 1550 This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Merger History

  • On April 1, 1944, Yamaguchi (1st Generation) merged with Okura, Hirakawa, Akihonito, Nadajima, To, Ogori, Ajisu, and Sayama (all from the former Yoshiki District) to form the new city of Yamaguchi (2nd Generation).
  • On November 23, 1947, the town of Ajisu broke off from Yamaguchi.
  • On November 1, 1949, the town of Ogori broke off from Yamaguchi.
  • On November 3, 1963, the village of Junzenishi from the Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
  • On May 1, 1963, the town of Ouchi from Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
  • On October 1, 2005, Yamaguchi (2nd Generation) merged with the remaining parts of Yoshiki District (Dissolved by this action) and the town of Tokuji from Saba District (also dissolved by this action) to form the new city of Yamaguchi (3rd Generation).

Ogori (小郡町; -cho) is a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Ajisu (阿知須町; -cho) is a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Yoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Ajisu (阿知須町; -cho) is a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Ogori (小郡町; -cho) is a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Yoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Yoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Yoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Tokuji (徳地町; -cho) is a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Saba (佐波郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
JNTO Website | Find a Location | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi City (305 words)
Yamaguchi City is located nearly in the center of Yamaguchi Prefecture and is the center of local administration and economy.
Built in the middle of the 14th century by a warlord in the Ouchi family in imitation of Kyoto, then the capital of Japan, the city was called "Kyoto of the west" and prospered.
The Ima-hachiman-gu Shrine, said to be an ancient shrine already in existence before the Ouchi family arrived to rule Yamaguchi, features the architectural style peculiar to the Yamaguchi region with the entrance gate, front shrine and main shrine standing in a beeline, and is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
Yamaguchi (山口市 Yamaguchishi) is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
On April 1, 1944, Yamaguchi (1st Generation) merged with Okura, Hirakawa, Akihonito, Nadajima, To, Ogori, Ajisu, and Sayama (all from the former Yoshiki District) to form the new city of Yamaguchi (2nd Generation).
On October 1, 2005, Yamaguchi (2nd Generation) merged with the remaining parts of Yoshiki District (Dissolved by this action) and the town of Tokuji from Saba District (also dissolved by this action) to form the new city of Yamaguchi (3rd Generation).
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