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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]
Yamaguchi
山口県 | |
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Japanese transcription(s) | |
• Romaji | Yamaguchi-ken |
![]() Location of Yamaguchi in Japan | |
Coordinates: 34°4′N 131°30′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Chūgoku |
Island | Honshū |
Capital | Yamaguchi |
Government | |
• Governor | Tsugumasa Muraoka |
Area | |
• Total | 6,110.94 km2 (2,359.45 sq mi) |
• Rank | 22nd |
Population (May 1, 2011) | |
• Total | 1,445,702 |
• Rank | 25th |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | JP-35 |
Prefectural flower | Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai) |
Prefectural tree | Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora) |
Prefectural bird | Hooded Crane Grus monacha |
Prefectural bird | Tetraodontidae (Takifugu rubripes) |
Number of districts | 4 |
Number of municipalities | 19 |
Website | www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/ english/ |
The area of Yamaguchi Prefecture includes the old provinces of Suō and Nagato.[3]
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.
There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi, including
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National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
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