Yamaguchi (city)
Yamaguchi (山口市, Yamaguchi-shi) is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
On February 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km². The total area is 1023.31 km².
The city was founded on April 10, 1929 (1st generation), April 1, 1944 (2nd generation), and October 1, 2005 (3rd generation)
There is a famous Buddhist temple, Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺, Rurikō-ji), with a five story pagoda, a Catholic cathedral that commemorates the visit of Saint Francis Xavier and subsequent introduction of Christianity to Japan in 1550, and an art gallery.
Yamaguchi Ube Airport in nearby Ube serves Yamaguchi.
Merger history
- April 1, 1889: 40 towns[1] were merged to form the town of Yamaguchi.
- April 1, 1905: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Kami-unorei merged.
- July 1, 1915: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Shimo-unorei merged.
- April 10, 1929: The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Yoshiki merged to form the city of Yamaguchi (1st Generation).
- April 1, 1941: The village of Miyano merged into the city of Yamaguchi.
- April 1, 1944: The towns of Ogōri and Ajisu, and the villages of Hirakawa, Ōtoshi, Sue, Natajima, Aiofutajima, Kagawa and Sayama merged with the city of Yamaguchi to become the new city of Yamaguchi (2nd Generation). (At that time of the merger, all of them were from Yoshiki District.)
- November 23, 1947: The town of Ajisu broke off from Yamaguchi.
- November 1, 1949: The town of Ogōri broke off from Yamaguchi.
- November 3, 1963: The village of Suzenji from the Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
- May 1, 1963: The town of Ōuchi from Yoshiki District merged into Yamaguchi.
- 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 3rd city of Yamaguchi.
- January 16, 2010: Yamaguchi absorbed the town of Atō, from Abu District.
Media
Newspaper
TV
Sister cities
Pamplona, Spain
Jinan, People's Republic of China
Gongju, South Korea- Zouping (county), People's Republic of China, Binzhou
External links
- Yamaguchi official website in Japanese
- Template:Wikitravelpar
References
- ^ Kami-Kanakoso, Shimo-Kanakoso, Yawatanobaba, Noda, Kami-Tatekōji, Shimo-Tatekōji, Ishigan-non, Dōso, Enseiji, Dōnomae, Ōichi, Shogan-shōji, Kubo-shōji, Sentō-shōji, Shinbaba, Ushirogawara, Nakagawara, Hayamada, Shin, Komeya, Otsubone-shōji, Ima-shōji, Nakaichi, Aimono-shōji, Tachiuri, Matsunoki, Kitano-shōji, Babadono-shōji, Yonedono-shōji, Dōjōmonzen, Imaichi, Imamichi, Wani-ishi, Ōzuke, Shinbashi, Nishimonzen, Itoyone-shōji, Arataka, Ta and Nakasanai (All of them were from Yoshiki District).
| Core city |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Cities | ||
| Districts | ||
 | This article about a location in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |