Tourist spot

Casual Tourism Route list

Akiyoshidai

Akiyoshidai is a limestone plateau and karst landscape formed by coral reefs over the course of 350 million years, with numerous sinkholes and limestone caverns. The panoramic view consisting of grassland and limestone rock is marvelous.
Akiyoshido Cave

100 meters below the surface of Akiyoshidai with its entrance in the southern foothills is Akiyoshido Cave, one of Japan’s greatest limestone caverns. The sightseeing route inside the cave is about 1 km long (of an overall cave length of 8.9 km), and the temperature is a steady 17°C throughout the year—cool in summer, and warm in winter‚ making this a comfortable place to visit for both elderly visitors and children.
Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM)

This multipurpose cultural facility includes an exhibition space, drama theater, mini-theater, and the city’s central library. It hosts exhibitions of installation artwork by Japanese and foreign artists, performance art shows, sound events, workshops, movie screenings, and more.
Yamaguchi Saikotei

Founded in 1877, Saikotei was frequented by the politicians and literati of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It closed its doors as a restaurant in 1996, and it was relocated and restored in 2004. The main attraction is the main hall (100 tatami mats in size) in which calligraphy by such politicians as Kido Takayoshi and Sato Eisaku is displayed.
Joei-ji Sesshutei

This garden is believed to have been built by the painter Sesshu on the orders of 29th Ouchi family head Ouchi Masahiro, some 500 years ago. It is surrounded on three sides—east, west, and north—by woods, with a waterfall on the northern edge and a pond in the middle. Garden rocks are arranged around its periphery. The garden is famous for looking just like a Sesshu landscape painting.
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National treasure Ruriko-ji Temple’s Five-Storied Pagoda

This pagoda is considered one of Japan’s Three Great Pagodas and the most outstanding structure from the mid-Muromachi period — a symbol of the city of Yamaguchi. The pagoda is also a sight to behold in the evening as it is illuminated from dusk until 22:00.
Kusunoki Komorebi no Sato

This facility includes the Kusunoki onsen Kusukusu-no-yu, the farmer’s restaurant Tsutsuji, the café and art gallery Kominka Sou, and the farmer’s market Kusunoki Shikisai Ichi.

Kusukusu-no-yu
This is a natural onsen fed directly from the hot spring. The bathhouses are made entirely from Japanese cypress, so you can spend your time rejuvenating enveloped by the fragrance of the wood.

Kominka Sou
The French chef creates dishes made from fresh produce grown with great time and effort by local farmers.

Kusunoki Shikisai Ichi
This is a farmer’s market that sells vegetables harvested the same morning. Enjoy fresh, seasonal, natural produce throughout the year.

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