Yamaguchi Prefecture

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Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. 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 is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni. 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.

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Yamaguchi Junior College

Yamaguchi Junior College (山口短期大学, Yamaguchi tanki daigaku) is a private junior college in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan, established in 1967.

Daidō Station

Daidō Station (大道駅, Daidō-eki) is a railway station in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Tamaizumi-ike Dam

Tamaizumi-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 124 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1941.

Showa-ike Dam

Showa-ike is an earthfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 91 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 120 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1939 and completed in 1945.

Hofu (Mazda factory)

Hofu Plant is an automobile manufacturing complex in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan operated by Mazda Motor Corporation. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a transmission plant in nearby Nakanoseki District. It was the second plant opened to support operations at the original Hiroshima Plant.

Yotsutsuji Station

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Hōfu Air Field

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Suō Mint

The Suō Mint (周防鋳銭司, Suō no juzenji) was a mint for the production of bronze coins located in the Suzenji neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi in the San'yō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1973.

Hōfu

Hōfu (防府市, Hōfu-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 117,387 and a population density of 622.44 people per km2. The total area is 188.59 km2.

Hōfu Station

Hōfu Station (防府駅, Hōfu-eki) is a railway station in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Hōfu Tenmangū

Hōfu Tenman-gū (防府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.

Suenosue Kiln ruins

The Suenosue Kiln Site (陶陶窯跡, Suenosue kama ato) is an archaeological site containing a Nara period kiln located in the Sue neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the San'yō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1948.