Yamaguchi (city)

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum (山口県立山口博物館, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Yamaguchi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum. The current building dates to 1967. The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art (山口県立美術館, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Bijutsukan), in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions. The gallery's photographic collection includes an extensive collection of the works of Katsuji Fukuda. Its major photographic exhibitions have included three that showed work after the war: in 1989, an exhibition of eleven photographers of 1965–75; in 1990, of twelve photographers of 1945–55; and in 1991, of eleven photographers of 1955–65. The permanent photographic collection includes works by Hisae Imai, Takeji Iwamiya, Yutaka Takanashi, and Toyoko Tokiwa. The museum is at Kameyama-chō 3–1, Yamaguchi-shi.

Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Kayama neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Honeizan Rurikōzen-ji (保寧山瑠璃光禪寺). It is noted for its Muromachi period Five-story Pagoda which is designated a National Treasure.

Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives (山口県文書館, Yamaguchi-ken Monjo-kan) opened in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1959 as the country's first dedicated modern archival institution.

Yamaguchi Station (山口駅, Yamaguchi Eki) is operated by JR West in Yamaguchi City, and is served by the Yamaguchi Line, which connects the station to Shin-Yamaguchi Station, a stop of the Sanyō Shinkansen. And the limited express Super Oki and the rapid sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi steam train also stop here.

Kami-Yamaguchi Station (上山口駅, Kami-Yamaguchi-eki) is a railway station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Nakahara Chūya Memorial Museum (中原中也記念館, Nakahara Chūya Kinenkan) is a museum dedicated to the life and works of poet Nakahara Chūya in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located on the site of his birthplace (other than for a storehouse and chashitsu, the original buildings were destroyed by fire in 1972), the museum opened in 1994. The museum was in 1998 selected among the 100 Top Public Buildings by the then Ministry of Construction.

Ichinosaka Dam is a gravity dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 6.7 km2. The dam impounds about 14 ha of land when full and can store 1485 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1971 and completed in 1983.

Yudaonsen Station (湯田温泉駅, Yudaonsen Eki) is a railway station operated by JR West in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi.

Jōei-ji (常栄寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Miyanoshita neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The temple belongs to the Tofuku-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also commonly called "Sesshu-ji", as it is famous for its garden, which is attributed to Sesshū Tōyō, which has been designated as a both a National Historic Site and a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1926.

Miyano Station (宮野駅, Miyano-eki) is a railway station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Yamaguchi Prefectural University (山口県立大学, Yamaguchi kenritsu daigaku) is a public university in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan. Its predecessor was founded in 1941, and it was chartered as a university in 1975. In 1996 it became a coeducational institution.