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Encyclopedia: Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly divided into Nagato and Suo provinces. It was part of the Mori clan domain during the Sengoku period.

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How to say "Yamaguchi Prefecture" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	山口县
	(Japanese)	山口県
	(German)	Präfektur Yamaguchi
	(Spanish)	Prefectura de Yamaguchi
	(French)	Préfecture de Yamaguchi
	(Italian)	Prefettura di Yamaguchi

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Nishinippon Shimbun

Nishinippon Shimbun (lit. West-Japan newspaper) is a Japanese language daily newspaper. As of 2002, it has the circulation of a million. Headquartered in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, the newspaper covers readers over Kyushu, Okinawa and Yamaguchi Prefecture...

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Suo Province

Suo (周防国 Suō no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato provinces. The article is originally from OpenHistory...

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Iwakuni Castle

Iwakuni Castle Iwakuni Castle (岩国城; -jō) was the castle of the Iwakuni Han during the Edo period of Japanese history. A replica stands high on a hill above the Nishiki River and the Kintai Bridge in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Kikkawa clan held this castle and...

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Kintai Bridge

Kintai Bridge at Cherry Blossom Time The Kintai Bridge (錦帯橋, -kyo）is a bridge in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It spans the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches. The original dates from 1674, but flooding from a typhoon destroyed it in 1950. The 1953...

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Tanaka Giichi

Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一 February 5,1866 - November 20,1949) was a Japanese politician and the 26th Prime Minister from April 20,1927 to July 2,1929. He was born in Yamaguchi prefecture. Preceded by : Wakatsuki Reijiro Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by : Hamaguchi Osachi Related...

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Terauchi Masatake

Terauchi Masatake (寺内 正毅 February 5,1852 - November 3,1919) was a Japanese politician and the 18th Prime Minister from October 9,1916 to September 29,1918. He was born in Yamaguchi prefecture. Preceded by : Yamamoto Gonnohyoe Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by : Hara Takashi...

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Nagato Province

Japan. A province at the extreme western end of Honshu, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture... establishment of prefectures ( Haihan Chiken ) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture. Historically, the oligarchy that...

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Chugoku region

Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the following prefectures: Hiroshima, Yamaguchi... Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima, Itsukushima Shrine Yamaguchi Prefecture: Iwakuni, Hofu, Shimonoseki, Hagi Shimane Prefecture: Tsuwano, Izumo, Matsue See also: Geography of Japan, List of regions in...

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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

The United States Marine Corps base is located at the Nishiki river delta near the town of Iwanuki in the Yamaguchi prefecture. The Americans first occupied the base in 1950 to be used as a springboard for the Korean War. It is currently home to around 5,000 US marines(including girlfriends and...

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Seto Inland Sea

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