中国· Chugokuやまぐちけん
山口県
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi sits at the western tip of Honshu. Shimonoseki, facing the Kanmon Strait, is famous for landing pufferfish, a prized delicacy. The Akiyoshidai karst plateau—one of Japan's largest—and the elegant arched Kintaikyo bridge are also popular. In the late Edo period, as the Choshu domain, Yamaguchi played a central role in the Meiji Restoration.
みどころHighlights
- 本州最西端の下関市は、高級魚「ふぐ」の水揚げで全国的に有名です。地元では福を呼ぶよう「ふく」とも呼ばれ、薄く切った刺身「てっさ」や鍋料理など、冬を代表する味覚として楽しまれています。ふぐグルメFoodPufferfish (fugu)
Shimonoseki, at Honshu's western tip, is famous nationwide for landing the prized fugu pufferfish. Locally it is also called "fuku" to evoke good fortune, and it is enjoyed as a signature winter delicacy in thin "tessa" sashimi and hot pots.
- 山口県には、日本最大級のカルスト台地「秋吉台」が広がっています。草原に無数の白い岩が点在する独特の景観が特徴で、地下には日本屈指の規模を誇る巨大な鍾乳洞「秋芳洞」が広がっています。秋吉台と秋芳洞自然NatureAkiyoshidai & Akiyoshido
Yamaguchi is home to Akiyoshidai, one of Japan's largest karst plateaus. Countless white rocks dotting its grasslands create a distinctive landscape, and beneath it lies Akiyoshido, a vast limestone cave among the biggest in Japan.
- 岩国市の錦帯橋は、五つの美しいアーチが連なる木造の橋です。江戸時代に造られたこの橋は、くぎをほとんど使わない精巧な造りで知られ、桜や紅葉の季節には特に多くの観光客が訪れます。錦帯橋名所PlaceKintaikyo Bridge
The Kintaikyo in Iwakuni is a wooden bridge of five graceful arches. Built in the Edo period, it is renowned for its intricate construction using almost no nails, and draws especially large crowds during the cherry-blossom and autumn-leaf seasons.
- 山口県は、かつて長州藩が置かれた地で、幕末に明治維新を導く中心となりました。吉田松陰が指導した私塾「松下村塾」からは、伊藤博文など日本の近代化を担った多くの人材が育ちました。明治維新と長州藩歴史HistoryThe Meiji Restoration & Choshu
Yamaguchi was the seat of the Choshu domain and a driving force behind the Meiji Restoration in the late Edo period. From the Shokasonjuku academy led by Yoshida Shoin came many figures who shaped Japan's modernization, including Ito Hirobumi.