Yamaguchi (city)

Yamaguchi City is located almost in the center of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The city area, which is the largest in the prefecture, is long from north to south, facing the Seto Inland Sea (Yamaguchi Bay) at the south end, and bordering Shimane Prefecture at the north end. The Fushino River runs through the center of the Yamaguchi Basin from north to south, and urban areas are formed on both sides of the river.

Shimane Prefecture

• Tsuwano
• Yoshika

Yamaguchi Prefecture

• Hagi
• Hōfu
• Mine
• Shūnan
• Ube

Yamaguchi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter.

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|location = Yamaguchi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1966−present)

|Jan record high C = 19.5

|Feb record high C = 22.5

|Mar record high C = 27.3

|Apr record high C = 30.1

|May record high C = 33.8

|Jun record high C = 35.3

|Jul record high C = 38.8

|Aug record high C = 38.8

|Sep record high C = 36.4

|Oct record high C = 31.7

|Nov record high C = 28.1

|Dec record high C = 23.3

|Jan record low C = -7.6

|Feb record low C = -8.9

|Mar record low C = -7.6

|Apr record low C = -1.2

|May record low C = 3.2

|Jun record low C = 8.0

|Jul record low C = 13.1

|Aug record low C = 14.9

|Sep record low C = 7.4

|Oct record low C = 1.3

|Nov record low C = -2.5

|Dec record low C = -5.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 76.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 85.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 145.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 168.1

|May precipitation mm = 197.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 282.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 342.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 205.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 179.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 91.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 83.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 70.5

|year precipitation mm = 1927.7

|Jan mean C = 4.4

|Feb mean C = 5.5

|Mar mean C = 9.0

|Apr mean C = 13.9

|May mean C = 19.0

|Jun mean C = 22.6

|Jul mean C = 26.4

|Aug mean C = 27.4

|Sep mean C = 23.5

|Oct mean C = 17.7

|Nov mean C = 11.9

|Dec mean C = 6.4

|year mean C = 15.6

|Jan high C = 9.4

|Feb high C = 11.1

|Mar high C = 15.0

|Apr high C = 20.1

|May high C = 24.9

|Jun high C = 27.8

|Jul high C = 31.3

|Aug high C = 32.7

|Sep high C = 28.9

|Oct high C = 23.7

|Nov high C = 17.6

|Dec high C = 11.6

|year high C = 21.2

|Jan low C = 0.4

|Feb low C = 0.8

|Mar low C = 3.6

|Apr low C = 8.1

|May low C = 13.3

|Jun low C = 18.4

|Jul low C = 22.7

|Aug low C = 23.4

|Sep low C = 19.4

|Oct low C = 12.9

|Nov low C = 7.0

|Dec low C = 2.0

|year low C = 11.0

|Jan humidity = 76

|Feb humidity = 71

|Mar humidity = 70

|Apr humidity = 69

|May humidity = 67

|Jun humidity = 75

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 75

|Sep humidity = 74

|Oct humidity = 73

|Nov humidity = 76

|Dec humidity = 78

|year humidity = 74

|Jan sun = 117.9

|Feb sun = 121.3

|Mar sun = 157.4

|Apr sun = 183.9

|May sun = 204.3

|Jun sun = 142.3

|Jul sun = 156.2

|Aug sun = 196.2

|Sep sun = 151.7

|Oct sun = 169.4

|Nov sun = 144.0

|Dec sun = 117.6

|year sun = 1862.0

|Jan snow cm = 11

|Feb snow cm = 9

|Mar snow cm = 2

|Apr snow cm = 0

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 0

|Nov snow cm = 0

|Dec snow cm = 3

|year snow cm = 26

|unit precipitation days = 0.5 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 12.2

|Feb precipitation days = 11.5

|Mar precipitation days = 12.4

|Apr precipitation days = 10.6

|May precipitation days = 10.1

|Jun precipitation days = 12.8

|Jul precipitation days = 12.3

|Aug precipitation days = 10.7

|Sep precipitation days = 10.2

|Oct precipitation days = 7.5

|Nov precipitation days = 8.9

|Dec precipitation days = 11.4

|year precipitation days = 130.7

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency

| access-date = May 19, 2021}}

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|metric first = Y

|location = Tokusa, Yamaguchi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 16.8

|Feb record high C = 20.1

|Mar record high C = 23.8

|Apr record high C = 28.9

|May record high C = 32.2

|Jun record high C = 33.7

|Jul record high C = 36.1

|Aug record high C = 36.4

|Sep record high C = 35.1

|Oct record high C = 30.7

|Nov record high C = 25.5

|Dec record high C = 21.8

|Jan record low C = -12.9

|Feb record low C = -16.0

|Mar record low C = -9.5

|Apr record low C = -4.1

|May record low C = 0.7

|Jun record low C = 4.6

|Jul record low C = 12.2

|Aug record low C = 13.1

|Sep record low C = 3.9

|Oct record low C = -1.5

|Nov record low C = -4.4

|Dec record low C = -10.4

|Jan high C = 6.4

|Feb high C = 7.9

|Mar high C = 12.2

|Apr high C = 18.1

|May high C = 23.0

|Jun high C = 25.7

|Jul high C = 29.1

|Aug high C = 30.4

|Sep high C = 26.3

|Oct high C = 21.0

|Nov high C = 15.2

|Dec high C = 9.0

|Jan mean C = 1.8

|Feb mean C = 2.8

|Mar mean C = 6.3

|Apr mean C = 11.7

|May mean C = 16.8

|Jun mean C = 20.5

|Jul mean C = 24.4

|Aug mean C = 25.1

|Sep mean C = 20.9

|Oct mean C = 14.8

|Nov mean C = 9.2

|Dec mean C = 3.9

|Jan low C = -2.1

|Feb low C = -1.9

|Mar low C = 0.8

|Apr low C = 5.6

|May low C = 11.0

|Jun low C = 16.3

|Jul low C = 20.8

|Aug low C = 21.2

|Sep low C = 16.7

|Oct low C = 9.6

|Nov low C = 3.9

|Dec low C = -0.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 121.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 106.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 146.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 136.6

|May precipitation mm = 153.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 229.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 337.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 201.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 208.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 116.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 97.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 116.3

|year precipitation mm = 1973.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.8

|Feb precipitation days = 13.5

|Mar precipitation days = 13.7

|Apr precipitation days = 11.0

|May precipitation days = 10.0

|Jun precipitation days = 12.6

|Jul precipitation days = 13.1

|Aug precipitation days = 10.9

|Sep precipitation days = 11.6

|Oct precipitation days = 9.2

|Nov precipitation days = 10.7

|Dec precipitation days = 14.1

|Jan sun = 66.5

|Feb sun = 86.6

|Mar sun = 133.7

|Apr sun = 172.5

|May sun = 193.0

|Jun sun = 127.0

|Jul sun = 136.0

|Aug sun = 171.3

|Sep sun = 129.6

|Oct sun = 150.5

|Nov sun = 112.3

|Dec sun = 74.8

|year sun = 1553.5

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = May 26, 2022}}{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = May 26, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Yamaguchi in 2020 is 193,966 people. Yamaguchi has been conducting censuses since 1960.

{{Historical populations

| 1960 | 172116

| 1965 | 162219

| 1970 | 160347

| 1975 | 164470

| 1980 | 173590

| 1985 | 183149

| 1990 | 187793

| 1995 | 193172

| 2000 | 197115

| 2005 | 199297

| 2010 | 196643

| 2015 | 197422

| 2020 | 193966

|align = none

| footnote = Yamaguchi population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/yamaguchi/ Yamaguchi population statistics]

}}

The area of Yamaguchi was part of the ancient Suō Province. During the Muromachi period it was ruled by the Ōuchi clan, who at their height ruled over six provinces in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The Ōuchi clan claimed descent from the royal house of Baekje and grew wealthy due to extensive trade with Korea and Ming Dynasty China. After the Onin War, they welcomed intellectuals who escaped from Kyoto, such that Yamaguchi prospered as a center of culture. Later in the Muromachi period, Christian missionaries from Spain and Portugal were welcomed, and the area became an early center for the Kirishitan faith. The Ōuchi were eventually overthrown by their vassals, the Mōri clan, who ruled the area as part of Chōshū Domain during the Edo Period.

Following the Meiji Restoration, the town of Yamaguchi was established within Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1905 Yamaguchi annexed the village of Kami-unorei, followed by Shimo-unorei on July 1, 1915. On April 10, 1929: The town of Yamaguchi absorbed the village of Yoshiki to create the city of Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi annexed the village of Miyano on April 1, 1941. On April 1, 1944, Yamaguchi annexed towns of Ogōri and Ajisu, and the villages of Hirakawa, Ōtoshi, Sue, Natajima, Aiofutajima, Kagawa and Sayama (all from Yoshiki District.)

The town of Ajisu separated from Yamaguchi on November 23, 1947, followed by the town of Ogōri on November 1, 1949. Yamaguchi annexed the town of Ōuchi on May 1, 1963 and the village of Suzenji on November 3, 1963. On October 1, 2005 Yamaguchi merged with town of Tokuji (from Saba District), and the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri (all from Yoshiki District);. Yoshiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger. On January 16, 2010 Yamaguchi absorbed the town of Atō (from Abu District).

Yamaguchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 35 members. Yamaguchi contributes six members to the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Yamaguchi 1st district and the Yamaguchi 3rd district in lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Although Yamaguchi City is the prefectural capital, excluding public facilities and public works, the other major industries are commerce and the tourism and distribution industries. Despite having the second largest population in the prefecture after Shimonoseki, which is a constituent city of the Kanmon metropolitan area, and the third largest gross city product in the prefecture after Shūnan and Shimonoseki, the city has a very small industrial base.

• Yamaguchi College of Arts
• Yamaguchi Gakugei College
• Yamaguchi Prefectural University
• Yamaguchi University

Yamaguchi has 32 public elementary schools, 17 public junior high schools operated by the city government, and six public high schools operated by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one national elementary school, one national junior high school and three private high schools. The prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped and there are two private special education schools.

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• File:JP Expressway E2A.svg Chūgoku Expressway
• File:JP Expressway E2.svg Yamaguchi-Ube Road
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• Yamaguchi Shimbun

• KRY TV (NNN)
• NHK TV
• TYS TV (JNN)
• YAB TV (ANN)

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}

Yamaguchi is twinned with:{{cite web |title=国際交流|url=https://www.city.yamaguchi.lg.jp/life/4/24/107/|website=city.yamaguchi.lg.jp|publisher=Yamaguchi|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-08}}

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• {{flagicon|KOR}} Changwon, South Korea
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Gongju, South Korea
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Jinan, China
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Pamplona, Spain

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• Chūya Nakahara Memorial Museum
• Jōei-ji, Buddhist temple with a garden that is a National Historic Site and National Place of Scenic Beauty
• Kōnomine Castle - A castle ruin, one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.{{cite web|url= http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/best-100-castles-of-japan-2nd-selection/ |title=続日本100名城 |date=29 November 2017 |publisher=日本城郭協会|language=ja|access-date=25 July 2019}}
• Ōuchi-shi Yakata - A castle ruin, one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles
• Rurikō-ji, Buddhist temple with a national treasure five-story pagoda
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
• Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church
• Yuda Onsen

• Yoshisuke Aikawa, founder of Nissan
• Daiki Kamikawa, Olympic gold medalist judoka
• Inoue Kaoru, politician, entrepreneur
• Terauchi Masatake, Prime Minister of Japan
• Chuya Nakahara, poet
• Kishi Nobusuke, Prime Minister of Japan
• Shohei Ono, Olympic gold medalist judoka
• Raizō Tanaka, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy

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