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Yamaguchi Travel Guide

Everything for your trip to Yamaguchi in one place: anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals, attractions, autumn leaves, fireworks. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.

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Anime pilgrimage

🎬 Anime pilgrimage

🎬 3 places

Evangelion series

Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi

An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

Power spots

⛩️ Power spots

⛩️ Shrine

Motonosumi Shrine

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Nagato, Yamaguchi

🍀 Good fortune & protection

A seaside shrine in Nagato where red torii gates line up with the Sea of Japan behind them. Yamaguchi Prefecture's official tourism site introduces it as one of the power spots associated with "fuku" (happiness), for those praying for good fortune.

Events

🎎 Events & festivals

April

Kintaikyo Festival

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hagi, Tsunoshima & Akiyoshidai

Every year April 29 (Showa Day)

Attractions

🎡 Attractions

Zoo

Akiyoshidai Safari Land

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hagi, Tsunoshima & Akiyoshidai

A safari-style animal park in the Akiyoshidai area where you can see animals without leaving your car. Besides the Safari Zone that you drive through in your own car, there's a feeding bus that tours by dedicated bus, a Walking Zone where you can interact with animals on foot, and an amusement park with free admission.

Aquarium

Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Kaikyokan

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

A Shimonoseki City aquarium facing the Kanmon Straits. Under the concept Life in the Sea, the Sea and Life, it's known for a tank recreating the Kanmon Straits currents and its world-leading display of about 100 species of pufferfish. It reopened after renovation in August 2025, adding Hireashi Beach, a new California sea lion exhibit.

Autumn leaves

🍁 Autumn leaves

Gorge🍁 Typical peak

Chomonkyo Gorge

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Ato, Yamaguchi

🍁 Typical peak: Late Oct – Mid Nov

Fireworks

🎆 Fireworks

Travel passes

🎫 Travel passes

🚄 JR

Sanyo-San'in Area Pass

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ 7 consecutive days (from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day)

From ¥23,000

🚌 Bus

SUNQ PASS

Kyushu ・ Paper passes are valid for 3 or 4 consecutive days. Digital passes: the 3-day pass covers any 3 days within 5 days from the start date, and the 4-day pass any 4 days within 7 days (each day runs from 3:00 to 26:59)

Weather

☁️ Yamaguchi weather & what to wear

Monthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.

Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.

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