page_title: Yamaguchi (city)
hierarchical_section_title: Yamaguchi (city)
caption_attribution_description: English: Yamaguchi City, JAPAN From top left:Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Museum(Former Yamaguchi Prefectural Goverment Office), Rurikoji Temple Five-storied Pagoda(Japan's National Treasure), View of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Satellite Earth Station,KDDI Corporation 日本語: 山口県山口市 画面左上から：山口サビエル記念聖堂、山口県政資料館（旧山口県庁舎）、国宝・瑠璃光寺五重塔、山口県庁から望む山口市街、KDDI山口衛星通信センター
context_page_description: Yamaguchi is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 10, 1929.
  As of February 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km². The total area is 1,023.31 km².
  Yamaguchi has claim to two famous religious sites: the Buddhist temple, Rurikō-ji, with its five-story pagoda, and the Roman Catholic cathedral connected with Saint Francis Xavier whose work was responsible for the introduction of Christianity to Japan in 1550.
  Yamaguchi is served by Yamaguchi Ube Airport in nearby Ube.
context_section_description: Yamaguchi (山口市, Yamaguchi-shi, literally "the entrance to the mountain") is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 10, 1929.
  As of February 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km². The total area is 1,023.31 km².
  Yamaguchi has claim to two famous religious sites: the Buddhist temple, Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺, Rurikō-ji), with its five-story pagoda, and the Roman Catholic cathedral connected with Saint Francis Xavier whose work was responsible for the introduction of Christianity to Japan in 1550.
  Yamaguchi is served by Yamaguchi Ube Airport in nearby Ube.
caption: From top left:Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Museum, Ruriko-ji Five-storied pagoda, View of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Satellite Earth Station,KDDI Corporation
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