Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a Japanese prefecture  at the western end of the Chūgoku region on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040; "Chūgoku" at p. 127. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi.Nussbaum,  "Yamaguchi" at p. 1039. 

 History 
The area of Yamaguchi Prefecture includes the old provinces of Suō and Nagato.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

 Geography 
Yamaguchi is at the southern end of Honshū.  The Sea of Japan forms its northern coastline; and the Seto Inland Sea is on its southern coast. Its northeastern border meets Shimane Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture.

Cities
There are 13 cities in Yamaguchi, including
Hagi
Hikari
Hōfu
Iwakuni
KudamatsuMine
Nagato
San'yō-Onoda
Shimonoseki
ShūnanUbe
Yamaguchi (capital)
Yanai

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-26.

Shrines and Temples
Tamanoya jinja and Sumiyoshi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-8-26.

 Notable people from Yamaguchi 
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 Shinzo Abe 
 Naoto Kan 

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites

 Yamaguchi Prefecture website