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Hagi Castle Town — Samurai District UNESCO Site
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Hagi Castle Town — Samurai District UNESCO Site

Hagi is one of Japan's most intact Edo-period castle towns, where samurai estates, white-walled warehouses, and earthen…

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Updated Jun 2026
Hagi Yaki Pottery — Tea Bowl Artisan Tradition
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Hagi Yaki Pottery — Tea Bowl Artisan Tradition

Hagi-yaki (萩焼) is one of Japan's Seven Ancient Kilns, producing pottery prized in tea ceremony for over 400 years. The s…

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Updated Jun 2026
Shokasonjuku Academy — Birthplace of Modern Japan
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Shokasonjuku Academy — Birthplace of Modern Japan

Shoka Sonjuku (松下村塾) is a tiny one-room wooden schoolhouse where Yoshida Shoin taught radical Western studies and anti-s…

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Updated Jun 2026
Hagi Castle Ruins — Seaside Fortress Foundations
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Hagi Castle Ruins — Seaside Fortress Foundations

Hagi Castle (萩城跡, Shizuki Castle ruins) occupies a promontory where the Hashimoto River meets the Sea of Japan, built in…

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Updated Jun 2026
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