山口県 · Chugoku Region
Yamaguchi Hidden Gems
4 spots
Yamaguchi· Nagato
Motonosumi Inari Shrine — 123 Red Torii Gates on Seaside Cliff
Motonosumi Inari Shrine (元乃隅神社) features 123 bright vermillion torii gates cascading down a coastal clifftop toward the…
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Updated Jun 2026
Yamaguchi· Yamaguchi City
Rurikoji Temple — Five-Story Pagoda National Treasure
Rurikoji Temple (瑠璃光寺) is home to one of Japan's three most beautiful five-story pagodas — a National Treasure built in…
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Updated Jun 2026
Yamaguchi· Shimonoseki
Akama Shrine — Heike Tragedy and Underwater Torii
Akama Shrine (赤間神宮) is a waterfront shrine dedicated to the child Emperor Antoku, who drowned at age 8 in the 1185 Battl…
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Updated Jun 2026
Yamaguchi· Yamaguchi City
Sesshu Garden — Zen Master's 15th-Century Landscape
Sesshu Garden (雪舟庭) is a karesansui (dry landscape) garden designed by Sesshu Toyo (1420–1506), Japan's most revered ink…
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Updated Jun 2026