Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture 山口県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	山口県
• Rōmaji	Yamaguchi-ken
View of Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture from Iwakuni Castle. The famous Kintai Five Bow Bridge can be seen over the Nishiki River.
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Yamaguchi kenmin no uta
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (Sanyo)
Island	Honshu
Capital	Yamaguchi
Largest city	Shimonoseki
Subdivisions	Districts: 4, Municipalities: 19
Government
• Governor	Tsugumasa Muraoka
Area
• Total	6,112.30 km2 (2,359.97 sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Population  (February 1, 2018)
• Total	1,377,631
• Rank	25th
• Density	225.43/km2 (583.9/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 6,350 billion US$ 58.3 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-35
Website	www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Fish	Japanese puffer (Takifugu rubripes)
Flower	Bitter summer mandarin blossom (Citrus natsudaidai)
Tree	Red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)

Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.^[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km² (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast.

Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni.^[3] Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on the Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea, and separated from the island of Kyushu by the Kanmon Straits.