Nagato City

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Nagato City, located in the northern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a city attractive for its dynamic coastline facing the Sea of Japan and rich food culture. Not to mention world-famous breathtaking views like "Motonosumi Shrine" and "Tsunoshima Bridge," it also offers abundant gourmet food such as fresh seafood caught at Senzaki Port and "Nagato Yakitori," which is said to be number one in Japan. Additionally, it has the charm of Nagato Yumoto Onsen with 600 years of history and the atmosphere of being the hometown of nursery rhyme poet Misuzu Kaneko, showing different expressions in every place you visit. You can experience marine activities, historical exploration, hot springs, and gastronomy all at a high level, making it an attractive area where you can feel the rich nature of Yamaguchi Prefecture and local warm hospitality with your whole body.

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Power of Yamaguchi Japan〈山口県長門市観光動画〉

長門市観光PV「Nagato is calling」

Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association

Cultural Experiences in Nagato〜山口県長門市の観光・文化体験〜

Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association

山口県長門市観光PR「Touch on Nagato」

Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation

やまぐち映像図鑑 NO.143 長門のふぐ［長門市］ | Nagato Blowfish [ Nagato-city ]

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やまぐち映像図鑑 NO.067 長州黒かしわ料理［長門市］ | Choshu Kurokashiwa Chicken Cuisine [ Nagato-city ]

Yamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation

Nagato City

Address: 4297-1 Senzaki (inside Michi-no-Eki Senzakitchen), Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi
Website: https://nanavi.jp/
Operator: Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association

Nagato City Spots List

Higashi-ushirobata Terraced Rice Fields
Hagi-yaki (Fukagawa Kiln Village)
Kazuki Yasuo Museum
Omijima Island
Nagato Toy Museum
Murata Seifu Memorial Museum
Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum
Misuzu Street
Nagato Onsen
Taineiji Temple
Michi-no-Eki Senza Kitchen
Motonosumi Shrine

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Higashi-ushirobata Terraced Rice Fields

Selected as one of the "Top 100 Terraced Rice Fields in Japan," this is a beautiful scenic spot representing Yamaguchi Prefecture. Against the backdrop of the blue Sea of Japan stretching below, numerous rice paddies overlapping along the mountain slopes draw geometric patterns. Especially from mid-May to June, when the paddies are filled with water, the sunset is breathtakingly beautiful. The setting sun reflects off the water surface, and at night, the "Isaribi" (fishing fires) of squid fishing boats light up offshore, creating a fantastical panorama where the lights of the sea and land melt together. Many photographers from around...

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Hagi-yaki (Fukagawa Kiln Village)

Located in the mountains of Nagato City, "Fukagawa-gama" is one of the two major origins of Hagi-yaki pottery, a traditional craft village boasting over 400 years of history. It flourished as an official kiln for the Choshu Domain during the Edo period, and many potters still carry on these skills today. In the quiet streets lined with cobblestones, you can find brick chimneys and old climbing kilns, allowing you to feel the breath of traditional Japanese crafts just by walking. Here, under the guidance of artisans, you can enjoy a pottery-making experience by actually touching the clay to create your...

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Kazuki Yasuo Museum

This museum houses and displays the works of Yasuo Kazuki, a leading Japanese Western-style painter from Misumi, Nagato City. His representative work, the "Siberia Series," expresses the grueling experience of postwar internment through unique textures and a heavy "black," violently shaking the viewer's soul. The museum building features a modern and calm design reflecting his aesthetic sense, and his restored atelier is also open to the public. The universal "human love" and "prayer for peace" embedded in his works provide deep emotion to people regardless of language or nationality. It is a place where you can feel spiritual richness while...

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Omijima Island

Omijima, referred to as the "Alps of the Sea," is a dynamic scenic spot where cliffs, strange rocks, and sea caves carved by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan over many years continue. It is the highlight of the Kita-Nagato Coast Quasi-National Park, and if you take a sightseeing boat, you can fully enjoy the formative beauty created by nature's fury and mystery up close. Especially beautiful are sea caves like the "Blue Grotto" and the panorama of standing strange rocks. The sea with outstanding transparency is also known as a sanctuary for diving, and you can enjoy...

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Nagato Toy Museum

Adjacent to "Senza Kitchen" at the port of Nagato City, this is a hands-on museum wrapped in the warmth of wood. Filled with toys and play equipment using plenty of high-quality wood from Yamaguchi Prefecture, it can be enjoyed using all five senses by children and adults alike. Here, besides just playing, you can learn about Japan's rich forest culture and the value of handwork through exquisite wooden works made by local artisans. Additionally, the museum's dedicated cruise ship "Kids Cruise" is in operation, allowing for the unique experience of playing while feeling the warmth of wood even on the...

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Murata Seifu Memorial Museum

Located in Misumi, Nagato City, this memorial hall honors the politician Seifu Murata, who carried out fiscal reforms in the Choshu Domain at the end of the Edo period and built the economic foundation that became the driving force of the Restoration. At the memorial hall, which stands in a quiet rural landscape, you can learn in detail about his rational thinking, his passion for education, and the influence he had on later patriots. The adjacent former residence and the site of the private school where he studied also retain their appearance from that time, allowing you to feel firsthand...

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Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum

Located in Senzaki, Nagato City, this museum honors the life and works of the "young nursery rhyme poet" Misuzu Kaneko, who passed away at the young age of 26. Inside the building, which restored Kaneko Buneido (a bookstore) on the site of her birthplace, handwritten manuscripts and materials hinting at her life at the time are displayed. The "gentle and sharp perspective that cherishes everything," common to her poems, deeply resonates in the hearts of people living in the modern world worldwide. Around the museum, the townscape of Senzaki that she depicted in her poems spreads out, and her sensibilities...

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Misuzu Street

"Misuzu Street," the main street of Senzaki in Nagato City, is a nostalgic walking path that retains the appearance of the time when poet Misuzu Kaneko was born and raised. Along the approximately 1-kilometer street, traditional latticed merchant houses and kamaboko (fish cake) shops line up, and wooden plaques with her poems are hanging under the eaves of private houses. By reading her poems while walking and feeling the sea breeze, you can experience what landscapes she saw and what she thought. Also, there is art such as a giant "kamaboko board mosaic" made by local people, allowing you to...

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Nagato Onsen

Nagato Yumoto Onsen is one of Yamaguchi Prefecture's most historic hot spring areas, said to have been discovered about 600 years ago when a chief priest of Tai-nei-ji Temple received an oracle. In recent years, the entire town has been renovated as a stylish hot spring district where you can enjoy "strolling around." Footbaths set in the river, bamboo forest stairs, and riverside terraces beautifully harmonize modern design with traditional Japanese scenery. The water quality is famous as "hot water for beautiful skin," and after refreshing yourself in the bath, it is recommended to enjoy local gourmet and cafes on...

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Taineiji Temple

Tai-nei-ji Temple in Nagato City is a famous temple of the Soto sect founded in 1410, and was once called the "Koyasan of the West," holding high prestige. It is also known as the place where the powerful lord of the Warring States period, Yoshitaka Ouchi, spent his last moments, conveying the multilayered stories of history to this day. Within the vast grounds surrounded by deep forest, there are historical sites associated with the Ouchi clan and the beautiful stone bridge "Banjaku-kyo," where a dignified and sacred air drifts. Especially the autumn foliage is among the most beautiful in northeastern...

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Michi-no-Eki Senza Kitchen

Located at the port of Nagato City, "Senza Kitchen" is a vibrant roadside station where rich local ingredients gather. Fresh seafood caught in the Sea of Japan, local vegetables, meat, and more are packed into the market, and the barbecue corner where you can grill and eat them on the spot is very popular with international tourists. You can also enjoy Nagato specialties like "Senzaki Kamaboko" (fish cake) and local craft beers. From the open terrace facing the sea, you can enjoy a panoramic view of beautiful Senzaki Bay and spend the best lunch time while feeling the sea breeze....

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Motonosumi Shrine

Set against the backdrop of the Sea of Japan, the sight of 123 red torii gates stretching along the cliffs is a breathtaking view that was selected by CNN as one of "Japan's 31 Most Beautiful Places." Passing through the tunnel of torii gates, you can see the "Ryugu no Shiofuki" (Dragon Palace Geyser) where waves hit the rock wall and spray water high into the air, making you feel the power of nature. Also, on the torii gate at the highest point, an offertory box is placed about 5 meters above the ground, and it is said that if...

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