Hagi Castle Town and the Kanmon Strait: walking Yamaguchi’s Bakumatsu heritage and fugu culture
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About Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi is the westernmost prefecture in Honshu with Yamaguchi City as its capital, well known for fugu cuisine and hot springs.
Main walking areas in Yamaguchi
Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.
- Yamaguchi City (Rurikoji five-storied pagoda)
- Hagi (castle town, Shokasonjuku Academy)
- Shimonoseki (Karato Market, Kanmon Strait)
Yamaguchi trivia
The Hagi castle town is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution,” preserving earthen walls and samurai residences.
Tips for finding smoking areas in Yamaguchi
- Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
- Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
- Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
- Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone
Find efficiently with Mottosuitai
Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=yamaguchi for the Yamaguchi list.