5 Sights in Yamaguchi, Japan (with Map and Images)

The Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media is a complex of libraries, halls, and art museums located in Nakazono-cho, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. In addition to holding special exhibitions related to media art, which is mainly an art form that uses computers and images, there are also production facilities and performance halls. It is commonly known as "YCAM" or "Big Wave Yamaguchi". It is operated by the Yamaguchi City Cultural Promotion Foundation, which is an external organization of Yamaguchi City. It was selected as one of the 100 best halls in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. In 2008, the building won the 11th Public Architecture Award in the Cultural Facilities category by the Public Buildings Association.

Wikipedia: 山口情報芸術センター (JA)

Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Cathedral is a cathedral of the Christian Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is also called the Xavier Memorial Cathedral, but the official name of the facility is not muddied with Xavier.

Wikipedia: 山口サビエル記念聖堂 (JA)

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum. The current building dates to 1967. The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.

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Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Kozan neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Honeizan Rurikōzen-ji (保寧山瑠璃光禪寺). It is noted for its Muromachi period Five-story Pagoda which is designated a National Treasure.

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Nakahara Chūya Memorial Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and works of poet Nakahara Chūya in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located on the site of his birthplace, the museum opened in 1994. The museum was in 1998 selected among the 100 Top Public Buildings by the then Ministry of Construction.

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