Yamaguchi, Japan · Asia
Hagi sits on the route: 25 minutes from Abu, 33km from Motonosumi Shrine.
Hagi is a town located in Yamaguchi, Japan. With a population of 44,626, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Hagi sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hagi to your route.
Shōkasonjuku Academy (松下村塾, Shōkasonjuku; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕoː.ka.soꜜɲ.dʑɯ.kɯ]), is a small size academy also known as a national historic site of Japan. The location of Shōka Sonjuku is 1537-1 Chinto, Hagi city, Yamaguchi.
Shōka Sonjuku is inside a shrine: Shōin Jinja (also Shōin Shrine). Shōin Shrine wasRead more
built for Yoshida Shōin, to memorialize the leading figure of the Meiji Restoration. The traditional wooden building was one of the most crucial origins of political and philosophical ideas, specifically in manners of Western technology and critical industrialization of Japan. The area of Shōka Sonjuku is 50 m2 (540 sq ft). It consists of an 8-mat classroom, 10-mat prep room and a 3.3 m2 (36 sq ft) earthen floor. The common view of Shōka Sonjuku is that this sonjuku (a place for academy) was established by Yoshida Shōin (one of the most unique intellectuals and philosopher of wang yangming school of mind in Japan). The actual origin of this sonjuku was when Shōin’s uncle Tamaki Bunnoshin used his own residence to establish a shijuku (independent private school of the Tokugawa system). Shōka Sonjuku fostered many outstanding figures, who contributed to the Meiji Restoration. It closed in 1892 and the guideline of the sonjuku was "support the Mikado (the emperor of Japan) and resist the imperialism from other countries".
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Hagi is located in Yamaguchi, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.4000 latitude, 131.4167 longitude.
Hagi has a population of approximately 44,626 people, making it a town in Japan.
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Full driving guide for Japan2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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A run of 123 vermilion torii gates descending a grassy headland to cliffs above the Sea of Japan. Its offertory box is fixed atop the entrance torii, six metres up, so coins must be thrown into it.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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A 1,780 m bridge gliding low over the cobalt Amagase strait to tiny Tsunoshima island in Yamaguchi. Its curve across emerald shallows is a fixture of Japanese car commercials and road-trip photos.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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