Yamaguchi Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 6,655 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #34 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seto Inland Sea[5], Sea of Japan[6]
- Head of government: Tsugumasa Muraoka[7]
- Capital: Yamaguchi[8]
- Shares border with: Fukuoka Prefecture[9], Hiroshima Prefecture[10], Shimane Prefecture[11]
- Anthem: Yamaguchi Kenmin no Uta[12]
- Named after: Yamaguchi[13], Yamaguchi Castle[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Shimonoseki[15], Ube[16], Yamaguchi[17], Hagi[18], Hōfu-shi[19], Kudamatsu[20], Iwakuni[21], Hikari[22], Nagato[23], Yanai[24], Mine[25], Shūnan-shi[26], Sanʼyō-Onoda[27], Oshima District[28]
- Flag: flag of Yamaguchi prefecture[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Shandong[30], South Gyeongsang[31], Navarre[32]
- Legislative body: Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly[33]
- Executive body: Yamaguchi prefectural government[34]
- Commons category: Yamaguchi prefecture[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36], Japan Standard Time[37]
- Archives at: Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives[38]
- Highest point: Mount Jakuchi[39]
- Coordinate location: 34.18611111111111, 131.47027777777777[40]
- Mascot: Choruru[41]
- Official website: https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/[42], https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/english/[43], https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/chinese/[44], https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/korean/[45], https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/foreign/spanish/[46]
- Foods traditionally associated: kenchō[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yamaguchi Prefecture[48]
- Commons gallery: Yamaguchi prefecture[49]
- Population: 1,336,522[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Yamaguchi[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Yamaguchi Prefecture include Yamaguchi Station (Yamaguchi)[52], a railway station[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1913[55] and 15841 Yamaguchi[56], an asteroid[57].
Why It Matters
Yamaguchi Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Yamaguchi Station (Yamaguchi)[52], a railway station[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1913[55] and 15841 Yamaguchi[56], an asteroid[57].