Tourist attractions in Shūnan
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| Shūnan (周南市, Shūnan-shi) is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2. The modern city of Shūnan was founded on April 21, 2003, by the merger of the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District). Its name is derived from the first character (周) of the name of the former Suō Province (周防国), and the character for south (南), reflecting its location, comprising much of the southern part of the old province. The city is bordered in the west by the cities of Yamaguchi and Hōfu, in the east by Iwakuni, in the southeast by Hikari and Kudamatsu, and in the north by Yoshika, Shimane Prefecture. To the south is the Inland Sea. | ||||||
| population：134,357人 area：656.29km2 | ||||||
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Shūnan in Castle
| 1．Wakayama Castle (Suō) | ||||||
| Wakayama Castle (若山城, Wakayama-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites.[1][2] It is located on a 217 meter mountain.[2][3] Wakayama castle was built by the Sue clan, one of the most important retainers of the Ōuchi clan and became a home castle of the Sue clan in the Sengoku period.[4][5] Sue Harukata improved and strengthened the castle before the Tainei-ji incident.[4] | ||||||
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Shūnan in Museum
| 2．Kaiten Memorial Museum ・Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture | ||||||
| Kaiten Memorial Museum (回天記念館, Kaiten Kinen-kan) is a museum on the island of Ōzushima in the Inland Sea, in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the history and memory of the Kaiten, a Special Attack Unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The museum first opened near the remains of the island's training base in 1968, reopening in today's building in 1998. The collection of some one thousand items includes wills, letters, uniforms, personal belongings, and photographs. The displays combine these exhibits with information panels on the background and history of the unit and the lives of those served in it. The museum is "a facility for learning about Peace through the minds and hearts of the Kaiten".[note 1][1][2] | ||||||
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Shūnan in station
| 3．Ōkawachi Station ・Okawachi, Shūnan, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0651Japan | ||||||
| Ōkawachi Station (大河内駅, Ōkawachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is located in the Kumage neighborhood of Shūnan, in a semi-rural area. | ||||||
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| 4．Katsuma Station ・Yobisaka Nishishita Bamba 1183, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0612Japan | ||||||
| Katsuma Station (勝間駅, Katsuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is located in the Kumage part of Shūnan, and is near the Sun Wing Kumage (サンウイング熊毛) community center. | ||||||
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| 5．Kushigahama Station ・3975-1 Kume Innai, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0801Japan | ||||||
| Kushigahama Station (櫛ヶ浜駅, Kushigahama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Tokuyama area of the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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| 6．Shinnan-yō Station ・2-chōme-16 Shimizu, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0015Japan | ||||||
| Shinnan-yō Station (新南陽駅, Shinnan-yō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is also the location of a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). | ||||||
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| 7．Takamizu Station ・3-chōme-5 Takamizuhara, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0662Japan | ||||||
| Takamizu Station (高水駅, Takamizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is located in the Kumage neighborhood of Shūnan, in a semi-rural area. | ||||||
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| 8．Tokuyama Station ・2-28 Miyukidōri, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0034Japan | ||||||
| Tokuyama Station (徳山駅, Tokuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan. It is operated by JR West.[1] It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance. | ||||||
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| 9．Fukugawa Station ・6 Shachichō, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0041Japan | ||||||
| Fukugawa Station (福川駅, Fukugawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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| 10．Heta Station ・Yaji Nakamura, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0084Japan | ||||||
| Heta Station (戸田駅, Heta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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Shūnan in island
| 11．Ōzushima | ||||||
| Ōzushima (大津島), or Ozu Island, is an inhabited island in the Inland Sea, Japan. Administratively, it forms part of the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Ōzushima is also known as "Kaiten Island".[4][5] | ||||||
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Shūnan in river
| 12．Saba River (Japan) | ||||||
| The Saba River (佐波川, Sabagawa) is a river located in central Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of western Honshū in Japan. It is also written as "鯖川". | ||||||
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| 13．Nishiki River | ||||||
| The Nishiki River (錦川, Nishiki-gawa) is a 110 km long river, the longest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The Nishiki is the main river in a larger system measuring 331.8 km in total. The government of Japan classifies it as a second-class river system. The Nishiki River system drains an area of 884.2 km2. | ||||||
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