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Yamaguchi Prefecture
山口県
alternative words: Yamaguchiken prefecture, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchiken, Yamaguchi-ken, Yamaguchi ken
keywords:
prefecture
related topics:
Iwakuni City
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Akama Shrine
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Kanmon bridge
related web sites:
http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp
explanation: Yamaguchi prefecture occupies the western part of Chugoku region, facing Inland Sea on the south and Japanese Sea on the north. Its surface is 6,105km2 and the population 1.6 million. The prefectural office is at Yamaguchi City. Farmers are producing rice, potatoes and oranges. The western region has a coal mine but it is now exhausted, while many modern industries like chemical, metallurgy and shipyards are developing on the southern region. Fishing is prosperous too.
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