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Introducing Yamaguchi
During the Sengoku-jidai (Warring States) period (1467–1573), Yamaguchi prospered as an alternative capital to chaotic Kyoto. In 1550 the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier paused for two months in Yamaguchi on his way to the imperial capital, but quickly returned to the safety of this provincial centre when he was unable even to find the emperor in Kyoto! In the following centuries Yamaguchi took turns with Hagi as the provincial capital and, like Hagi, Yamaguchi played an important part in the Meiji Restoration. Today this ‘Kyoto of the West’ is a peaceful town with interesting attractions.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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