Hagi, Chugoku
Hagi (萩市, Hagi-shi?) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District.On March 6, 2005, the former city of Hagi merged with Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami, Mutsumi, Susa and Tamagawa to form the new city of Hagi. This city was formerly known as a castle town as well.
In the medieval period, Hagi was dominated by the Yoshimi clan, who built a branch castle in Hagi. The Mōri clan became daimyo of Chōshū Domain at the beginning of the Edo period and built Hagi Castle at the foot of Mt. Shizuki in 1608. They transferred the capital of the domain from Hiroshima to Hagi at the same time. Since then, Hagi developed as the political center of Chōshū for over 250 years.
When the Meiji Restoration came about in the 1860s, as the result of efforts by samurai from Chōshū and a number of other domains, this small city gained great historical significance. Many Japanese statesmen and Prime Ministers were born and brought up in this city.
You can take a stroll at the beautifully preserved castle town and see the old buildings that still dwells there. You will also get to see the samurai district between the walls of the preserved castle town. You should also drop by the temple that buried most of the Mori Lords during that period. Hagi is truly a historical site. It seems like there are many of these historical sites around Japan. I guess apart from it’s concrete buildings, Japan also has a its culture and history integrated beautifully in all of its technological advancements.
How to get to Hagi?
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