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unusual facts about Yamaguchi prefecture


Mazda6

Mazda's Hofu plants in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan produce the Mazda6 for international markets from February 2002 to August 2007.


Japanese seaplane tender Kiyokawa Maru

Hit by bombs and heavily damaged she was beached off Shida beach north of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi to avoid sinking.

Kentaro Nakamoto

Born in Kikugawa in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture (now part of Shimonoseki), he attended Yamaguchi Prefectural City West High School.

Mine Circuit

Mine Circuit (みねサーキット) was a 3.331 km motor racing circuit in Nagao, Nishiatsu-cho, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Misuzu Kaneko

Born Kaneko Teru in Senzaki-mura, now part of Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture, Senzaki was a fishing village, relying particularly on catches of Japanese sardine.

Nobumasa Suetsugu

Suetsugu was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture as the younger son of a former samurai in the service of Tokuyama Domain.

Yamaguchi arson and murders

The Yamaguchi arson and murders took place between July 21, and July 22, 2013 in the hamlet of Mitake, in Shūnan, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and resulted in the deaths of five people.


see also

Kojiro

Kōjiro Station, a train station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Yasunori

Yasunori Mitsuda, composer from Yamaguchi Prefecture known for his video game music