Senzaki, fishing port is a birthplace of Misuzu Kaneko, a poet of children's song
Let's walk in the Senzaki town thinking of Misuzu’s works
You can have a glorious view of cliff in Omijima, which is exposed to heavy waves in the Japan Sea

Nagato city is located in the northern area in Yamaguchi Prefecture and endowed with natures of sea and mountains. Omijima with the towering cliff and strange rocks on the blue sea. Yumoto hot spring and Tawarayama hot spring known as therapeutic baths from a long time ago are located in the mountain area. In Senzaki where Misuzu Kaneko, a poet of children's song was born and grown up, you can see her sensitivity in the "Misuzu Kaneko Museum" in restored condition of her house and on the "Misuzu Kaneko" street.

Original place of Meiji Restoration
Street scenes as if you went back to the Edo period
Let's see the Hagi-wares and Hagi-glasses and visit the trace of supporters of Meiji Restoration

Terumoto Mori built the castle and established the local government in 1604. It has flourished as a castle town for 260 years until the local government is transferred to Yamaguchi. The ruin of Hagi Castle, samurai residences and tradesmen's houses in the Edo period are left now. Also as an original place of Meiji Restoration, it produced famous persons such as Shoin Yoshida, Shinsaku Takasugi, Hirobumi Ito, etc. The nature of Mt. Kasa facing the Japan Sea and Hagi-wares and Hagi-glasses are one of attraction in this town.

Little Kyoto in Sanin region in the mountain area
The samurai residences with white walls continue on the Tonomachi street
The steam engine blows a whistle over towns in mountains with culture and art

Tsuwano in the mountain area derives its name from "a field where the Japanese silverleaf grow". It was developed as a castle town in the Edo period and also the birthplace of Saishu and Ogai Mori from the end of the Shogunate to the Meiji Period. On the street where the clan school and samurai residences are left, carps swims in the canal. It is more beautiful when irises are blooming. It has a unique sightseeing spot such as Mitsumasa Anno Museum.

A quiet castle town in which Sesshu and Kakinomoto-hitomaro spent their last years
Thinking of the legend of Kakinomoto-hitomaro and romance of a Collection of a Myriad Leaves
Walk on the streets of castle town and appreciate the beautiful water paintings and gardens of Sesshu

Masuda is located near the mouth of the pure Takatsu River and the once-flourishing castle town as a center of Iwami since Kamakura period. This town is also the place where Sesshu, a monk who was famous for drawing spent his last years and Kakinomoto-hitomaro, a poet of a Collection of a Myriad Leaves was born/spent his last years. We strongly recommend you to visit the Manpuku Temple/Ikou Temple containing the Sesshu Garden and The Sesshu Memorial Museum". The Todakakimoto Shrine is told to be built in his birthplace.