Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meiringakusha
The city of Hagi flourished as a castle town after Mori Terumoto built Hagi Castle in 1604, and is one of the most historic cities in Japan. The impressive samurai residences, the summer oranges peeking out of earthen walls, and the namako patterned walls, harken back to the characteristic streets of the Edo period.
Meiringakusha was built on the ruins of Meirinkan domain school, the center of education and training in the Hagi Domain, and the former Meirin Elementary School, including the main building which is registered as a tangible cultural property, is the largest wooden school building in Japan, which has been renovated to be a tourist facility.
Street address
- Around Minamifuruhagi-machi and Gofuku-machi, Hagi City, and 602 Emukai, Hagi City
About YAMAGUCHI Access
- ● Around 90 minutes by bus from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station
● Around 30 minutes by bus from JR Higashi-Hagi Station (Hagi Junkan Maaru Bus east route)
- ● Around 90 minutes by bus from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station
Opening Hours
- 09:00-17:00
Closed
- None
Fee
Best season
- All year
Point
- ● Hagi Meiringakusha
Main building: Free
Building 2: Adults: 300 yen
16-18 years old: 200 yen
6-15 years old: 100 yen
Spots around
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Iwakuni Castle
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
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Karato Fish Market
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Yuda Onsen
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Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
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Motonosumi Inari Shrine
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Tokiwa Park
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Hagi Uragami Museum
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
