Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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.
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.
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Street address
- Around Minamifuruhagi-machi and Gofuku-machi, Hagi City, and 602 Emukai, Hagi City, Yamaguchi
Access
- About 60 minutes by bus from JR Shin-Yamaguchi station
Direct bus (Super-Hagi Gou)
- About 60 minutes by bus from JR Shin-Yamaguchi station
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00
Closed
- Hagi Meirin Gakusha
First Tuesday and Wednesday of February
Best season
- All year
Point
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