Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port Tourist http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/ Information Tokuyama Globefish "Globefish" is known as the best taste fish in Japan. Shimonoseki of Yamaguchi Pref. is the fishery port where the largest volume of globefish has been landed in Japan and Tokuyama is known as the originated area of globefish catching with long line fishing. You could have real taste of globefish and might feel the quintessence of the globefish taste during your stay in Yamaguchi. Location/View Shunan City, Yamaguchi Access 5min. walk from port (2km) Season Winter Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l Kudamatsu Gyukotsu Ramen The cow bone broth with Chinese noodles “Ramen” is unique in Japan and ,at Kudamatsu-city, popular enough as a local gourmet to be a queue for waiting at the entrance of the shop during the lunchtime. Soup consists with fully melted flavor of cow bone and characterizes refreshing aftertaste, there are unique sweetness and flavor. It is called Kudamatsu style to taste with "Inarizushi". Location/View Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Access 25min. via car from port (11km) Season Year- round Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l Ham and Sausages Ham and sausage which are made from the special pigs grown in the northern part of Shunan-city, Shikano area. The pig is the "quaternary mating" species originally created in the Netherlands. This kinds of pig has a characteristic as good, fleshy,high water-retentive and tender. It has the juicy deep taste that because ham and the sausage produced on a production line from growth to processing. Location/View Shunan City, Yamaguchi Access 1hour10min. via car from port (45km) Season Year-round Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l - 1 - Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port Tourist http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/ Information Roadside Station "Solene Shunan" Roadside Station "Solene Shunan" is located along National Route 2 at the west entrance to Shunan City, and offers a place where travelers on the road can comfortably rest. It also information of road, sightseeing and about Shunan brands, promoting Shunan City both within and beyond the city, and to all of Japan. It also aims to give a boost to the agriculture, forestry, and fishery industries, and to help revitalize the community. Location/View 2713 Heta, Shunan City, Yamaguchi, 745-1131 Access 25min. via car from port (16km) Parking for Season Year- round tour buses 42 buses Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l Remains of the Kaiten Training Base and Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima The Kaiten human torpedoes were created near the end of the Pacific War as a special attack weapon consisting of a torpedo loaded with explosives and piloted by a human operator to strike enemy ships. A training base for the special attack unit members was located in Ozushima. Many elite youth around 20 years of age came here from around Japan, and after undergoing harsh training, left from here on attacks. This facility is intended so that people will remember the history of the Kaiten human torpedoes and continue to pass on their story to future generations. Location/View 1960 Ozushima, Shunan City, Yamaguchi, 745-0057 10 min. walk from Umayama Port (18 min. by high-speed Access ferry from Tokuyama Port) Season Year- round Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l Ito Memorial Park The first prime minister of Japan, Hirobumi Ito, was born and spent his early years in Hikari City (formerly Yamato Town). In addition to the house where he was born, the park contains a museum that exhibits furniture that Duke Ito used at Sorokaku, his second home in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as his dress uniform and other clothing, inkstones and brushes, the small Buddha statue that he always carried with him, and other items. The park also shows a video that introduces his life and belongings. There is also the former residence of Duke Ito, the basic design of which he created himself. Location/View 2250-1 Tsukari, Hikari City, Yamaguchi, 743-0105 Access 35min. via car from port (26km) Parking for Season Year-round tour buses 3 buses Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l - 2 - Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port Tourist http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/ Information Kuroiwa Gorge Kuroiwa Gorge is located in the eastern part of the Shunan City, on the border with Iwakuni City. It is a quiet gorge that is part of the Mt. Iwaki Prefectural Natural Park. Families can enjoy the sight of new, bright green leaves in spring, river fun in summer, and fall colors in autumn.Mitsuo Hot Spring and Yobizuru Hot Spring are also located nearby. Location/View Komatsubara, Shunan City, Yamaguchi, 745-0641 Access 40 min. via car from port(26km) Season Year-round Visit! YAMAGUCHI Related links http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l Inaho Festival (Fox's Wedding) A wedding procession consisting of the bride and groom dressed as foxes, accompanied by a long train of fox servants including attendants bearing the dowry slowly winds its way through the streets of the town. This festival is known for this unusual ritual which brings the legend of the white fox to life. Hanaoka Area (Hoshoji Temple), Kudamatsu City, Location/View Yamaguchi, 744-0024 Access 25 min. via car from port (10km) Season November 3 Visit! YAMAGUCHI http://www.visit-jy.com/en/ Related links Contact Us [Yamaguchi Prefectural Government Tourism Policy Division] TEL: +81-083-933-3207 l E-MAIL: [email protected] | Website : http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a16200/cruise/cruise_yamaguchi.htm l - 3 - .