Hagi Castle Town

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Hagi Castle Town

The town used as a TV drama location and registered as a world heritage.

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Hagi prospered for 260 years as a castle town after Mori Terumoto built Hagi Castle in 1604. White or earthen walls and black board hedges line the beautiful town, which has preserved the townscape from Edo Period so well that people say, “You can use the map from Edo Period to this day.”

In 2015, the town went into the world heritage as an “industrial revolution heritage of Japan in Meiji Period.” This is one of the five properties which make up the heritages from the early period of adapting to industrial technology in Hagi area. This property reflects the politics, town management and economy while the local society was adopting to industrialization at the end of samurai ruling. It consists of the castle ruin, former upper-class samurai residential area and former merchant residential area. You can see the mansions of Mori family and other upper-class samurai, homes where Takasugi Shinsaku and Kido Takayoshi were born in. Meander the castle town and take a peek at its history.

In May, Japanese summer oranges begin to bloom, filling the town with sweet, tart scent. Oranges against the white walls are well-known as a picture of Hagi.

Highlights

  • The world heritage as an “industrial revolution heritage of Japan in Meiji Period.”
  • The ambience of the castle town from Edo Period still remains.
  • The homes of historical heroes at the end of samurai period stand to this day.
  • Pleasant area to meander, especially for history lovers.

Photos

  • Hagi Okan, the highway used by major feudal lords for their yearly travel duties

    Hagi Okan, the highway used by major feudal lords for their yearly travel duties

  • The castle town spreads from the outer moat of the Hagi Castle

    The castle town spreads from the outer moat of the Hagi Castle

  • The home where Takasugi Shinsaku was born in Kikuya Yokocho at the foot of Hagi Castle

    The home where Takasugi Shinsaku was born in Kikuya Yokocho at the foot of Hagi Castle

  • Former home of Kido Takayoshi. He lived here until he was 20

    Former home of Kido Takayoshi. He lived here until he was 20

  • Former home of Aoki Shusuke, Japan’s prominent western scholar at the end of samurai period

    Former home of Aoki Shusuke, Japan’s prominent western scholar at the end of samurai period

Reviews

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  • Y. Hsu

    走在萩城下町的街道上,可以深切感受到濃厚的歷史氛圍。保存完好的建築和街道布局讓人彷彿回到了江戶時代。

  • 段好秀

    保留的舊城市街廓,彷彿回到江戶時代的世界。

  • 陳哲

    復古懷舊的小城鎮,歷史感滿滿範圍不大走起來很舒適。

Details

Name in Japanese
萩城下町
Postal Code
758-0077
Address
Neighborhood of Minami-furuhagi-machi, Hagi City, Yamaguchi
Telephone
0838-25-3139 (Hagi City Tourism Division)
Hours
Free to visit any time
Directions
From JR Higashi-Hagi Station, walk 20 min.
Official Website
Hagi City Tourist Association (English)