hagi, yamaguchi

Hagi (萩市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was founded on July 1, 1932. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 45,165 and the density of 326.67 persons per km². The total area is 138.26 km². The city was home to Choshu Domain during the Edo era. Hagi has renown for hagi-yaki, a form of Japanese pottery dating from 1604 when two Korean potters were brought to Hagi by Mori Terumoto. The great Ito Hirobumi was born in Hagi, and studied at Yoshida Shoin's school, Shouka Sonjuku in the town. Ito's birthplace is preserved next to the shrine which contains the school building. Since 1968, Hagi has been a sister city to Ulsan (울산광역시, 蔚山廣域市) a fishing port and market centre in the south east of South Korea on the Sea of Japan and 70 kilometres north of Busan.

External link

Official website in Japanese

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