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Hofu City
Yamaguchi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Hofu City lies on the Suo-nada Sea at the mouth of the Saba River. It was the ancient provincial capital of Suo Province, and Hofu Tenmangu is said to be Japan's first Tenmangu shrine. The Mori Residence Garden holds Sesshu's National Treasure painting "Landscapes of the Four Seasons," and Suo Kokubun-ji Temple also remains.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Shinto shrineHofu TenmanguShinto shrines in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Important Cultural PropertyMori Museummuseum in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan
Shinto shrineTamanooya Shrineshrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeSuo Kokubun-ji TempleHōfu-shi, Japan
Historic siteRemains of Suo Kokugasettlement in Yamaguchi, Japan
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Shinto shrineSaba ShrineShinto shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeAmida-ji Templebuilding in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shiosai-ichiba Hofuroadside station in Hofu, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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