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Iwakuni City
Yamaguchi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Iwakuni City is Yamaguchi Prefecture's easternmost city. In the Edo period it was the administrative town of the Kikkawa clan's Iwakuni territory. The Kintai Bridge, a wooden bridge of 5 arches over the Nishiki River, is one of Japan's most famous bridges, and Iwakuni Castle stands above. The city is known for white snakes, Iwakuni sushi, and lotus root.
Key facts
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.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
BridgeKintai Bridgetimber footbridge in Iwakuni, Japan
CastleIwakuni Castlefortification
IslandHashira Islandisland in Yamaguchi, Japan
GardenKikko Parkpark in Iwakuni, Japan.jpg?width=240)
MuseumIwakuni Chokokanhistory museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
MuseumKashiwabara Museumart museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Shinto shrineShirasaki HachimanguShinto shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
MuseumKikkawa Historical MuseumJapanese museum
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Pure-line Nishikiroadside station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
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.
National parks in this city
- Setonaikai National ParkTotal park area 673 km²Spans Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Oita
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
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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