Yamaguchi

national flag of Yamaguchi
Prefecture Features
  • The Shunan-Kudamatsu area has clustered petrochemical complexes, also known for factory night views [参]
  • Shimonoseki City handles the largest volume of fugu (pufferfish) (called "fuku" in Shimonoseki) in Japan [参]

Overview

  • If the guardrails are the color of natsumikan oranges, you’re likely in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

During the 1963 Yamaguchi National Sports Festival, the prefecture colored its guardrails after its specialty fruit, the natsumikan, as a regional promotion. The tradition stuck, so the guardrails remain natsumikan orange today(References Steel Bridge Association of Japan).

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Municipalities of Yamaguchi (19)

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下関市 宇部市 山口市 萩市 防府市 下松市 岩国市 光市 長門市 柳井市 美祢市 周南市 山陽小野田市 周防大島町 和木町 上関町 田布施町 平生町 阿武町
City13
  • 下関市
  • 宇部市
  • 山口市県庁所在地
  • 萩市
  • 防府市
  • 下松市
  • 岩国市
  • 光市
  • 長門市
  • 柳井市
  • 美祢市
  • 周南市
  • 山陽小野田市
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  • 周防大島町大島郡
  • 和木町玖珂郡
  • 上関町熊毛郡
  • 田布施町熊毛郡
  • 平生町熊毛郡
  • 阿武町阿武郡

Notable companies

Company Code Description Financials Dividend history
Tosoh Major chemical manufacturer formerly known as Toyo Soda; produces a broad lineup including manganese dioxide (EMD), specialty polymers, fine chemicals, and thin films. Holds the top global share in chloride-process hydrochloric acid, zirconia powder, and more(References Tosoh in five minutes).
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) Oil and gas specialist with roughly a 70% share in Japan.

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