Hagi

Hagi (萩市 Hagi-shi) is one of Japan's most beautiful castle towns, with many old streets and residences that have survived untouched to the present day.

Hagi Halal Travel Guide

Kikuya yokocho 2 - Jokamachi area, Hagi

The first castle in Hagi was built by the Yoshimi clan. But it was not until 1608 when the Mori clan, exiled here after a humiliating defeat by the Tokugawa shogunate, built their massive, imposing castle at the foot of Mt. Shizuki. The Mori clan transferred the capital of the Choshu Domain (Choshu-han) from Hiroshima to Hagi at the same time, where it remained the political center of the region for over 250 years.

In the middle of the 19th century and the Choshu allied with the Satsuma Domain to deliver some long-awaited payback, toppling the Tokugawa shogunate and thereby spurring the Meiji Restoration — and, with it and the modernizing of feudal Japan. Many Meiji statesmen were born and raised in Hagi, such as Hirobumi Ito and the first Japanese Prime Minister.

Tourist information

• JR Hagi Station 34.3938289, 131.4009311 ☎ +81 838-25-1750 Opening Hours: February - Nov 9AM Monday - 5:45PM, December - Jan 9AM Monday - 5PM
• JR Higashi-Hagi Station 34.4169434, 131.4100533 ☎ +81 838-25-3145 Opening Hours: summer 9AM Monday - 5PM, autumn-spring 9AM Monday - 5PM Left-luggage services are available. If you're staying overnight and they can arrange delivery to your hotel while you explore the city.

Travel to Hagi

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Hagi

• Hagi-Iwami Airport IATA Flight Code: IWJ iwami.or.jp/airport/ 34.6784412, 131.7967444 Shuttle buses run from the airport near Masuda to the city (80 minutes). - One flight per day from Haneda (Tokyo) and Itami (Osaka) on ANA.

• Yamaguchi Ube Airport IATA Flight Code: UBJ yamaguchiube-airport.jp/ 33.9329512, 131.2750013 From Ube, take a bus to Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi and connect via bus from there. - The prefecture's largest airport, with regular Flights to Haneda Airport in Tokyo on JAL and ANA (about 90 minutes).

Travel by train to Hagi

Hagi_station - Hagi Station

The closest Shinkansen station is Shin-Yamaguchi. Many Hikari and a few Nozomi trains stop there. The train link to Hagi from here is about 3 hours by limited express, but you can cut that in half by taking "Hagi-go" (はぎ号) bus to Hagi. It's run by Chugoku JR Bus.

If you want to take the train the full distance to Hagi, you'll want to take the Shinkansen to Asa station. Asa is only serviced by Kodama trains, and it is two stops from Shin-Yamaguchi and also two stops from Kokura, which is much more well serviced. From Asa take the Mine line to Nagatoshi (1 hour). Then take the San'in Line to Higashi-Hagi Station (half hour). You need to be careful to plan the connections well (both trains average about once every two hours), but if you do, this is about the same time as the bus from Shin-Yamaguchi.

If you like coastal scenery, you could also take the San'in line all the way from Shimonoseki, but this adds another hour.

The San'in Main Line runs around Hagi's main island. There are three stops in town: JR Higashi-Hagi Station (東萩駅), across the Matsumoto River to the east of the downtown; JR Hagi Station (萩駅), a long walk to the south of the downtown; and JR Tamae Station (玉江駅), a short walk south of the castle ruins and Mt. Shizuki.

When considering the train vs. bus question. You need to consider that local rural trains are not particularly comfortable nor do they have air conditioning, and for the bus, people that have trouble with motion sickness will have problems with the winding mountain highways, especially the way they are driven by these buses.

Travel on a Bus in Hagi

• Hagi Bus Center - 萩バスセンター | 11-2 Karahimachi 34.410575, 131.4026159 In the downtown. ☎ +81 838-22-3811 - The city's main bus station. Buses run from Hiroshima (four hours), Umeda and Abeno-bashi in Osaka by Kintetsu (10 hours), and Shinagawa in Tokyo by Keikyu (14 hours).

Get Around

Hagi - 600px|Map of Hagi

The downtown is on a delta between the Hashimoto River and the Matsumoto River. If you decide to walk, you're joining a long tradition — Hagi-Ōkan (萩往還), which connects Hagi and Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi City, was an important route during the Edo period, traveled frequently by merchants and samurai. It's now a popular trail for history-minded tourists.

Travel on a Bus in Hagi

The Hagi Junkan Maaru Bus (萩循環まぁーるバス) runs 7AM Monday - 7PM to almost all of the tourist sights. There are stops throughout town, but the two routes — blue and red — cross paths at a few points, including the Hagi Bus Center in the center of town. There are departures every half-hour or so. Rides of any length cost only ¥200, or ¥700 for a day pass.

The blue buses cover the north, west, and northwest parts of the city, including JR Tamae Station and the castle ruins, and the Horiuchi, Jokamachi, and Teramachi areas. The red buses cover the south and northeast, including JR Higashi-Hagi Station, Daisho-in, and sites further out such as Kasayama and the Reverberating Furnace.

Travel by bicycle in Hagi

Most of the major sights can be easily reached by bicycle. You can rent one at several places around town, such as JR Higashi-Hagi Station and Hagi Castle.

What to see in Hagi

34.431025|131.396416 mt_shizuki_from_the_sea - Mt. Shizuki Choshu Five|The Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) were members of the ruling class of the Chōshū-han. In 1863 and they disguised themselves as English sailors and went to study in England at University College London, despite the policy of sakoku, which made leaving Japan illegal under penalty of death. Each went on to play a major role in the modernizing of Japan, and they remain heroes in Hagi today.

Hirobumi Ito - the first Prime Minister of Japan
Kaoru Inoue - Minister for Foreign Affairs
Yozo Yamao - prominent engineer
Kinsuke Endo - the first head of the National Mint
Masaru Inoue - known as the "Father of the Japanese Railways"

Castle Town

Keep an eye out for "bent key" (kagimagari 鍵曲) paths while wandering through the castle town. These sharp right angles were designed to confuse enemies and make it easy for warriors who knew the terrain to corner them, so adjust your invasions accordingly.

• Hagi Castle - 萩城跡 Hagi-jō | 34.421419, 131.381389 ☎ +81 838-25-1826 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 4:30PM, from 8:30AM November - Feb, to 6PM March ¥210 adults, ¥100 children - Hagi Castle served as the political center of the Choshu-han for over 250 years, only to be dismantled when the Choshu took the lead in modernizing Japan. (Castles are sooo feudal.) Stone walls and the moat, and gardens mark the remains of the castle today. Admission includes the Mori House, which is just south of the park.

• Shizuki Park - 指月公園 Shizuki-kōen | 34.4175532, 131.3835002 - Surrounding the castle ruins, this park is a popular spot for cherry blossom parties in the spring. Also here are a small shrine, a teahouse and the Jozangama pottery kiln (城山窯), and a hiking path leading up to the peak of Mt. Shizuki (about 140 meters).

The Horiuchi area (堀内), just southeast of Shizuki Park, was a residential section for wealthy merchants and the samurai elite. Many old houses, temples, and shrines remain in good condition, with virtually no modern structures among them. Just to the east of Horiuchi and the Jokamachi area also has several interesting old houses that are open to the public.

• Kikuya House - 菊屋家住宅 Kikuya-ke Jūtaku - 1-1 Gofuku 34.412812, 131.393671 image=Kikuya-Hagi - ☎ +81 838-25-8282 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5:30PM ¥500 adults, ¥300 students, ¥200 kids - The Kikuya merchant family lived in style, with a large house and a lovely garden. Today and their house is open to the public with over 5,000 period items on display, from dolls to a vintage phone booth.

• Ishii Chawan Museum - 石井茶碗美術館 ishichawan bijutsukan | 33-3 Minamifuruhagi-machi 34.410649, 131.393049 ☎ +81 838-22-1211 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 9AM Monday - 12PM, 1PM Monday - 4:45PM ¥500

A good place to check out hagi-yaki (see Hagi#Buy|Buy), with a particular emphasis on tea bowls.

• Meirin-kan - 明倫館 | 3ku no 1 Emukai 34.40944, 131.3992 Hagi Shiyakusho bus stop = Meirinkan - ☎ +81 838-25-3139 - Established by the Choshu-han, this school for gifted children was originally on the third floor of Hagi Castle, but moved to its own facilities in 1863. The school building is still in use as a part of elementary school. Visitors are free to tour the grounds, but not the interior.

Continuing east from Jokamachi and the Teramachi area features a cluster of old temples that were intended to double as barracks in case of enemy attack. Among the notables is Jonen-ji, whose carved front gate was transported from Kyoto by the Mori clan.

Shoin Shrine area

This area is a few minutes southeast of JR Higashi-Hagi Station, across the Matsumoto River from the downtown.

Gate_of_tokoji - Red gate of Tōkō-ji

• Shōin Shrine - 松蔭神社 shōin jinja - 1537 Matsumotoshi, Chinto 34.412139, 131.418222 image=Shokasonjuku - ☎ +81 838-22-4643 Opening Hours: 8:30AM Monday - 5PM Free

A Meiji-era shrine dedicated to Yoshida Shōin, a young samurai who taught many of the students that went on to become major statesmen in Meiji Japan. Yoshida himself would not see it, though; chafing under the policy of sakoku, he tried to persuade Commodore Perry to smuggle him out of Japan, was imprisoned, and was later executed after plotting against the shogunate. Within the grounds of the shrine, his school Shoka-sonjuku (松下村塾) is preserved. There is also a hall dedicated to his life story (9AM Monday - 5PM, ¥650).

• Hirobumi Ito House - 伊藤博文旧宅 hirobumi itō kyūtaku | 34.411051, 131.418112 ☎ +81 838-25-3139 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM Free The former residence of Hirobumi Itō and the aforementioned first Prime Minister of Japan, and himself a former Shoin student. He served four terms as prime minister and drafted the Meiji constitution, but his involvement in Japan's annexation of Korea is a blot on his legacy.

• Tōkō-ji - 東光寺 | 34.412528, 131.426056 image=Gate_of_tokoji.JPG Opening Hours: 8:30AM Monday - 5PM ¥300 - This is the family shrine of the Mori clan. The beautiful gate, belfry, and temple buildings show Chinese influence; behind the temple are the graves of several Mori warlords — and 500 stone lanterns to mark their power. It's a short walk east of Shoin Shrine.

Hiyako area

In the southwestern part of the city is the Hiyako area (平安古), which features a few museums of interest and more old houses that are open to tourists, such as that of Giichi Tanaka, another former Prime Minister.

Hagi_Museum - Hagi Museum

• Hagi Museum - 萩博物館 - 335 Horiuchi 34.41325, 131.390472 ☎ +81 838-25-6447 Hagi museum main building.JPG Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM ¥500 adults, ¥300 students, ¥100 children Built in 2004, this museum has exhibitions about samurai Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Shinsaku.

• Hagi Prefectural Art Museum - 山口県立萩美術館・浦上記念館 - 586-1 Hiyako 34.409444, 131.394361 image = Hagi museum - Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM Admission varies by exhibit - Features displays of Asian pottery and Japanese ukiyo-e (wood-block prints).

Others

• Aibagawa Canal - 藍場川 | 34.3973282, 131.4099607 In the southeast corner of the city. - It was built for transportation of goods, and also to supply water for extinguishing fires. Today and the path along the canal makes for a nice stroll.

• Daishō-in - 大照院 | 34.3954, 131.39136 Opening Hours: 8:30AM Monday - 5PM ¥300 - The Mori warlords who aren't at Toko-ji are buried here — along with the graves of several retainers, who committed seppuku upon the death of their masters. The atmosphere at Daisho-in is strikingly calm, though, compared to the pomp of Tokoji.

• Kasayama - 笠山 | 34.449611, 131.401861 accessible from JR Koshigahama Station, which precedes Highashi-Hagi on the San'in Line - It is the smallest active volcano in East Asia, and offers panoramic views of the Sea of Japan. Look for the lovely camellia flowers during February and March.

• Myōjin Pond - 明神池 | 34.448833, 131.409111 image = MT. Kasa.JPG - A small pond at the foot of the mountain, which houses saltwater fish.

• Reverberating Furnace - 萩反射炉 Hansharo | Chinto 4897-7 34.428153, 131.418297 Northeast of the downtown - Free Hagi Reverberatory furnaces.JPG This massive furnace was built in 1858 for the production of modern weapons, but rarely used. It's partially in ruins today, but still an impressive sight.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Hagi

Amidst all of the old samurai atmosphere, don't forget that Hagi is on the Sea of Japan — there's swimming to be done. Try Kikugahama, a popular beach to the east of Mt. Shizuki and north of the downtown.

• Boat Cruise - 萩八景遊覧船 | 34.415144, 131.383593 ☎ +81 838-25-1750 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 4PM March-Oct, to 3PM Nov ¥1200 adults, ¥600 kids The Hagi Tourist Association runs pleasant cruises on the Hashimoto River and the Sea of Japan, with a guide to direct attention to the Eight Fine Views.

• Kurumayado Tenjuppei - 俥宿 天十平 - ☎ +81 838-26-6474 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM For two people, expect to pay ¥6000 for 30 minutes, ¥10,000 for one hour, or ¥20,000 two hours. - Rickshaw tours of the historic sections of the downtown. They have standard itineraries to match the tour length, but substitutions can be made.

• Yuzuya Honten - 柚子屋本店 - 1189 Chinto 34.4486856, 131.405046 ☎ +81 838-25-7511 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5:30PM The natsumikan is a citrus fruit that's grown in many local gardens, and squeezed into a tasty juice. At Yuzuya Honten, you can buy natsumikan and other local fruits whole, enjoy them as ice cream, or lend a hand at turning them into juice or marmalade. Visitors also get a free cup of Sonjoku (村塾), a local soft drinks. It's on a peninsula directly north of the city — either take a cab or walk west from JR Koshigahama Station.

Festivals

• Hagi-yaki Festival - 萩焼まつり | This festival is at the beginning of May. About 50 pottery shops from around the city come to the City Gymnasium to exhibit and sell their wares. It's a great opportunity to buy hagi-yaki at a low price.

• Hagi Summer Festival - 萩夏まつり | This festival at the beginning of August. On the first day, about 8,000 fireworks are lit over the sea off Kikugahama.

• Hagi Historical Festival - 萩時代まつり | During weekends in November, this festival involves people in traditional Choshu garb on parade through the center of town.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Hagi

Hagi-yaki Yuu Okada IMG 4627 crop - Hagi-yaki

A handful of souvenir shops can be found near the castle.

• Hagi-yaki - 萩焼 | It is the local form of Japanese pottery and the top souvenir from a trip to Hagi. It is unique because of the way it reacts to water; over time, you'll notice delicate changes in its color. A few pottery shops offer visitors the chance to cast their own hagi-yaki — check with a tourist information office to see what's currently available.

• Tamachi Arcade - 田町商店街 Tamachi shōtengai | 34.4119544, 131.4012908 - Tamachi Street West Hagi 2011 It runs through the center of town with an array of small shops, modern and traditional.

• Hagi Seaside Market - 萩しーまーと Hagi shīmāto - 34.42636, 131.4144 image = Hagi seasaide market.JPG Opening Hours: 9:30AM Monday - 6PM A complex of shops and restaurants that sell fresh seafood and hagi-yaki.

• Joyful Center Susa - ジョイフルセンター須佐 | 7248-10 Susa 34.6318611, 131.6049698 ☎ +81 083-876-2215 - Souvenir shop that offers fresh and special seafood.

Halal Restaurants

Susa_gulfside - Dinner awaits in Hagi

Kenran Beef (見蘭牛) is a local specialty. It has a fatty, marbled texture and tenderness. Most hotels will have it on their dinner menu. Hagi is also a great place for fresh seafood, particularly sea urchin and squid.

• Ajiro - あじろ - 34.4115332, 131.3920221 ☎ +81 838-22-0010 Opening Hours: Thursday - Tuesday 11:30AM Monday - 2PM, 5PM Monday - 9PM ¥2300-¥6100Kaiseki sets of the best of the local seafood catch.

• Fujitaya - ふじたやそば店 | 59 Kumagaya-cho 34.4144293, 131.40027 ☎ +81 838-22-1086 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 7PM ¥700 A local institution — though a bit tricky to find — Fujitaya serves hot tempura and other dishes, but the specialty is seiro-soba, in which tasty soba l-food/halal-certified-noodles/ Noodles are delivered to your table in a steaming basket.

• Hotori Tei - 庭園カフェ 畔亭 | 62 Minami Katakawa 34.4111906, 131.3919213 ☎ +81 838-22-1755 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 5PM ¥1600 Lunch sets in a lovely garden setting, in Jokamachi. Later in the evening and the same folks run Sam's Irish Pub (see Hagi#Drink|Drink).

• Isuzu - 季節料理 いすず | 8-1 Imafuruhagi-machi 34.4151893, 131.4026479 ☎ +81 838-22-5196 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 3PM, 5PM Monday - 11PM Sea urchin and other tasty sea critters.

• Midoriya Farm - みどりや - 89 Horiuchi 34.4129019, 131.3811174 ☎ +81 838-26-0141 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 5PM Monday - 10PM, lunch by reservation 11:30AM Monday - 2PM Sets from ¥2100-¥5250 The famed Kenran Beef is grilled here; if you enjoy it, gift boxes are available to take home. Seafood is served as well.

• Tangotei - 丹吾亭 | 1232-1 Shimotama 34.6429834, 131.6599773 In the former town of Tamagawa, recently merged into Hagi (now northeast of the downtown) near JR Esaki Station. ☎ +81 838-72-0264 Opening Hours: W-M 11AM Monday - 2PM, 5PM Monday - 8PM Sets from ¥1380, or a feast for ¥5800 Delicious, freshly caught seafood, including knockout sashimi.

Chonmage Cola (チョンマゲビール) is a local brew. Hagi also has a few traditional sake factories, with bottles available at souvenir shops.

• Café Tikal - 長屋門珈琲 カフェ・ティカル | 298-1 Tsutihara 34.4113705, 131.4088542 Near the gate of the Ogawa family residence. ☎ +81 838-26-2933 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9:30AM Monday - 8PM, Sunday 9:30AM Monday - 6PM A traditional café with specialty Coffee.

• Hermitage - 惺々庵 | 1-27 Gofuku 34.413204, 131.3932956 ☎ +81 838-22-3929 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM A café with a beautiful Japanese garden, right by the Kikuya House. They have a selection of hagi-yaki on display.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

If you're planning to splurge on a traditional Japanese inn, Hagi is a great place to do it; the art of the ryokan is taken seriously here, and the atmospheric old quarters are well worth an early morning or late evening stroll. The local ryokan association has a booking desk at the Hagi Bus Center (9AM Monday - 5:30PM, tel. +81 838-22-7599).

• Hagi Royal Intelligent Hotel - 萩ロイヤルインテリジェントホテル 3000-5 Chinto 34.4166277, 131.4099418 ☎ +81 838-21-4589 Singles ¥5400, doubles ¥7400 A good business hotel. Amenities include Internet access and a breakfast of Rice balls & miso soup. Rooms have private baths, but there's a small public bath available.

• Hagi Youth Hostel - 萩ユースホステル 109-22 Horiuchi 34.4149252, 131.3830051 Near JR Tamae Station. ☎ +81 838-22-0733 ¥2940 per day; breakfast ¥725, dinner ¥945 Check-in: 4PM Monday - 10PM / Check-out: 6AM Monday - 10AM Excellent location near the castle ruins. Bicycle rentals available.

• Susa Bay Ecology Campsite - 須佐湾エコロジーキャンプ場 - 787 Susa 34.6217405, 131.5807494 ☎ +81 83-876-2727
• Hagi Honjin - 萩本陣 - 385-8 Chinto 34.415268, 131.418956 ☎ +81 838-22-5252 Rooms from ¥12,600 Western and Japanese-style rooms in a hotel eight stories tall, with a rooftop lounge and some very nice public baths.

• Senshunraku - 萩焼の宿 千春楽 - 467-2 Horiuchi 34.416323, 131.38676 ☎ +81 838-22-0326 Rooms from ¥11,500 A hot spring inn with easy access to the beach at Kikugahama. The rooms aren't quite sparkling, but the armored samurai mannequins guarding the lobby ought to keep away any troublemakers.

• Hokumon Yashiki - 北門屋敷 - 210 Horiuchi 34.413804, 131.385888 ☎ +81 838-22-7521 Rooms ¥20,000-68,000, including two meals Elegant Japanese-style rooms with a beautiful garden and outdoor baths. Good seafood dinners as well.

• Hagi no yado Tomoe - 萩の宿・常茂恵 - 608-53 Hijiwara-Koboji 34.417457, 131.405645 ☎ +81 838-22-0150 Rooms ¥20,000-70,000, including dinner and breakfast The height of luxury in Hagi — this is a gorgeous ryokan with a raked-stone garden, onsen, free pick-up from the train station, and more.

Travel Next

Other cities in and around Yamaguchi prefecture include:

• Yamaguchi - the national capital in medieval times
• Tsuwano - castle town with impressive red roofs
• Nagato
• Akiyoshidai
• Masuda
• Hamada
• Shimonoseki - at the tip of Honshu
• Ube
• Iwakuni - a city with a beautiful wooden bridge

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