Hofu

1280px Hofu (防府市 Hōfu-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi (prefecture) | Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. It is named after its former status as the provincial capital (kokufu 国府) of Suō Province (周防国).

Get in

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Yamaguchi Ube Airport (山口宇部空港,Yamaguchi Ube Kūkō) (IATA Flight Code: UBJ) is about 45 minutes away by car, though this only offers Flights to Tokyo Tokyo Haneda Airport|Haneda and seasonal services to Seoul Incheon International Airport|Incheon.

By public transport, take a bus to Shin-Yamaguchi station (35 min, ¥890) and then take the train. The more intrepid traveller can walk 10 minutes from the airport to Kusae station and take a train from there to Shin-Yamaguchi, which takes about 40 minutes but saves ¥680.

The nearest airport with regular international flights is Kitakyushu|Kitakyūshū, but it may be preferable to use Fukuoka or Hiroshima Airports.

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Hofu

Hōfu is on the San'yō Main Line but not the San'yō Shinkansen, which runs through the north of the city without stopping. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shunan|Tokuyama to the east (25 min, ¥700) and Shin-Yamaguchi to the West (15 min, ¥720); Shin-Yamaguchi has somewhat better service.

Journey times via Shinkansen are broadly as follows: 

• Tokyo: 5 hours 20 minutes (longer if avoiding Nozomi trains) and ¥20,690 (¥21,560 if going via Shin-Yamaguchi)
• Osaka|Shin-Osaka: 2 hours 30 minutes and ¥22,400 (via Tokuyama)
• Hiroshima: 1 hour 15 minutes and ¥6190 (via Tokuyama)
• Hakata: 1 hour 20 minutes and ¥6020 (via Shin-Yamaguchi)

Local trains run to Shimonoseki (1 hour 30 minutes, ¥2490) and Iwakuni (1 hour 25 minutes, ¥2320). A journey to Hiroshima using San'yō Main Line local trains, changing at Iwakuni, takes 2 hours 50 minutes and costs ¥2940.

As an alternative to the Japan Railway Pass, JR West offers three passes serving Hōfu, which are available to Temporary Tourists with foreign passports:

• The westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/hiroshima_yamaguchi/ Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Pass covers all JR stations in Yamaguchi prefecture and services as far east as Miyoshi (Hiroshima) | Miyoshi and Onomichi. It can also be used for the non-reserved seats of all San'yō Shinkansen trains (including Nozomi and Mizuho trains) between Mihara and Hakata, and the JR Miyajima Ferry. It lasts five days and costs ¥21,000 (12,000 if bought in Japan).
• The westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Pass extends the valid area to Tsuyama and Takamatsu. It can be used on all Shinkansen trains between Okayama and Hakata. It lasts five days and costs ¥23,500 (¥24,500 if bought in Japan).
• The westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/sanyo_sanin/ San'yō-San'in Pass extends the valid area still further to cover the Urban Network area of Kansai (as far as Tsuruga and Wakayama) and both reserved and non-reserved seats of the Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. It lasts 7 days and costs ¥29,000 (¥20,000 if bought in Japan).

All three of these passes can be used on the JR Bus to Yamaguchi mentioned below.

By highway bus

• Bōchō Bus runs the overnight Hagi Express from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit; this takes 12 hours 30 minutes and costs up to ¥23,400 (cheaper outside peak periods).
• From Kyoto, Osaka (Osaka/Kita|Umeda, Osaka/Minami|Namba, and Osaka/Tennoji|Abenobashi) and Kobe (Sannomiya), Bōchō Bus and Kintetsu Bus run the Karst overnight service; this takes 11 hours 30 minutes and costs ¥8500 (¥25,300 return, valid for 10 days). (The bus is named after the karst topography of Akiyoshidai, which lies between Yamaguchi and Hagi.)
• From Hiroshima Bus Center, Bōchō Bus runs seven buses a day to Hōfu, taking 2 hours 30 minutes and costing ¥2370 (¥6300 return, valid for 7 days).
• From Hakata, Bōchō Bus and JR Kyushu Bus run four buses a day to Hōfu (continuing to Shūnan and Kudamatsu), which takes around 2 hours 30 minutes and costing ¥7000.

By local bus

Chūgoku JR Bus run services once or twice an hour from Yamaguchi, which takes around 40 minutes and costing ¥860. This is slightly faster than taking the train via Shin-Yamaguchi, but more expensive.

Bōchō Bus runs services to Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama, but these take longer than the train.

What to see in Hofu

Hofu Mouri Residence and Museum - Mōri Museum

• Hōfu Tenman-gū - 防府天満宮 - 14-1 Matsuzakichō 34.0633, 131.5741 Bus to Temmangū from Stop 2 of Hōfu Station. A Shinto shrine. Hōfu Tenman-gū 4898
• Mōri Museum - 毛利博物館 - mouri-@le.ne.jp 1-15-1 Tatara 34.0638877, 131.5872892 Bus to Mōri-Hontei-Iriguchi from Stop 2 of Hōfu Station ☎ +81 835-22-0001 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM (last admission 4:30PM) garden only ¥600, everywhere ¥2200. Mōri Museum Formerly the residence of the Mōri Clan, this museum houses four of Japan's National Treasures. 547697

Drink

• Laughable - ラーフエブル | 1-7-31 Tenjin 34.0544763, 131.5731652 7 minutes walk from the Tenjin Exit of Hōfu Station ☎ +81 835-22-1023 Opening Hours: 8PM Monday - 3AM Hōfu's main bar, most easily found by looking for the neon yellow shower curtain that serves as its door.

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Ramadan 2024 in Hofu

Ramadan 2025 in Hofu

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Where to go next after Hofu

• Yamaguchi
• Shunan
• Kudamatsu
• Ube
• Hikari
• Yanai
• Tabuse
• Kaminoseki
• Hirao

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