Hōfu, Yamaguchi

Hōfu (Japanese防 府 市, -shi ) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan.

The city was founded on 25 August 1936.

Geography

Hōfu located south of Yamaguchi on the Seto Inland Sea.

Attractions

  • Hōfu Tenman- gū (防 府 天 満 宫)

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nobuko Takagi (* 1946), writer
  • Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), haiku writer

Traffic

  • Street: National road 2, to Osaka or Kitakyushu
  • JR Sanyo Main Line, to Kobe or Shimonoseki

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Yamaguchi
  • Shunan
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