Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Hagi 萩市
On Sunday Youko and her husband kindly took me to Hagi for the day.
At the castle ruins
Hagi is a former castle town located in the north of Yamaguchi Prefecture along the Sea of Japan coast. The town is famous for Hagi yaki (萩焼き) a distinct style of traditional local pottery which is among Japan's finest. Hagi used to be the capital of the Mori daimyo (feudal lords), who governed present Yamaguchi Prefecture (then known as Choshu) for more than 200 years, and played a central role in overthrowing the shogunate and bringing an end to Japan's feudal age in the second half of the 19th cetury.
At the castle ruins
Hagi is a former castle town located in the north of Yamaguchi Prefecture along the Sea of Japan coast. The town is famous for Hagi yaki (萩焼き) a distinct style of traditional local pottery which is among Japan's finest. Hagi used to be the capital of the Mori daimyo (feudal lords), who governed present Yamaguchi Prefecture (then known as Choshu) for more than 200 years, and played a central role in overthrowing the shogunate and bringing an end to Japan's feudal age in the second half of the 19th cetury. I'm looking forward to taking my family back there for the cherry blossom which is already starting to bloom.
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