Traveling from Shimonoseki to Hagi by Sightseeing Train A Journey that You Can Learn the History of Turbulent Times

In the end of the Edo period (the latter half of the nineteenth century), an area called "Choshu Domain" produced a large number of people who struggled to establish the new modern state. In Hagi city that was a center of the area, there are many historical sites left, which are reminiscent of the turbulent times.

In the end of the Edo period (the latter half of the nineteenth century), an area called "Choshu Domain" produced a large number of people who struggled to establish the new modern state. In Hagi city that was a center of the area, there are many historical sites left, which are reminiscent of the turbulent times.

Here, we will introduce historic spots where you can experience the atmosphere of such times. While traveling at leisure by train, and while walking to visit the historic sites, why don’t you try to think of the end of the Edo period when people were full of energy to rush straight towards the new era.

* To visit historic sites in Hagi, "Hagi City Circular Ma-ru Bus Service" that circulates within Hagi city and rental bicycles are convenient.

Sightseeing Train “maru maru no hanashi” to Take You to Historic Town “Hagi”

“maru maru no hanashi” is a sightseeing train service of one round-trip per day on weekends and public holidays, which runs at leisure along the coastline of Hagi, Nagato, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture where beautiful landscapes continue.

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