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Yamaguchi
The domain that overthrew the shogunate, and the port where cooks learn to prepare pufferfish.
- Capital
- Yamaguchi
- Status
- Prefecture
- Region
- Chūgoku
- Must-see
- Akiyoshidō cave
- Local specialty
- Fugu, kawara soba, sea urchin
The old Chōshū domain, resentful since its 1600 defeat, formed the alliance that overthrew the Tokugawa in 1868; eight Japanese prime ministers came from it, more than from any other prefecture. Shimonoseki, at the western tip, controls the strait towards Korea and holds the historic monopoly on fugu, whose preparation requires a licence earned after two to three years of training.
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