Hagi, Yamaguchi
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Hagi 萩市 |
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Hagi castle town
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 Location of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 34°24′N 131°24′E / 34.400°N 131.400°ECoordinates: 34°24′N 131°24′E / 34.400°N 131.400°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
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| • Mayor | Kōji Nomura | |
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| • Total | 698.86 km2 (269.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (May 31, 2016) | ||
| • Total | 50,179 | |
| • Density | 71.80/km2 (186.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| Website | www |
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Hagi (萩市 Hagi-shi?) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, which was incorporated on July 1, 1932.
As of May 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 50,179 and a population density of 71.80 of persons per km². The total area is 698.86 km².
In the medieval period, Hagi was dominated by the Yoshimi clan, who built Hagi Castle, the ruins of which can be visited today. The Mōri clan became daimyōs of Chōshū Domain at the beginning of the Edo period and built Hagi Castle at the foot of Mt. Shizuki in 1608. They transferred the capital of the domain from Hiroshima to Hagi at the same time. Since then, Hagi developed as the political center of Chōshū for over 250 years.
When the Meiji Restoration came about in the 1860s, as the result of efforts by samurai from Chōshū and a number of other domains, this small city gained great historical significance. Many Japanese statesmen and Prime Ministers were born and brought up in this city.
On March 6, 2005, Hagi absorbed the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi (all from Abu District) to create the new, expanded city of Hagi.
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