Life in a Castle Town Built on Magma マグマの上に築かれた城下町での生活

Official explanation

The Hagi region’s varied geological and geographic features enabled the development of specific businesses and industries. The specific qualities of the volcanic clay found around Hagi made possible the production of distinctive ceramics, called Hagi ware. The rocky seabed off the coast supports a fertile bay. The castle town thrived over the centuries through the benefits of its geologic history. Hagi’s townscape from the Edo period (1603–1867) remains well preserved, a testimony to its inhabitants’ coexistence with and reliance on their geological heritage.

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Old Castle Town

Hagi area

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The 150 years since the Meiji Restoration (1868)

Samurai residences

Temples and shrines

Sake breweries

Ishiya stonemasons’ area

Original Hagi ware kilns

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Hamlet life

Abu Coastal Area

Oku-Abu Area

Tatara ironworks

Oku-Hagi∙Chōmonkyō area

Forestry settlements

Hagi Ōkan road area

Post towns

Mishima Island area

Hagi area

Oku-Abu area

Tokusa Basin area

Farming settlements

Mishima Island area

Hagi area

Susa and Esaki bays area

Abu Sea Coast area

Fishing settlements

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Industries

Climate and Ecosystem

Geology and Topography

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Hagi ware clay was originally magma

Suited for farmland

A craggy seabed attracts fish

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Formation of Continental Magma

100 million–30 million years ago

Formation of Japan Sea Magma

20 million–12 million years ago

Formation of Island Arc Magma

2 million–8800 years ago

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Plate Tectonics

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Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.