Region · Japan
Where to stay in Yamaguchi Prefecture
This guide covers 8 destinations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a first-level administrative division of Japan, with 21 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Ube. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 8
- Places to stay
- 21
- Main airport
- UBJYamaguchi Ube Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Destinations
Destinations in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Every destination in this guide in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimonoseki | 252,844 | 8 | KKJ · 15 km |
| Yamaguchi | 193,761 | 5 | UBJ · 33 km |
| Iwakuni | 128,401 | 3 | IWK · 3 km |
| Ube | 162,873 | 2 | UBJ · 4 km |
| Shūnan | 137,899 | 2 | IWK · 42 km |
| Hōfu | 113,170 | 1 | UBJ · 29 km |
| Sanʼyō-Onoda | 59,648 | UBJ · 12 km | |
| Kudamatsu | 56,661 | IWK · 38 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Yamaguchi Prefecture
6 places to stay in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Where to stay
More hotels in Yamaguchi Prefecture
15 hotels in Yamaguchi Prefecture recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Shunpanro | Shimonoseki | 1880 |
| Premier Hotel Mojiko | Shimonoseki | 1998 |
| ANA Crowne Plaza Ube | Ube | 1982 |
| Matsudaya Hotel | Yamaguchi | |
| 山陽ホテル | Shimonoseki | |
| Comfort Hotel Shin Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi | |
| Dormy Inn Premium Shimonoseki Natural Hot Spring | Shimonoseki | |
| Green Rich Hotel Yamaguchi Yuda Onsen | Yamaguchi | |
| Hangetsuan | Iwakuni | |
| Hotel Kaze No Umi | Shimonoseki | |
| Hotel Route-Inn Hofu Ekimae | Hōfu | |
| Hotel Wing International Shimonoseki | Shimonoseki | |
| Shimonoseki Manjuso | Shimonoseki | |
| Shiratame Ryokan | Iwakuni | |
| Yudaonsen Ubl Hotel Matsumasa | Yamaguchi |
When to go
Best time to visit Yamaguchi Prefecture
From the climate of 8 destinations in Yamaguchi Prefecture with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 8 | 8 °C | 76 mm |
| February | 0 of 8 | 9 °C | 86 mm |
| March | 0 of 8 | 13 °C | 132 mm |
| April | 0 of 8 | 18 °C | 150 mm |
| May | 0 of 8 | 22 °C | 164 mm |
| June | 0 of 8 | 25 °C | 286 mm |
| July | 0 of 8 | 29 °C | 322 mm |
| August | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 177 mm |
| September | 0 of 8 | 27 °C | 190 mm |
| October | 0 of 8 | 22 °C | 107 mm |
| November | 0 of 8 | 16 °C | 83 mm |
| December | 0 of 8 | 11 °C | 79 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Yamaguchi Prefecture
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Yamaguchi Prefecture name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
UBJ · Yamaguchi Ube Airport
IWK · Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
KKJ · Kitakyushu Airport
OIT · Oita Airport
IWJ · Iwami Airport
MYJ · Matsuyama Airport
FUK · Fukuoka Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Yamaguchi Prefecture, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Japan
Nearby
Regions near Yamaguchi Prefecture
Other regions of Japan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.