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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.
Hagi
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City | |
 Hagi castle town | |
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 Location of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
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  Hagi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′N 131°24′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Hagi Town Settled | April 1, 1889 |
| Hagi City Settled | July 1, 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fumihito Tanaka (from May 2021) |
| Area | |
| • 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 | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
History
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. Hagi then 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.
Population
One of the factors underlying the continual decrease of population is said to be its poor public transport. Industry did not grow at all and the rapid economic growth of Japan only caused the town to decline. But it also kept the traditions alive and the traditional look of the town preserved.
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Climate
Hagi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with hot, humid and wet summers combined with cool to mild winters, with a relatively high precipitation amount compared to mainland Asian locations on similar latitudes.
| Climate data for Hagi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1948−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
20.0 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.5 (3.72) |
76.3 (3.00) |
124.5 (4.90) |
120.4 (4.74) |
134.7 (5.30) |
206.5 (8.13) |
273.5 (10.77) |
178.0 (7.01) |
201.4 (7.93) |
107.5 (4.23) |
88.8 (3.50) |
86.9 (3.42) |
1,692.9 (66.65) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 3 (1.2) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
trace | 5 (2.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 120.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.6 | 94.4 | 147.3 | 177.4 | 204.6 | 139.1 | 171.8 | 206.3 | 152.4 | 160.8 | 119.2 | 83.3 | 1,733.2 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Susa, Hagi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.1 (50.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.8 (4.05) |
85.8 (3.38) |
137.1 (5.40) |
124.7 (4.91) |
142.2 (5.60) |
209.1 (8.23) |
274.2 (10.80) |
164.8 (6.49) |
208.0 (8.19) |
117.3 (4.62) |
102.7 (4.04) |
107.9 (4.25) |
1,776.6 (69.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 132.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.8 | 88.5 | 146.7 | 183.6 | 206.9 | 144.7 | 173.7 | 203.8 | 148.9 | 157.4 | 111.3 | 72.2 | 1,704.6 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Iwami Airport in nearby Masuda, Shimane Prefecture serves Hagi.
Tourism is a strong factor of the town.
Military
Hagi is home to the Ground Self-Defense Force's Mutsumi Training Area, and is a proposed installation site for the Aegis Ashore missile defense system.[7]
Hagi Pottery (Hagiyaki)
The city was the capital of the Chōshū Domain during the Edo period (ca. 1603–1868). Hagi is renowned for Hagi ware, a form of Japanese pottery dating from 1604 when two Korean potters were brought to Hagi by Lord Mōri Terumoto.
Hagi was also the location for an International Sculpture Symposium in 1981. Twenty-six international sculptors worked together to create a seaside park. They created many functional sculptures, including tables and benches.
People
- Yoshida Shōin (1830-1859), intellectual, teacher and revolutionary
- Inoue Masaru, known as the "Father of the Japanese Railways".
- Katsura Taro, former prime minister of Japan.
- Kido Takayoshi
- Omura Masujiro
- Takasugi Shinsaku
- Tanaka Giichi, former prime minister of Japan.
- Yamagata Aritomo, former prime minister of Japan.
Sister cities
Since 1968, Hagi has been a sister city to Ulsan, South Korea.
References
- National Census by Statistics Bureau Japan
- "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- "47754: Hagi (Japan)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- The Associated Press (June 23, 2018). "Japan's defence chief seeks local support to deploy a land-based missile shield". The South China Morning Post.
Further reading
- Gregg, N. Taylor (June 1984). "Hagi: Where Japan's Revolution Began". National Geographic. Vol. 165, no. 6. pp. 751–773. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.
External links
- HAGI Sightseeing Guide (tourism website run by Hagi Tourism Association) (English)
- Hagi City official website (in Japanese)
Hagi travel guide from Wikivoyage
Geographic data related to Hagi, Yamaguchi at OpenStreetMap
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