What this area is like
Rurikoji in Yamaguchi has a five-storey pagoda that is a national treasure, and Yuda Onsen is the city’s hot spring. Akiyoshidai is Japan’s largest karst plateau, with the huge Akiyoshido cave beneath it.
Plan your visit
Buses run from Shin-Yamaguchi Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen to Akiyoshido in about 45 minutes.