Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Iwakuni City

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Iwakuni City

岩国市
alternative words: Iwakunishi, Iwakunishi city, Iwakuni-shi, Iwakuni shi, Iwakuni
keywords: military base , town
related topics: Yamaguchi Prefecture
related web sites: http://www.city.iwakuni.yamaguchi.jp , http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/iwakunic/
explanation: Tiny town located in the east of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It had developed as a castle town of Kikkawa family during Edo period. Before 1945, there was a Japanese military air base. Now it is used by Americans. The town is well known also by a bridge of arch form (Kintaibashi) and a reserve of white snakes. Its population is about 44,000.