The total area is 698.86 km².
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ 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.

SW 21.0Km	秋芳洞
SE 84.1Km	Itsukushima
NE 218.3Km	Kurashiki
SE 286.8Km	Cape Muroto
SE 292.4Km	徳島市阿波おどり

vTourMap 萩市 Hagi, Yamaguchi 萩市 하기시

vTourMap 萩市　 Hagi, Yamaguchi　萩市　 하기시