Soni Shrine

Soni Shrine

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JR Higashi-Hagi Station → 20 minutes on foot. Alternatively, 28 minutes by Hagi Loop Bus (East Route), get off at Matsushin Shrine Mae bus stop, and it's a short walk.
21km 30 minutes from Ogori Hagi Road Edo IC via National Route 490, Prefectural Road 32, National Route 262
108 parking spaces / Free. Large vehicles are charged.

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Precinct Freedom

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Precinct Freedom

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Shrines・Temples・Churches


Shrine to enshrine the pioneer of the restoration, Yoshida Matsuin; familiar as a god of scholarship


Shokasonjuku, the private school founded by Shōin during the late Edo period.


The former residence where Shōin lived in confinement after being released from the Yama-goku prison in Hagi.


The grounds also feature various stone monuments related to Shōin.

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