Ube

Understand

If you come to Yamaguchi prefecture by air, your first destination will be Ube. This city is full of sculptures and parks.

Tourist information site The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated machine translation.

Getting there

By plane 1 Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ IATA, 山口宇部空港), Okiube 625. This is Yamagauchi's main airport. (updated Feb 2018)

By train

Ube is served by three different JR Lines, the Sanyo Main Line, the Ube Line, and the Onoda Line. By Shinkansen, from anywhere east (Hiroshima to Tokyo) get off at Shin-Yamaguchi Station. From there, you can transfer to either the Sanyo Line or the Ube Line. From Kyushu, depending on the time and your destination within Ube, Shin-Shimonoseki, Asa, and Shin-Yamaguchi are all viable options. The Onoda Line can be accessed from the Ube Line by transferring at Ubeshinkawa Station (typically the best option) or at Onoda Station on the Sanyo Main Line. Most of the tourist sites are located along the Ube Line near Tokiwa Station and UbeShinkawa Station.

See

1 Sorinji Temple (宗隣寺庭園), Kogushi 210. (updated Oct 2017) 2 Tokiwa Park (常盤公園), Norisada 3-4-1, ☏ +81 836-54-0551. (updated Feb 2018)

Sleep

1 Crowne Plaza ANA Ube (ANAクラウンプラザホテル宇部), ☏ +81 836-32-1112.

Go next

Yamaguchi Sanyo-Onoda Shimonoseki Mine Kitakyushu Mizumaki Onga Hofu Shunan