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    Mitajiri (Mitajirimachi) Yamaguchi Prefecture | Honshū Japan
Location
Lat 34° 1' 60N Long 131° 34' 60E  Mitajiri is a locality in Hofu located at an elevation of 3' / 1m above sea level on the Setouchi coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū in Japan. Also known as Mitajirimachi. Borders Mitajiri-Nakanoseki Port (Mitajiri anchorage, Mitajiri Bight) bordering the Edomari Peninsula and Mukoshima.

Wartime History
On March 11, 1939 off Mitajiri, Destroyer Yakaze accidentally collides with Japanese submarine I-61

On April 2, 1945 arrives Battleship Yamato that anchors at Mitajiri and departs four days later on her final sortie.

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Last Updated
December 19, 2025

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