Iwakuni

Iwakuni is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Iwakuni became formerly the fortress town of the Iwakuni han, which changed into formed by Lord Hiroie Kikkawa after he become banished there for assisting the defeated shogun. The Kikkawa extended family dominated the han for the duration of the Edo duration. The han turned into at first assessed at 30 thousand koku, and later, 60 thousand. Iwakuni han prospered for 300 years up till the Meiji Restoration.

Before being re-founded with the identical name following the mergers in 2006, the metropolis turned into first based on April 1, 1940. On March 20, 2006, Iwakuni absorbed the towns of Kuga, Mikawa, Miwa, Nishiki, Shuto and Yu, and the village of Hongo all from Kuga District to create the brand new and elevated city of Iwakuni. Iwakuni is a part of the Seto Inland Sea industrial location. Petroleum is a primary industry with Nippon Oil’s Marifu refinery producing 127,000 barrels in line with day 20,200 m3/d. Pulp is also produced in Nippon Paper’s Iwakuni mill the usage of a relatively new method called “methane fermentation treatment” which requires nearly no electricity.