Yamaguchi Ube Airport(UBJ) in [wiki=cba6615b41ecbed1d2d87dcaf4861158]Ube[/wiki] is the prefecure's largest airport.
You can take a bus from the airport to Shin-Yamaguchi station.
Yamaguchi's main train station(Yamaguchi Station) is located separately from Shin-Yamaguchi (新山口), a station on the San'yo Shinkansen route. Regular trains connect both stations in 15-25 minutes.
Shin-Yamaguchi is a bullet train station stop for only a few Nozomi trains, most Hikari trains, and all of the Kodama all-station trains. By a combination of bullet train and local train, Yamaguchi is about 60-70 minutes from Hakata in [wiki=f5d540492523ba1f8e1516239c6b60fb]Fukuoka[/wiki] (¥5860 via Nozomi), about 2 1/2 hours from [wiki=0d70a380fe641d8206c6d43c185b9c23]Osaka[/wiki] (¥12890 via Nozomi) and about 5 hours from [wiki=62413a57c5e3dc51177995fa175d3286]Tokyo[/wiki] (¥20960 via Nozomi).
Note that you cannot use NOZOMI trains with the Japan Rail Pass.
Lantern Star Festival(山口七夕ちょうちん祭り)
Held on August 6th and 7th. The city center becomes decorated with red impressive lanterns.