Yamaguchi city is the prefectural capital of Yamaguchi prefecture, which is located in the westernmost part of Japan. Shin-Yamaguchi station is a hub for local railways in Yamaguchi city and is served by Sanyo main line, Ube line, Yamaguchi line, and Sanyo Shinkansen express. The Yamaguchi line is famous for “SL Yamaguchi” steam train, which normally only runs on weekends. Yuda Onsen station located along the Yamaguchi line is the entrance to the Yuda Onsen hot-spring area and has a foot bath next to the station facility. Yamaguchi city has no subway system, but instead, they have a unique art center called Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] that should be substituted for a spot where various microbes gather like subway station somewhat. The facilities of YCAM include a library, a cinema, a theatre-style studio, community spaces, laboratory spaces, and etc. YCAM have become a hub for cross cultural communication and have the estimated 700 thousand visitors annually.
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Events held at the YCAM building around the sample collection date June 24, 2022 were:
i) Food and Ethics Research [Research Showcase] (1F community space, from January 15 to June 12, 2022)
ii) Licaxxx new sound installation "Reason and Emotion '22 YCAM Edition" (1F patio, from May 14, 2022 to January 29, 2023)
iii) Shun Ishiwaka + new installation at YCAM (1F foyer, from April 29 to June 12, 2022)
iv) to R mansion performance “mermaid” (1F studioA, June 18, 2022)
- Yudaonsen Station (floor, June 23, 2022)
- Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] building (1F floor aisle, June 24, 2022)