Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hōfu (防府市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 118,566 and the density of 628.70 persons per km². The total area is 188.59 km². The city was founded on August 25, 1936. External Links Official website in Japanese This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.