Chugoku Region

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Chugoku Region in Japan

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Chugoku

literally means “central country”; makes up

the western part Japan’s main island Honshu

commonly subdivided into the heavily

urbanized and industrialized Sanyo

Region along the Seto Inland Sea coast and

the much more rural Sanin Region along the

Sea of Japan coast

5 Prefectures: Hiroshima, Okayama,

Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi

The Chugoku Region

Tourist Attractions

Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

A-Bomb Dome

Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hiroshima Prefecture

Itsukushima Shrine

Hiroshima Prefecture

Itsukushima Shrine

Hiroshima Prefecture

Itsukushima Shrine

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Akiyoshidai Plateau

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Akiyoshido Cave

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Kintai-kyo Bridge

Shimane Prefecture

Matsue Castle (Matsuejo)

Shimane Prefecture

Izumo Taisha

Shimane Prefecture

Adachi Museum of Art

Tottori Prefecture

Sand Dunes

Tottori Prefecture

Hanakairo Flower Park

Okayama Prefecture

Korakuen Garden

Okayama Prefecture

Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle

Okayama Prefecture

Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle

Food

Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

Hiroshima-Style Oyster Nabe

Fugu

Izumo Soba

Matsuba Gani

Kani Jiru

Tsuyama Horumon Udon Noodles

Kakioko Pancake

Kibi dango

Okayama Demi-Katsu

Mamakari Zushi

Events and Festivals

Hiroshima Flower Festival

3rd to 5th day of May

Hiroshima Peace Boulevard

Hiroshima Flower Festival

Hiroshima Flower Festival

Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival

mid-August every year

Hiroshima Prefecture

Shimonoseki Strait Festival

3rd day of May

Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki city, Ganryu Island, Akama Shrine

Shimonoseki Strait Festival

Sagi-mai Shinji

20th and 27th of July

Yasaka Shrine in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture

Nagashibina

3rd day of March

Tottori Prefecture

Hina Matsuri

Nagashibina in Tottori

Hina-nagashi

Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri

3rd Saturday of February

Saidai-ji Temple, Okayama Prefecture

Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama

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