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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
