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Chugoku Travel Guide
 
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The Chugoku Region is located in the western part of Japan's main island Honshu. It is commonly subdivided into the heavily urbanized and industrialized Sanyo region along the Seto Inland Sea coast and the much less developed, rural Sanin region along the Sea of Japan coast.

Attractions
Okayama Prefecture
Kurashiki City with a picturesque, historic canal area.
Okayama Famous for one of Japan's three best gardens.
Hiroshima Prefecture
Miyajima Island known for its shrine and large torii gate.
Hiroshima Regional capital with a tragic history.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Pleasant city at the western end of Honshu.
Hagi Castle town with preserved samurai district.
Shimane Prefecture
Matsue Former castle town near Izumo Taisha.
Iwami Ginzan Former silver mine with world heritage status.
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How to get to the Chugoku Region
The Chugoku Region is well connected with Tokyo and the Kansai Region by the JR Sanyo Shinkansen.

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