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The Chugoku Region (中国地方, Chūgoku Chihō, literally "central country") makes up 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.

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Okayama Prefecture
 1  Bitchu-Takahashi
Pretty town with original mountaintop castle.
User rating: 83/100 (8 votes)
Visited by: 14 users
 2  Kurashiki
City with a picturesque, historic canal area.
User rating: 78/100 (217 votes)
Visited by: 462 users
 3  Inujima Island
Small island turned into a modern art site.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 4 users
 4  Okayama
Famous for one of Japan's three best gardens.
User rating: 73/100 (293 votes)
Visited by: 645 users
  
Hiroshima Prefecture
 1  Miyajima
Island known for its shrine and large torii gate.
User rating: 96/100 (787 votes)
Visited by: 1417 users
 2  Hiroshima
Regional capital with a tragic history.
User rating: 89/100 (1107 votes)
Visited by: 2208 users
 3  Onomichi
Port town with many slopes and temples.
User rating: 79/100 (56 votes)
Visited by: 153 users
Yamaguchi Prefecture
 1  Hagi
Castle town with preserved samurai district.
User rating: 78/100 (97 votes)
Visited by: 218 users
 2  Yamaguchi
Pleasant city at the western end of Honshu.
User rating: 76/100 (140 votes)
Visited by: 289 users
 3  Iwakuni
Site of the picturesque Kintai-kyo Bridge.
User rating: 80/100 (114 votes)
Visited by: 237 users
Tottori Prefecture
 1  Tottori
Prefectural capital known for its sand dunes.
User rating: 79/100 (34 votes)
Visited by: 73 users
 2  Mount Daisen
Tallest mountain in the Chugoku Region.
User rating: 62/100 (13 votes)
Visited by: 35 users
 
Shimane Prefecture
 1  Matsue
Former castle town near Izumo Taisha.
User rating: 82/100 (117 votes)
Visited by: 265 users
 2  Iwami Ginzan
Former silver mine with world heritage status.
User rating: 76/100 (27 votes)
Visited by: 65 users
 

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