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Chugoku: onsen, food and travel directory

Prefectures

Tottori

Sand dunes, pear orchards and the home towns of manga legends.…

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Shimane

Myths, Izumo Taisha and sunsets over Lake Shinji. Quiet and deeply Japanese.…

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Okayama

Sunny Okayama has Korakuen garden, Kurashiki's canals and a gateway to the art islands.…

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Hiroshima

A moving peace memorial, the floating torii of Miyajima and great okonomiyaki.…

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Yamaguchi

Seaside bridges, fugu and some of Japan's most beautiful shrines.…

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Listings in Chugoku

Adachi Museum of Art

ShimaneTravel spots

Museum known for its landscaped Japanese garden.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Dassai (Asahi Shuzo)

YamaguchiSake breweries and local craft

Yamaguchi brewery behind the internationally known Dassai junmai daiginjo.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Dassai sake

YamaguchiMeibutsu

Premium junmai daiginjo from Asahi Shuzo in the mountains of Yamaguchi.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Itsukushima Shrine

HiroshimaTemples, shrines and castles

Miyajima shrine with the 'floating' torii gate.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Izumo Taisha

ShimaneTemples, shrines and castles

One of Japan's oldest shrines, linked to matchmaking.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Karato Market

YamaguchiRamen, sushi and izakaya

Shimonoseki fish market famous for fugu and weekend sushi stalls.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

OkayamaSake breweries and local craft

Canal-side old merchant quarter with denim and craft shops.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Matsue Castle

ShimaneTemples, shrines and castles

National Treasure castle with an original keep beside Lake Shinji.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum

TottoriAnime and pop culture

Sakaiminato museum of the GeGeGe no Kitaro creator, on a street lined with yokai statues.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Momiji manju

HiroshimaMeibutsu

Maple-leaf-shaped cakes filled with sweet bean paste; Miyajima's signature sweet.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Okayama Castle

OkayamaTemples, shrines and castles

Okayama's black 'crow castle'; Korakuen garden is across the river.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Saijo Sake Brewery Street

HiroshimaSake breweries and local craft

Higashi-Hiroshima district of brick-chimney breweries; sake festival each October.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

Tottori Sand Dunes

TottoriTravel spots

Coastal dunes, official site.

Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15

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