Things to Do in Chugoku, Japan
Western Honshu: Hiroshima and Miyajima, the sand dunes of Tottori and the shrines of Izumo.
78 destinations across 5 prefectures
Festivals in Chugoku
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Places to Visit in Chugoku
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle’s moats, stone walls and reconstructed Ninomaru buildings trace the city’s origi...
Ganryujima
The Islet Where Musashi Fought Kojiro, 10 Minutes by Boat from Karato
A flat, uninhabited islet in the Kanmon Strait, officially named Funashima, where by tradition Mi...
Michi-no-Eki Daisen Megumi-no-Sato
Daisen tea soft serve at the foot of the mountain
A farm shop and cafe right off the Nawa interchange of the San'in Expressway, with Mount Daisen a...
Shukkei-en
A 1620 Daimyo Garden, Rebuilt After 1945 Around the Same Pond
A strolling garden begun in 1620 for the Asano lords of Hiroshima, laid out around a central pond...
Fukuyama Castle
Immediately above Fukuyama’s shinkansen station, a reconstructed keep joins surviving gates and t...
Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory
A museum in Hokuei about Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama, with displays and interactive exhi...
Shokasonjuku Academy
The Two-Room Village School in Hagi Where Yoshida Shoin Taught Ito Hirobumi
A small wooden schoolhouse in the grounds of Shoin Shrine in Hagi, where Yoshida Shoin taught for...
Michi-no-Eki Kasaoka Bay Farm
Flower fields on reclaimed Kasaoka Bay
A farm market on the flat reclaimed land of Kasaoka Bay, next to fields planted for each season: ...
Michi-no-Eki Senzakitchen
Grill your own catch at Senzaki harbor
Senzaki's fishing-port food hall on Senzaki Bay. Buy fish or dried seafood at the counter and gri...
Miroku no Sato
A Fukuyama amusement park with a recreated 1950s street
A hillside amusement park west of Fukuyama with an 800-metre coaster, a 50-metre Ferris wheel wit...
Daisho-in
Prayer Wheels and Rows of Rakan Statues at the Foot of Mount Misen
Miyajima's oldest temple, at the foot of Mount Misen, traced by tradition to Kukai in 806. Stone ...
Michi-no-Eki Kirara Taki
Fig soft serve above a sunset beach
A Nordic-looking station on a terrace above the Sea of Japan, on Route 9 west of Izumo. Taki figs...
Michi-no-Eki Takehara
Sake and bamboo at the gate of old Takehara
A town-centre station on Route 185 that doubles as the entrance to Takehara's preserved merchant ...
Akiyoshidai Plateau
An open karst plateau of grassland and pale limestone above Akiyoshido Cave, with viewpoints and ...
Michi-no-Eki Kuroisan Green Park
Mushiake oysters and fruit picking on the Okayama Blue Line
A hands-on station on the Okayama Blue Line in Setouchi, run around the seasons: strawberry picki...