Travel Japan – Visit Chugoku
Chūgoku (中国) is the westernmost part of the main Japanese island Honshu.
Cities
- Hiroshima — site of the infamous nuclear bomb attack
- Okayama — featuring one of Japan’s Top 3 Parks and a brooding black castle
- Onomichi — hillside town with pleasant paths connecting dozens of small temples
Other Destinations
- Bizen — home to Japan’s oldest and most respected style of pottery
- Miyajima — one of the most beautiful islands in all Japan
Getting there
- By plane
Hiroshima has a fairly large airport, with domestic and some international connections.
- By train
The San’yo Shinkansen line links Hiroshima, Okayama and other major towns to Kyushu in the southwest and Kansai (Osaka) to the east.
(Source: Wikitravel)
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