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Top 50 Places to Visit in the Chugoku Region: Scenic Highlights Across Hiroshima, Okayama, San’in & the Islands

Top 50 Places to Visit in the Chugoku Region: Scenic Highlights Across Hiroshima, Okayama, San’in & the Islands

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Category: 歴史｜町並み｜絶景
Area: Tottori | Shimane | Okayama | Hiroshima | Yamaguchi

Discover the Best of Japan’s Chugoku Region: Top-Ranked Destinations Across Hiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Shimane & Yamaguchi
This curated list highlights the most popular and talked-about places in Japan’s Chugoku region—including must-see spots in Hiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Shimane, and Yamaguchi. It also features scenic islands like Naoshima and Shodoshima, easily accessible from Okayama. From historic sites to art islands and natural wonders, explore the region’s top destinations in one convenient guide.

Ropeway Misen and Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a World Heritage Site characterized by its floating shrine and large torii gate. You can enjoy different fantastical views at low and high tide
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Izumo Taisha Shrine of marriage
Izumo Taisha Shrine, located in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, is an ancient shrine famous for its god of matchmaking, and is very popular among women. You can experience the magnificent main hall an
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Tottori Sand Dunes
Scale is easily transmitted in the photograph is the Tottori Sand Dunes, but impressed by the size of the sand dunes and watch actually.
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Kurashiki aesthetic area of the old town
White walls of the old city and river boat of taste is beautiful Kurashiki aesthetic area.
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Benesse Art Site Naoshima
The Benesse House Museum in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, is a museum that combines Tadao Ando's architecture with nature. You can also experience an overnight stay where you can immerse yourself in ar
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Akiyoshido, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Akiyoshido, one of the three largest limestone caves in Japan, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau.
Akiyoshidai is one of the largest karst plateaus in Japan. Its unique landscape of limestone rocks resembling flocks of sheep and the magnificent underground limestone cave "Akiyoshido" are its attrac
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Chugoku highest peak of Daisen
Daisen is one of Japan's four famous mountains in Chugoku highest peak located 1,729m.
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Touyu-do of Mitokusan Sanbutsuji most difficult worship
The Nageiredo Hall of Mitoku-san Sanbutsu-ji Temple is a rare piece of architecture worldwide, believed to have been built in the late Heian period. Built into the middle of a nearly vertical cliff, i
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Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge extending over the blue sea
The Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge, which connects Tsunoshima Island and the mainland of Yamaguchi Prefecture, is an impressive 1,780-meter-long bridge with stunning views.
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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, also known as the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome, is a world-renowned monument to peace located in central Hiroshima, and is a place of great importance to both the people of
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Matsue castle tower that is existing
Matsue Castle, towering over Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, is one of only 12 castle towers remaining in Japan, and of those, only five have been designated as national treasures. Matsue Castle is o
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Hiruzen Plateau
The Hiruzen Plateau is one of the largest plateaus in Western Japan, located at the foot of Mt. Hiruzen on the border of Tottori Prefecture in the north of Okayama Prefecture. The area is attractive f
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Taishakukyo above Taishaku area
The Kami-Taishaku area of the Taishaku Gorge, which straddles Shobara City and Jinsekikogen Town in Hiroshima Prefecture, is a scenic spot woven with magnificent nature, including the national natur
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Kintaikyo of Iwakuni
Kintai Bridge is a wooden arch bridge with a unique structure consisting of five consecutive arched bridges that span the Nishiki River that flows through Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The first
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Oyama Ogamiyama shrine Okumiya
Most long cobblestone in Japan 700 meters from Daisen-ji is a masterpiece.
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Town of Onomichi
Onomichi is a lot of old houses is a very atmosphere have dense city in the islands and along the coastline mountain slope of Shimanami highway of the Seto Inland Sea.
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Tomonoura of the port city of 300 years ago
Tomonoura is impressive landscape that left the port city of taste of the Edo era of 300 years ago.
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Okayama Korakuen of Japan's three famous gardens
It is famous Korakuen in Okayama Japan as three famous garden.
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Rurikoji the five-story pagoda shine
Rurikoji Temple in Yamaguchi City is a Soto Zen temple whose symbol is its five-story pagoda, a national treasure. This beautiful tower, built during the Muromachi period, conveys Japanese history and
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Kurayoshi white-walled storehouses group red tile is beautiful
This district, which stretches along the Utsubuki Tamagawa River in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, has preserved about 100 storehouses and townhouses built from the Edo period through to the Tais
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Iwami silver mine of world heritage
Iwami Ginzan is located in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture, and at its peak in the early 16th century, it produced approximately 38 tons of silver per year, accounting for several tens of percent of the
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Yubara Onsen hot spring
Yuhara hot springs is one of the Santou Mimasaka in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture.
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Yunogo Sagi hot spring Hall and Yunogo spa town
There is Yunogo Sagi Onsen Hall of day spa facilities in the original hot water in the center of the Yunogo spa town.
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Spa town and riverside open-air bath free of Misasa Onsen
Misasa Onsen, located in central Tottori Prefecture, is known as a radioactive spring with one of the world's highest radon contents, and legend has it that if you bathe in it, your illness will be cu
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Yakushi-yu Onsen Yunotsu
Yakushiyu, located in Yunotsu Onsen in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture, is a public bathhouse with free-flowing hot spring water that received the highest rating of "all 5" in all categories in the natur
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Day spas Okutsu "Hanabijin no sato"
Okutsu Onsen Hanabijin no Sato is a day-trip hot spring facility where you can casually enjoy the "beautiful skin water" that springs from Okutsu Onsen, one of the three hot springs in Mimasaka. You c
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Yu Yu ~ Beautiful Himekaminoyu of Tamatsukuri spa
Located in the center of Tamatsukuri Onsen town in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, "Yu-Yu" is a day-trip hot spring facility where you can casually enjoy Tamatsukuri Onsen, which has long been known
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
It is a hot spring town in Nagato, Yamaguchi with a history as a therapeutic hot spring resort.
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Yuki Onsen Yunoyama Onsen
Yunoyama Onsenkan is located in Yuki Onsen. It is a public bath where you can casually enjoy the simple, low-radioactivity spring waters that have been passed down since the Edo period.
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Hikawa Bijin no Yu, one of Japan's three famous hot springs for beauty
This is a day-trip hot spring facility located in Yunokawa Onsen, one of Japan's three most beautiful hot springs, where you can enjoy hot spring water straight from the source.
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Shimane Prefectural Shimane Marine Museum Akouas
Shimane Prefectural Shimane Aquarium Aquas is one of the largest aquariums in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. It is a popular spot where you can experience the charms of the only beluga whale in west
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Kankakei Ravine
Shodoshima's Kankakei Gorge is a scenic spot that is counted among the three most beautiful valleys in Japan. The view from the ropeway is spectacular.
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Gakuen temple there is a temple of the back of the waterfall
Gakuen temple, has been said to Benkei had been training before you meet with Minamoto-no-Yoshitune 3 years.
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The Historic Streetscape of Tonemachi in Tsuwano Town
Tonomachi Street in Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture, is a beautiful streetscape that symbolizes Tsuwano, known as the "Little Kyoto of Sanin." The white clay walls, namako walls, and carp swimming gr
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Fluffy pancake Oenosato Natural Ranch
This nature resort facility in Yazu, Tottori Prefecture, is famous for its fluffy pancakes and is particular about the eggs of its chickens. The chickens are raised on feed that is free of chemicals.
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Fukiya Furusato Village of red iron oxide color
Fukiya Furusato Village in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, is a village that once flourished due to its bengala and copper mines. The townscape remains characteristic of its copper-colored Sekishu
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Uradomekaizan water is clear surprisingly
It is a beach of Uradome Coast to go in about 20 minutes by car from the Tottori Sand Dunes.
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Castle Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in the Sky of existing castle tower
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, towering over Takahashi City in Okayama Prefecture, is known as the "mountain castle in the sky," the only mountain castle in Japan with a castle tower still standing. Its fan
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Izumo Hinomisaki lighthouse cliff
Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, is the tallest chalk stone lighthouse in Japan. From the observation deck, you can enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of the majesty of
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The beautiful A-ranked Tsunoshima Lighthouse with an elegant appearance
Located on the tip of Tsunoshima Island in Yamaguchi Prefecture, this A-rank lighthouse has high historical and cultural value and has been selected as one of Japan's 50 best lighthouses.
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Motonomi Inari Shrine and Tsukoryu Gongen's Tidal Blowhole
The Motonomi Inari Shrine, with its impressive array of countless red torii gates, and the nearby Tsukoryu Gongen's tidal blowhole are both located in Yamaguchi Prefecture and are known as some of the
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The oldest of Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Japan three Tenmangu Shrine
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture is one of the three Tenmangu Shrines in Japan that enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. Founded in 904, it boasts the longest h
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Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum)
It is a memorial hall to hand down the message left by the giant battleship "Yamato".
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Takahara Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Japan
Takahara is a district in the city of Takehara, which became famous nationwide through NHK's morning drama series "Massan". The district features old buildings that thrived during the Edo to Showa per
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Ochiai Sakura Daigo
It is a huge cherry tree, which was also chosen as Japan name tree hundred election. The location of the mountain scenery even more than the cherry trees is also great.
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Watch stem of Japan 100 waterfalls in Shimane waterfalls
Ryuzugataki(dragon head waterfall) has become in Japan 100 waterfalls combined with Yae waterfall in the nearby waterfall.
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Kanbanotaki in western Japan's largest
Kanba Falls in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, is the most famous waterfall in the Chugoku region and was selected as one of the "100 Best Waterfalls in Japan." It is a spot rich in nature where wild
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Amedaki of Japan 100 waterfalls in Tottori
Amedaki is one of the two there is Japan 100 waterfalls in Tottori Prefecture.
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Shinshoji Zen and Garden Museum
Shinshoji Zen and Garden Museum in Numakuma, Fukuyama City, is a healing spot where you can experience Zen through contemporary art, Zen gardens, tea ceremony, zazen, and vegetarian food.
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