The Chūgoku region (中国地方, Chūgoku-chihō), also known as the San'in-San'yō region (山陰山陽地方, San'in san'yō-chihō), is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. As of 2010 it has a population of 7,563,428.
“Chūgoku” literally means “middle country”, but the origin of the name is unclear. Historically, Japan was divided into a number of provinces...
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Contains:
- Yonago ,
- Hiroshima ,
- Okayama Prefecture ,
- Shimane Prefecture ,
- Yamaguchi Prefecture ,
- Tottori Prefecture ,
- Hiroshima Prefecture ,
- Maniwa ,
- Masuda ,
- Tsuyama
Also known as:
- Chugoku region,
- Chugoku