Chugoku is known for its coastlines, bordered on one side by the Seto Inland Sea, and the other by the Sea of Japan. A westward journey in Chugoku ends at the far western end of the main Honshu Island, at the Shimonoseki Straits, which separate Japan’s main island of Honshu, from the island of Kyushu. Much of Chugoku falls off the usual tourist route, making it a wonderful area to discover the ‘hidden’ Japan off the beaten path.
