Western Honshu Travel Guide

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Fodor's Japan

Like disparate siblings born of a set of common genes, the two coasts of Western Honshu have distinctly different personalities. Taken together, however, they embody the ancient and modern—those two seemingly bipolar time frames that exist in a more profound juxtaposition in Japan than perhaps in any other country in the world.

Western Honshu Hotels

Accommodations cover a broad spectrum, from pensions and minshuku (private residences that rent rooms) to large, modern resort hotels that have little character...read more

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Western Honshu Restaurants

Western Honshu is one of the best regions to sample local Japanese seafood, with regional specialties from the Nihon-kai (Japan Sea) and Seto Nai-kai (Inland...read more

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Things To Do in Western Honshu

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Western Honshu Experiences

Top Reasons to Go to Western Honshu

Photogenic Icons: Beside Miyajima, the O-torii rises from the Inland Sea. An hour from Matsue is the austere Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine reputed... Read more
1,000 Paper Cranes

Pause before the Children's Peace Monument before leaving the park. Many consider this the most profound memorial in Peace Memorial Park. The... Read more