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Hagi
Hagi is virtually surrounded by two forks of the Abu-gawa—the river's south fork, Hashimoto-gawa, and the river's northeast fork, Matsumoto-gawa. Rising in great semi-circles behind the town are symmetrical... (more) -
Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, a massive chunk of a heavy and unstable metal was made to hold more atoms than it was physically able to, and with the energy left over, the fabric of space itself ignited... (more) -
Izumo Taisha
Oldest of all Japan's Shinto shrines, this site has been of significance—second only to the great shrine at Ise—since the 6th century. The main building was last rebuilt in 1744. It might have... (more) -
Kurashiki
From the 17th through the 19th centuries, this vital shipping port supplied Osaka with cotton, textiles, sugar, reeds, and rice. Those days are long past, and today Kurashiki thrives on income from tourism... (more) -
Matsue
Matsue is a city blessed with such overwhelming beauty, and good food that you will be stuck on what to look at and what to do first. It's where the lake named Shinji-ko empties into the lagoon called... (more) -
Miyajima
Miyajima's easily recognizable and majestic orange O-torii, or big gate, is made of several stout, rot-resistant camphor-tree trunks, and is famed for the illusion it gives of "floating" over the water... (more) -
Okayama
The city of Okayama claims to have the most sunny days in Japan. A beautiful black castle is set amid a spacious and luxuriant garden, justly rated among Japan's top three. Hop on one of the frequent streetcars... (more) -
Tsuwano
This hauntingly beautiful town, tucked into a narrow north-south valley at the foot of conical Aono-yama and its dormant volcanic mountain friends may be the most picturesque hamlet in all Japan. If you... (more) -
Yamaguchi
Convenient access to the Shinkansen at nearby Shin-Yamaguchi (which has no other notable attractions), unbeatable connections to territory's most remote hinterlands, and some disarmingly nice hospitality... (more)
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