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The Chūgoku region is an area located in Japan, encompassing several prefectures in the western part of the country's main island. It is an important part of Japan's geography and economy, contributing to the nation's cultural and industrial development.
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- Part of
- Western Japan
- Has part
- San'yō region
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Japan
- Contains
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Population
- 7563428
- Area
- 31922.26
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Body of water
- Sea of Japan
- Shares border with
- Kansai region
- Highest point
- Daisen
- Image
- Itsukushima torii distance.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Honshu
- Commons category
- Chūgoku region
- topic's main category
- Category:Chūgoku region
- name in kana
- ちゅうごくちほう
- revised Hepburn romanization
- Chūgoku-chihō
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Encyclopedic overview
The Chūgoku region (Japanese: 中国地方, Hepburn: Chūgoku-chihō; [tɕɯꜜː.ɡo.kɯ, -ŋo.kɯ, tɕɯː.ɡo.kɯ̥ tɕiꜜ.hoː, -ŋo.kɯ̥-]), also known as the San'in-San'yō (山陰山陽地方, San'in-San'yō-chihō) region, 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 the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,328,339.
History
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