Bitchū Matsuyama Castle stands on a mountain high above the town of Bitchū Takahashi. The high stone walls are very impressive, and the view from the keep is expansive and awe-inspiring.

A street of Edo period buildings uniformly painted with bengara ferric oxide. This town once thrived from mining this valuable red mineral.

Hiruzen is an area located on the border of Daisen Oki National Park, known for its spectacular natural beauty.

The Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park is a vast garden built around a dome greenhouse with hundreds of orchids, palm trees and other exotic flora.

Mt. Daisen is a dormant volcano in Tottori Prefecture on the Japan Sea coast. At 1,729 m, it’s the highest mountain in the Chūgoku region.

Yasugi is a town in Shimane, bordering the Nakaumi, a small inland sea on the Japan Sea coast.

The Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi houses a collection of nihonga Japanese paintings, pottery, and sculpture.

Matsue Castle stands on the shore of Lake Shinji near the Japan Sea coast, at the heart of Matsue’s central riverside district.

Located east of Matsue Castle, Matsue History Museum has the exterior of a samurai residence and offers a fine view of the castle.

Shiomi Nawate is a picturesque street by Matsue Castle, lined with historic homes and pine trees, evoking ancient Japan.

Tamatsukuri Onsen is a hot spring resort on the shore of Lake Shinji in Shimane. It’s a sulphate spring with water temperatures between 50–70 °C.

Izumo is a city located in central eastern Shimane Prefecture.

Izumo Taisha, officially called Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shintō shrines in Japan.

Okuizumo is a town located in the southeast of Shimane Prefecture, with steep mountains near the prefectural border and the border with Unnan.

The Okuizumo Tatara Sword Museum is devoted to the ancient and ongoing tradition of tatara iron and sword-making.

Taishaku Gorge is an 18 km-long ravine along the Taishaku River, one of the tributaries of the Takahashi River in Shōbara and Jinseki Kōgen, Hiroshima.

Shōbara is a city located in the Chugoku Mountains in the northeast corner of Hiroshima Prefecture.

Sera Highland is located in the centre of Hiroshima Prefecture on a plateau ideal for growing flowers. The rolling fields of this huge park are planted with masses of flowers

A fascinating maritime town of ancient temples and alleyways

Senkō-ji Park is a mountaintop park with an amazing view over Onomichi.

The Shimanami Kaidō is a chain of islands across the Seto Inland Sea, joined by a series of bridges which carry an expressway and cycle paths.

Takehara is a port town on the Seto Inland Sea famed for its traditional wooden buildings from the Edo period and its sake production.

The western node of the ‘Golden Route’, famous for being atom bombed.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a sprawling memorial site located in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The A-Bomb Dome is the ruin of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, built in 1915.