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C Chugoku Economy:

h Hiroshima's main industry is shipbuilding
a (specifically for the Imperial Japanese Navy), and
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t remains the major commercial yard.
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Customs and Heritage:
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-Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja: A Japanese Shinto Shrine
founded in 1868, established to mourn the Hiroshima
-Han victims of the Boshin War.
-Shukkei-en: A historic Japanese garden in the city of
Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art
Museum is located adjacent to the garden.

-Mitaki-dera: A historic Japanese temple in the city
of Hiroshima, Japan.
Cuisine:

Chugoku (Western Honshu) -Okonomiyaki: Food cooked on a hot-plate (usually

Known as the San'in-San'yo region, it is the west- in front of the customer). The layers are typically
ernmost region of Honshu, the largest island of Ja- egg, cabbage, bean sprout (moyashi), sliced pork/
pan. bacon with optional items (mayonnaise, fried
squid, octopus, cheese, mochi, kimchi, etc.), and
It consists of the prefectures Hiroshima, Okayama, noodles (soba, udon) topped with another layer of
Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. egg and a generous dollop of okonomiyaki sauce.

HIROSHIMA

The prefecture shares its name with its capital city,
which is also the largest city in Chugoku.
OKAYAMA
Total Area: 8,476.95 km2 (3,272.97 sq mi)
A prefecture of Japan located in the Chugoku region
Total Population: 1,258,901
on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of
Major Cities: Okayama.

Akitakata Hiroshima (capital) Total Area: 7,112.32 km2 (2,746.08 sq mi)

Mihara Aki-ku Total Population: 778,391
Etajima Asakita-ku Major Cities:

Fuchu Asaminami-ku Akaiwa Maniwa Soja

Fukuyama Higashi-ku Asakuchi Mimasaka Takahashi
Hatsukaichi Minami-ku Bizen Niimi Tamano

Higashihiroshima Naka-ku Ibara Okayama (capital) Tsuyama

Kure Otake Kurashiki Setouchi
Miyoshi Shobara Economy: N/A

Onomichi Takehara
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