Japan Chugoku area DISTRICT About 2,000km from north to south, Japan has The Chugoku area has two distinct regions: tropical, temperate and subarctic zones. The the Sanyo region facing the Seto Inland Sea TOURISM nation’s population is about 127 million, and which has many sunny days, and the San’in Ichibata Electric Railway SAKAIMINATO TOTTORI AIRPORT more than 73% of its land area is mountainous. region on the Sea of Japan side that tends to TOTTORI This is a volcanic region with many eruptions experience more snow. The prefectures in MAP 8 4 5 6 YONAGO KITARO AIRPORT and earthquakes, but this also means there are the area enjoy the bounty of nature, such as MATSUE SHINJIKO ONSEN ＣＨＵＧＯＫＵ IZUMOTAISHA-MAE 7 many hot springs. With four distinct seasons, peaches from Okayama, pears from Tottori, Ｓ ＨＩＫＯＫ Ｕ DENTETSU-IZUMOSHI IZUMO ENMUSUBI the nation enjoys fresh agricultural and marine oysters from Hiroshima, shijimi clams from AIRPORT YONAGO TOTTORI SHINJI ＫＹＵＳＨＵ IZUMOSHI products throughout the year. Shimane and fugu blowfish from Yamaguchi. ＯＫＩＮＡＷＡ The area also attracts many visitors with its 日本民営鉄道協会 historical and cultural heritage. 観光案内マップ Chugoku area （ 中 国・四 国・九 州・沖 縄 エ リ ア ） GOTSU

OKAYAMA NIIMI BINGO-OCHIAI TSUYAMA SHIMANE Okayama Electric Tramway MIYOSHI G7 Kurashiki Education Ministers’Meeting G7 Hiroshima in Okayama Shikoku area OKAYAMA AIRPORT MASUDA Foreign Ministers’Meeting May.14(Sat)to15(Sun),2016 Kyushu area 17 Apr.10(Sun)to11(Mon),2016 14 16 OKAYAMA HAGI IWAMI AIRPORT KURASHIKISHI 15 KABE HIROSHIMA SHIN-KURASHIKI OKAYAMAEKI- 19 MAE HIGASHIYAMA SEIKIBASHI 21 Mizushima Rinkai Railway 20 18 SENZAKI TSUWANO HIROSHIMA KOJIMA G7 ICT Ministers’ Meeting KURASHIKIKAMOTSU AIRPORT MIHARA TERMINAL NISHIFUTOU HIGASHI- in Takamatsu, Kagawa http://www.kantetsukyo.jp/ click KOIKI-KOEN-MAE HIROSHIMA FUKUYAMA MIZUSHIMA Apr.29(Fri)to30(Sat),2016 NISHIKICHO 11 SETO OHASHI LINE As of April 2016 Okinawa area YOKOGAWAEKI 12 HIROSHIMAEKI 10 9 Hiroshima Electric Railway 13 SHIN- TAKAMATSU CHIKKO YAMAGUCHI HIROSHIMA PORT UTAZU 1 IWAKUNI KOTODEN-SHIDO Members of the Association of G7 Kitakyushu YAMAGUCHI HIRODEN- KURE 12 SHIN- 2 MIYAZIMAGUCHI 13 14 Japanese Private Railways Energy Ministerial Meeting SHIMONOSEKI 11 NAGAO 3 TOKUYAMA IWAKUNI KAGAWA （Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa areas） May.1(Sun)to2(Mon),2016 SANYO KINTAIKYO TAKAMATSU AIRPORT ASA SHIN-YAMAGUCHI SHINKANSEN AIRPORT KOTODEN-KOTOHIRA UBE-SHINKAWA The 99th Lions Clubs 10 NARUTO TAKAHAMA ◎岡山電気軌道株式会社 International Annual Convention 4 YAMAGUCHI UBE AIRPORT 1 Okayama Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. Jun. 24 (Fri) ‒ 28 (Tue), 2016 8 DOGO ONSEN TOKUSHIMA MATSUYAMA Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Fukuoka City (Fukuoka) MOJIKO 3 AWAODORI AIRPORT ◎水島臨海鉄道株式会社 KOKURA 2 AWA-IKEDA AIRPORT FUKUOKA TOKUSHIMA The first convention to be hosted in Japan in 6 MATSUYAMASHIEKI Mizushima Rinkai Railway Co., Ltd. 14 years is expected to draw around 35,000 KITAKYUSHU NISHITETSU SHINGU participants from home and abroad. 7 AIRPORT Outline of the 23rd World Scout TOKUSHIMA ◎広島電鉄株式会社 Jamboree Scout Mondial GUNCHU PORT Period: Jul. 28 (Tue) to Aug. 8 (Sat),2015 YOKOGAWARA Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. http://www.hiroden.co.jp/

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