Chugoku
Memories Of Historical Crossroads
Chugoku region is an area between Kansai and Kyushu in Japan, containing Tottori, Shimane, Yamaguchi, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. Since ancient times, it has served as a bridge between east and west Japan and has been a place that witnessed great changes in Japan’s history.
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History Happened HereHiroshima is the second-largest city in the Chugoku region of Japan, located in the southwest of Honshu Island. On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the United States Army Air Forces, making Hiroshima the first city struck by nuclear weapons.
