San'yō Region (山陽地方 San'yō-chihō) is an area in the south of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the southern part of the Chūgoku region, facing...

Region (山陰地方, San'in Chihō) is an area in the southwest of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the northern part of the Chūgoku region,...

similar to Kansai dialect, but Chūgoku dialect uses a Tokyo-type accent. The differences between zi and di and between zu and du, which have been lost in standard...

largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally...

member of the clan. Expanded the clan's power to nearly all of the Chūgoku region. Mōri Takamoto (毛利隆元, 1523–1563), became head of the clan when his father...

marriage". In several parts of Japan, such as Kantō region, Chūbu region, Kansai region, Chūgoku region, Shikoku, and Kyushu, sunshowers are called "kitsune...

groups: inside (Kansai, Shikoku, etc.), middle (Western Kantō, Chūbu, Chūgoku, etc.) and outside (Eastern Kantō, Tōhoku, Izumo, Kyushu, Hachijō, etc...

of Abu, Hagi, and Nagato. The San'yodo subregion is a subregion of Chūgoku region and is composed of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, and Yamaguchi...

prefectures. 13th Brigade, in Kaita, responsible for the defense of the Chūgoku region. 14th Brigade, in Zentsūji, responsible for the defense of Shikoku....

and the reenactment of folktales. Originally quite popular in the Chūgoku region, near Izumo, these dances have spread across the country, and have developed...