Honshu

 
Overview

Honshu is Japan’s main island and home to most of the country’s major cities and cultural sites. On the east coast is the Japanese capital, Tokyo, a busy global hub for finance, industry, fashion and cuisine.

Description

Travelers to Western Honshū will find a tale of two coastlines. San-yō (literally 'sunny side of the mountains'), looking southwards out over the Inland Sea, boasts the bigger cities, the narrow-laned portside and hillside towns, ceramic history, and the fast train. This coast holds the region's big-name – indelibly scarred but thriving and warm-hearted Hiroshima.