Chūgoku region

Summary

Chūgoku region is a region of Japan^[1]. It draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #5 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chūgoku region is located in Japan^[3].
• Chūgoku region is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Chūgoku region is on the body of water Seto Inland Sea^[5].
• Chūgoku region is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Chūgoku region is on the body of water Kanmon Straits^[7].
• Chūgoku region's image is recorded as Itsukushima torii distance.jpg^[8].
• Chūgoku region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[9].
• Chūgoku region's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity^[10].
• Chūgoku region's shares border with is recorded as Kansai region^[11].
• Chūgoku region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tottori Prefecture^[12].
• Chūgoku region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shimane Prefecture^[13].
• Chūgoku region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Okayama Prefecture^[14].
• Chūgoku region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hiroshima Prefecture^[15].
• Chūgoku region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamaguchi Prefecture^[16].
• Chūgoku region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 257873052^[17].
• Chūgoku region's GND ID is recorded as 4282707-3^[18].
• Chūgoku region's locator map image is recorded as Japan Chugoku Region large.png^[19].
• Chūgoku region's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00641230^[20].
• Chūgoku region's part of is recorded as Chūgoku–Shikoku region^[21].
• Chūgoku region's part of is recorded as Western Japan^[22].
• Chūgoku region's Commons category is recorded as Chūgoku region^[23].
• Chūgoku region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[24].
• Chūgoku region's has part is recorded as San'in region^[25].
• Chūgoku region's has part is recorded as San'yō region^[26].
• Chūgoku region's highest point is recorded as Daisen^[27].

Body

Geography

Chūgoku region is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Japan^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Seto Inland Sea^[5], an inland sea^[28], in Japan^[29]; Sea of Japan^[6], a marginal sea^[30], in Russia^[31]; and Kanmon Straits^[7], a strait^[32], in Japan^[33]. Part of include Chūgoku–Shikoku region^[21], a region of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35] and Western Japan^[22], a region of Japan^[36], in Japan^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Chūgoku region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31922.26'}^[38]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+7563428'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Japan^[9] and statistical territorial entity^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chūgoku region include Chugoku Shimbun^[40], a daily newspaper^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1892^[43], headquartered in Hiroshima^[44] and Chūgoku Progressive Party^[45], a defunct political party^[46], in Empire of Japan^[47], founded in 1894^[48].

Why It Matters

Chūgoku region draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #5 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Chugoku Shimbun^[40], a daily newspaper^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1892^[43], headquartered in Hiroshima^[44] and Chūgoku Progressive Party^[45], a defunct political party^[46], in Empire of Japan^[47], founded in 1894^[48].