San'yō region
The San'yō Region (山陽 地方 San'yō-chihō) is an area in the south of Honshū, the main island of Japan.[1] It consist of the southern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Seto Inland Sea. The name San'yo means "southern, sunny (yō) side of the mountains" and contrasts with the San'in or "northern, shady (in) side of the mountains".
The region is generally considered to include the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. Sometimes, Harima area in Hyōgo is considered to be included in this group.
The San'yō encompasses the pre-Meiji provincial areas of Harima, Mimasaka, Bizen, Bitchu, Bingo, Aki, Suō and Nagato.[2]
Due to its closer and faster access to Osaka, Kyoto and ultimately Tokyo, plus the fact that Japan looked away from Asia for Western-style development during the Meiji period and beyond, the San'yō region has always been considered the better-developed area of Chugoku.
Transport
The region is served by the Sanyō Main Line and Sanyō Shinkansen.
See also
- Gokishichidō
- Tōkaidō
- Tōsandō
- Hokurikudō
- San'indō
- San'yōdō
- Nankaidō
- Saikaidō
Notes
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "San'in" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 817, p. 817, at Google Books; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 65., p. 65, at Google Books
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 65 n3., p. 65, at Google Books
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691.
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