If you are planning to rent a car and explore western Japan, this is the kind of book Japanese drivers actually buy before they set out. It lays out 40 driving routes across the Chugoku region and Shikoku, each one scouted on the road by the Rurubu editorial team, with detailed maps, road notes and driving comments that tell you what to expect between stops.
The routes cover the Sanyo coast from Kurashiki to the Seto Ohashi bridge, Hiroshima and Miyajima, Shimonoseki and the Kanmon Strait, the Sanin side with the Tottori Sand Dunes, Matsue, Izumo and the Iwami Ginzan silver mine, and Shikoku with Naruto, the Iya Valley, the Shimanto River and Cape Ashizuri. Opening features gather the scenery drivers come for, including Tsunoshima Ohashi, the Shikoku Karst and the Shimanami Kaido, along with suggested one-night and day-trip itineraries and roundups of roadside stations and expressway rest-stop food.
The text is in Japanese, but the route maps, expressway charts and photographs are easy to read at a glance, which makes the book usable even if you do not read the language. Be aware that the bundled digital edition and coupon are intended for readers in Japan.
Published by JTB Publishing. Brand new, 176 pages, December 2025 edition.
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