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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chugoku region on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Okayama.

ng the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
; Bitchu Province
Bitchu Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea side of western Honshu, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. Bitchu bordered Hoki Province, Mimasaka Province, Bizen Province, and Bingo Province provinces....
, Bizen Province
Bizen Province

Bizen was a Provinces of Japan of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea side of Honshu, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen borders Mimasaka Province, Harima Province, and Bitchu Province provinces....
 and Mimasaka Province
Mimasaka Province

Mimasaka or Sakushu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today northeastern Okayama Prefecture. Mimasaka bordered Bitchu Province, Bizen Province, Harima Province, Hoki Province, and Inaba Provinces....
 were combined to form Okayama Prefecture.

ama Prefecture borders Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo....
, Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Tottori, Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan....
 and Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima....
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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chugoku region on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Okayama.

History

During the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
; Bitchu Province
Bitchu Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea side of western Honshu, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. Bitchu bordered Hoki Province, Mimasaka Province, Bizen Province, and Bingo Province provinces....
, Bizen Province
Bizen Province

Bizen was a Provinces of Japan of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea side of Honshu, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen borders Mimasaka Province, Harima Province, and Bitchu Province provinces....
 and Mimasaka Province
Mimasaka Province

Mimasaka or Sakushu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today northeastern Okayama Prefecture. Mimasaka bordered Bitchu Province, Bizen Province, Harima Province, Hoki Province, and Inaba Provinces....
 were combined to form Okayama Prefecture.

Geography

Okayamamapcurrent
Okayama Prefecture borders Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo....
, Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Tottori, Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan....
 and Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima....
. It faces Kagawa Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province....
 in Shikoku
Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
 across the Seto Inland Sea and includes 90 islands in the sea.

Okayama Prefecture is home to the historic town of Kurashiki. Most of the population is concentrated around Kurashiki and Okayama
Okayama, Okayama

is the prefectural capital cities of Japan of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1,1889. As of March 2007, the city has an estimated population of 698,946 and the density of 884.87 persons per km?....
. The small villages in the northern mountain region are aging and declining in population--more than half of the prefectures municipalities are officially designated as depopulated.

Cities

Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture:
  • Akaiwa
    Akaiwa, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,542 and the population density of 217.46 persons per km?....
  • Asakuchi
    Asakuchi, Okayama

    is a city located near the western end of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It was formed in March 21, 2006 by the amalgamation of the towns of Kamogata, Okayama, Konko, Okayama and Yorishima, Okayama....
  • Bizen
    Bizen, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city is particularly famous for its Bizen ware pottery.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 28,030 and the population density of 209.71 persons per km?....
  • Ibara
    Ibara, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,271 and the population density of 182 people per km?....
  • Kasaoka
    Kasaoka, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,060 and the population density of 427.01 persons per km?....
  • Kurashiki
    Kurashiki, Okayama

    is a historic cities of Japan located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.As of February 2008, the city has a population of 478,176....
  • Maniwa
    Maniwa, Okayama

    is a municipalities of Japan in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The March 31, 2005 merger of the town of Hokubo, Okayama , and the towns of Katsuyama, Okayama, Ochiai, Okayama, Yubara, Okayama and Kuse, Okayama, and the villages of Mikamo, Okayama, Kawakami, Okayama , Yatsuka, Okayama and Chuka, Okayama resulted in the establishment of Maniwa....
  • Mimasaka
    Mimasaka, Okayama

    is a Municipalities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the result of a merger involving the former town of the same name. The merger took place on March 31, 2005....
  • Niimi
    Niimi, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 30,073 , 8,483 households and the population density of 67.73 persons per km?....
  • Okayama
    Okayama, Okayama

    is the prefectural capital cities of Japan of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1,1889. As of March 2007, the city has an estimated population of 698,946 and the density of 884.87 persons per km?....
     (capital)
  • Setouchi
    Setouchi, Okayama

    is a Municipality of Japan located in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city has a population of 39,377 . The total area is 125.51 km?....
  • Soja
    Soja, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 56,755 and the population density of 295.20 persons per square kilometer....
  • Takahashi
    Takahashi, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 24,781 and the population density of 108.22 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tamano
    Tamano, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in the southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 68,169 and the population density of 658.26 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tsuyama
    Tsuyama, Okayama

    is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 89,974 and the population density of 484.43 persons per km?....


Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district
Districts of Japan

The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
:
  • Aida District
    Aida District, Okayama

    Aida is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,845 and a population density of 79.65 persons per km?....
Nishiawakura
Nishiawakura, Okayama

is a villages of Japan located in Aida District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,752 and a population density of 30.24 persons per km?. The total area is 57.93 km?....
  • Asakuchi District
    Asakuchi District, Okayama

    is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 55,658 and a population density of 621.67 persons per km?....
Satosho
Satosho, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Asakuchi District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 10,908 and a population density of 891.91 persons per km?....
  • Kaga District
    Kaga District, Okayama

    is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of August 31, 2004, the district has an estimated population of 14,546 and a population density of 54.13 persons per km?....
Kibichuo
Kibichuo, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Kaga District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of August 31, 2004, the town has an estimated population of 14,546 and a population density of 54.13 persons per km?....
  • Katsuta District
    Katsuta District, Okayama

    Katsuta is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2004, the population was 17,888. The area is 123.63 km?....
Nagi
Nagi, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Katsuta District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,564 and a population density of 94.39 persons per km?....
Shoo
Shoo, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Katsuta District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,338 and a population density of 209.61 persons per km?....
  • Kume District
    Kume District, Okayama

    Kume is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,640 and a population density of 79.56 persons per km?....
Kumenan
Kumenan, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Kume District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,881 and a population density of 74.82 persons per km?. The total area is 78.60 km?....
Misaki
Misaki, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Kume District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of March 1, 2004, the town has an estimated population of 17,776 and a population density of 76.57 persons per km?....
  • Maniwa District
    Maniwa District, Okayama

    Maniwa is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 48,246 and a population density of 58.53 persons per km?....
Shinjo
Shinjo, Okayama

is a villages of Japan located in Maniwa District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 1,047 and a population density of 15.6 persons per km?. The total area is 67.1 km?....
  • Oda District
    Oda District, Okayama

    Oda is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,285 and a population density of 130.33 persons per km?....
Yakage
Yakage, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Oda District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 15,864 and a population density of 175.06 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tomata District
    Tomata District, Okayama

    Tomata is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 20,631 and a population density of 33.22 persons per square kilometer....
Kagamino
Kagamino, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Tomata District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In 2005, The towns of Okutsu, Okayama and Kagamino and the villages of Kamisaibara, Okayama and Tomi, Okayama were merged to form the new town of Kagamino, with a combined total area of 419.69 km?....
  • Tsukubo District
    Tsukubo District, Okayama

    Tsukubo is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,601 and a population density of 789.80 persons per square kilometer....
Hayashima
Hayashima, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Tsukubo District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the town has a population of 12,225 and a population density of 1,606.44 persons per km?....
  • Wake District
    Wake District, Okayama

    Wake is a districts of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a population density of 112.02 persons per km?....
Wake
Wake, Okayama

is a towns of Japan located in Wake District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,485 and a population density of 148.83 persons per km?....


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Culture


Pottery

Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery).

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Okayama.

Association Football (soccer)
  • Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C.
    Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C.

    are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League....
      (Kurashiki
    Kurashiki, Okayama

    is a historic cities of Japan located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.As of February 2008, the city has a population of 478,176....
    )


Volleyball
  • Okayama Seagulls
    Okayama Seagulls

    Okayama Seagulls is a women's volleyball team based in Okayama, Okayama, Japan. It plays in V.League . The club was founded in 1999....
      (Okayama city
    Okayama, Okayama

    is the prefectural capital cities of Japan of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1,1889. As of March 2007, the city has an estimated population of 698,946 and the density of 884.87 persons per km?....
    )


Tourism

Some tourist attractions are: located in Okayama City. located in Okayama City. , located in Bizen City. , located in Kurashiki City. , located in Kurashiki City. , located in Ibara Town
Ibara, Okayama

is a cities of Japan located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,271 and the population density of 182 people per km?....
 (following dissolution of Bisei Town
Bisei, Okayama

was a towns of Japan formerly located in Oda District, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. On March 1, 2005, Bisei merged into the city of Ibara, Okayama....
).

Anime and manga

The anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 and manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
 series Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo!

, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi about a boy named Tenchi Masaki, which has grown into a larger franchise....
 take place in this part of Japan, and many characters are named after geographical features and landmarks of the area. In the anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 and manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
 series "Nerima Daikon Brothers
Nerima Daikon Brothers

is a manga and 12 episode comedy anime series that follows the adventures of childhood friends Hideki, Ichiro, and Mako who form the band, "Nerima Daikon Brothers."...
," the character Mako speaks with an Okayama accent.

Notables

  • Shin Koyamada
    Shin Koyamada

    , born on March 10, 1982 in Okayama, Japan is a Japanese and United States film actor, Film producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. Shin has been in Los Angeles, United States since the year 2000....
    , Hollywood actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
    .
  • Yuko Arimori
    Yuko Arimori

    Yuko Arimori is a Japanese people professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund . She was born on December 17, 1966 in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan....
    , marathon runner.
  • Tessho Genda
    Tessho Genda

    is a seiyu, or voice actor who was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, ....
    , voice actor
    Seiyu

    A is a Japanese voice actor. Seiyu work in radio, television, and Film; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies; they provide narration; and they work as anime and video games character actors....
    .
  • Ryutaro Hashimoto
    Ryutaro Hashimoto

    Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal...
    , Kiichiro Hiranuma
    Kiichiro Hiranuma

    Baron was a prominent pre-World War II right-wing Japanese politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Japan from 5 January 1939 to 30 August 1939....
     and Inukai Tsuyoshi
    Inukai Tsuyoshi

    , was a Japanese politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December 1931 to 15 May 1932....
    , former Prime Ministers
    Prime Minister of Japan

    The is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet....
     of Japan.
  • Sen'ichi Hoshino
    Senichi Hoshino

    , January 22, 1947, is a former Japanese professional baseball player and manager.In 2003, he led the Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons....
    , baseball manager
    Manager (baseball)

    In baseball, the head coach sports coaching of a team is called the manager ; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership....
    .
  • Koshi Inaba
    Koshi Inaba

    is a Japanese singer. His real name is . He graduated from the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in mathematics....
    , singer.
  • Keizo Nakanishi, singer.
  • Sesshu Toyo
    Sesshu Toyo

    or often also simply Sesshu, 1420-1506, was one of the most prominent masters of suibokuga , and a Rinzai Zen Buddhism priest. Although born into the samurai Oda familyn Bitchu Province, Okayama, he is famous for his mastery of Chinese-style ink painting....
    , suiboku master.
  • Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
    Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

    Joichiro Tatsuyoshi is a former World Boxing Council world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Okayama, Japan. His record is 19?6?1 ....
    , boxer
    Boxing

    Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
    .
  • Haruka Fukushima
    Haruka Fukushima

    is a shojo mangaka. She made her manga debut in 1999 in Nakayoshi Magazine with her award-winning manga Sakuranbo Kiss. She considers Otona ni Nuts to be her masterpiece....
    , mangaka
    Mangaka

    is the Japanese language word for a comic book creator or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese person....
    .
  • Masashi Kishimoto
    Masashi Kishimoto

    is a Japanese people Mangaka, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series 666 Satan and Blazer Drive....
    , mangaka
    Mangaka

    is the Japanese language word for a comic book creator or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese person....
    .
  • Seishi Kishimoto
    Seishi Kishimoto

    is a Japanese people mangaka and the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto . The two have been drawing manga together since early childhood, thus their styles are similar....
    , mangaka
    Mangaka

    is the Japanese language word for a comic book creator or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese person....
    .
  • Daisuke Takahashi
    Daisuke Takahashi

    in Kurashiki, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese people figure skater. He is the 2006?2008 Japanese Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the World Figure Skating Championships....
    , Olympic figure skater
    Figure skating

    Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
    .
  • Dorlis
    Dorlis

    Dorlis is the stage name for a Japanese musician from Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. She started out in classical guitar, but at about age 17 became a street musician and dropped out of high school....
    , jazz
    Jazz

    Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
     musician.
  • Michio Maeda, Koi
    Koi

    , or more specifically , are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp Cyprinus carpio. They are also sometimes called Japanese carp....
     breeder.
  • Megumi Fujii
    Megumi Fujii

    Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii is a female Japanese people mixed martial arts....
    , MMA
    MMA

    MMA may refer to:* Mixed martial arts, a full contact combat sport* Metropolitan Museum of Art, a museum in New York City...
     Fighter.


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