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Okayama prefecture (岡山県; Okayama-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Okayama.
Okayama prefecture (岡山県)
Okayama prefectural symbolCapital Okayama Region: Chugoku Island: Honshu Area
- Total
- % waterRanked 15th
7,008.63 km²
0.3%Population
- Total (2000)
- DensityRanked 21st
1,950,656
278/km²Districts: 18 Municipalities: 78 ISO 3166-2: JP-33 Symbols Pref. Flower: Peach blossom
(Prunus persica var. vulgaris)Pref. Tree: Red pine
(Pinus densiflora)Pref. Bird: Lesser cuckoo
(Cuculus poliocephalus)
History
Geography
Okayama prefecture borders Hyogo, Tottori and Hiroshima prefectures.Okayama prefecture is home to the historic town of Kurashiki.
Cities
- Bizen
- Ibara
- Kasaoka
- Kurashiki
- Niimi
- Okayama (capital)
- Soja
- Takahashi
- Tamano
- Tsuyama
Districts
- Aida
- Aida
- Aidagun
- Higashiawakura
- Mimasaka
- Nishiawakura
- Ohara
- Sakuto
- Akaiwa
- Akaiwagun
- Akasaka
- Kumayama
- San'yo
- Seto
- Yoshii
- Asakuchi
- Asakuchigun
- Funao
- Kamogata
- Konko
- Satosho
- Yorishima
- Atetsu
- Atetsugun
- Osa
- Shingo
- Tessei
- Tetta
- Joubou
- Hokubou
- Jobogun
- Kayo
- Ukan
- Katsuta
- Katsuta
- Katsutagun
- Nagi
- Shoboku
- Shoo
- Kawakami
- Bicchu
- Kawakami
- Kawakamigun
- Nariwa
- Kibi
- Kibigun
- Mabi
- Kojima
- Kojimagun
- Nadasaki
- Kume
- Asahi
- Chuo
- Kume
- Kumegun
- Kumenan
- Yanahara
- Maniwa
- Chuka
- Katsuyama
- Kawakami
- Kuse
- Maniwagun
- Mikamo
- Ochiai
- Shinjo
- Yatsuka
- Yubara
- Mitsu
- Kamogawa
- Mitsu
- Takebe
- Oda
- Bisei
- Odagun
- Yakage
- Oku
- Oku
- Okugun
- Osafune
- Ushimado
- Shitsuki
- Shitsukigun
- Yoshii
- Tomata
- Aba
- Kagamino
- Kamisaibara
- Kamo
- Okutsu
- Tomatagun
- Tomi
- Tsukubo
- Hayashima
- Kiyone
- Tsukubogun
- Yamate
- Wake
- Hinase
- Saeki
- Wake
- Wakegun
- Yoshinaga
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Tourism
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
Prefectures of JapanSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Okayama prefecture."
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