Okayama Prefecture


Prefecture of Japan

Prefecture in Chūgoku, Japan








































Okayama Prefecture


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岡山県

Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese
岡山県
 • Rōmaji
Okayama-ken



Flag of Okayama Prefecture
Flag


Official logo of Okayama Prefecture
Symbol


Location of Okayama Prefecture
CountryJapan
Region
Chūgoku (Sanyō)
IslandHonshu
CapitalOkayama
Government

 • Governor
Ryūta Ibaragi
Area

 • Total7,113.21 km2 (2,746.43 sq mi)
Area rank15th
Population
(February 1, 2018)

 • Total1,906,464
 • Rank21st
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-33
Districts10
Municipalities27
Flower
Peach blossom (Prunus persica var. vulgaris)
TreeRed pine (Pinus densiflora)
BirdLesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Websitewww.pref.okayama.jp

Okayama Prefecture (岡山県, Okayama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on the main island of Honshu.[1] The capital is the city of Okayama.[2][3][4]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography

    • 2.1 Cities


    • 2.2 Towns and villages


    • 2.3 Mergers



  • 3 Education

    • 3.1 Universities


    • 3.2 High schools



  • 4 Transportation

    • 4.1 Rail


    • 4.2 Tramways


    • 4.3 Roads

      • 4.3.1 Expressways


      • 4.3.2 National highways



    • 4.4 Airport



  • 5 Culture

    • 5.1 Association with Momotarō legend



  • 6 Sports

    • 6.1 Soccer


    • 6.2 Volleyball



  • 7 Tourism


  • 8 Notable people


  • 9 Notes


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




History


See also: Historic Sites of Okayama Prefecture

Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided between Bitchū, Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of the large-scale administrative reforms of the early Meiji period (1868–1912), and the borders of the prefecture were set in 1876.[3][5]



Geography




Map of Okayama Prefecture
     Government Ordinance Designated City      City      Town


Okayama Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Hiroshima Prefecture.[3] It faces Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku 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. 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.[6]


As of 1 April 2014, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Daisen-Oki and Setonaikai National Parks; the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks.[7]



Cities


Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture:




Okayama City




Tsuyama




Takahashi




Niimi









Towns and villages


These are the towns and villages in each district:








Mergers


Main article: List of mergers in Okayama Prefecture


Education



Universities


  • Okayama
    • Okayama University

    • Okayama University of Science

    • Okayama Shoka University

    • Sanyo Gakuen University

    • Shujitsu University


  • Kurashiki
    • Okayama Gakuin University

    • Kurashiki Sakuyo University

    • Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare


  • Soja
    • Okayama Prefectural University

  • Tsuyama
    • Mimasaka University

  • Niimi
    • Niimi Public University


High schools


  • Okayama
    • Okayama Ichinomiya Senior High School

    • Okayama Asahi Senior High School

    • Okayama Sozan Senior High School

    • Okayama Hosen Senior High School

    • Okayama Joto Senior High School

    • Okayama Sakuyo High School[8]

    • Kurashiki High School


Transportation



Rail



  • JR West
    • Sanyo Shinkansen

    • Sanyo Line

    • Hakubi Line

    • Kibi Line

    • Ako Line

    • Uno Line

    • Kishin Line

    • Geibi Line

    • Imbi Line


  • JR West and JR Shikoku
    • Seto-Ōhashi Line

    • Honshi-bisan Line


  • Chizu Express

  • Ibara Railway

  • Mizushima Rinkai Railway


Tramways


  • Okayama Electric Tramway


Roads



Expressways


  • Sanyo Expressway

  • Chugoku Expressway

  • Seto Central Expressway

  • Yonago Expressway

  • Okayama Expressway

  • Tottori Expressway


National highways


  • Route 2 (Osaka-Kobe-Himeji-Bizen-Okayama-Kurashiki-Asakuchi-Onomichi-Hiroshima-Shunan-Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu)

  • Route 30 (Okayama-Uno-Takamatsu

  • Route 53 (Okayama-Tsuyama-Tottori)

  • Route 179

  • Route 180 (Okayama-Takahashi-Niimi)

  • Route 181 (Tsuyama-Maniwa-Yonago-Yasugi-Matsue)

  • Route 182

  • Route 183

  • Route 250 (Okayama-Setouchi-Ako-Aioi-Takasago-Akashi)

  • Route 313 (Fukuyama-Takahashi-Maniwa-Kurayoshi)

  • Route 373

  • Route 374

  • Route 429

  • Route 430

  • Route 482 (Kyotango-Toyooka-Wakasa-Kagamino-Maniwa-Kofu of Tottori

  • Route 484


Airport


  • Okayama Airport


Culture



  • Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery)

  • Bizen Osafune/Bitchu Aoe swords


Association with Momotarō legend


Okayama Prefecture is closely associated with the folklore hero, Momotarō. This tale is said to have roots in the legendary story of Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto and Ura which explains that the Prince Ura of Kudara used to live in Kinojo (castle of the devil) and was a cause of trouble for the people living in the village. The emperor's government sent Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto(Momotarō) to defeat Ura. The city of Okayama holds an annual Momotarō-matsuri, or Momotarō Festival.[4][9]



Sports


The sports teams listed below are based in Okayama.



Soccer



  • Fagiano Okayama F.C. (Okayama city)


  • Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. (Kurashiki)


Volleyball



  • Okayama Seagulls (Okayama city)


Tourism




Okayama Korakuen Park and Okayama Castle




Hiruzen Plateau and Hiruzen Joyful Park in Maniwa




Hinase Island and Seto Inlandsea in Bizen


Some tourist attractions are:



  • Koraku-en Japanese garden in Okayama


  • Okayama Castle, Okayama


  • Ki Castle, Sōja


  • Shizutani School, Bizen

  • Bikan Historical Area (倉敷美観地区, Kurashiki Bikan Chiku), Kurashiki


  • Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Takahashi


  • Kakuzan Park, Tsuyama

  • Bisei Astronomical Observatory (美星天文台, Bisei Tenmondai), Ibara Town (following dissolution of Bisei Town)


  • Maki-do Cave, in Niimi


Notable people





Shin Koyamada, Hollywood actor from The Last Samurai



  • Shin Koyamada, Hollywood actor[10]


  • Yuko Arimori, marathon runner[11]


  • Tesshō Genda, voice actor


  • Ryutaro Hashimoto, Kiichiro Hiranuma, Inukai Tsuyoshi, former Prime Ministers of Japan


  • Sen'ichi Hoshino, baseball manager


  • Koshi Inaba, singer


  • Ichiyo Izawa, pianist and former member of Tokyo Jihen


  • Yoshio Nishina, known as the Father of Physics in Japan


  • Yumeji Takehisa, famous and influential early 20th century artist


  • Sesshu Toyo, suiboku master


  • Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, boxer


  • Haruka Fukushima, manga artist


  • Masashi Kishimoto, manga artist and creator of Naruto[12]


  • Seishi Kishimoto, manga artist


  • Daisuke Takahashi, Olympic figure skater


  • Dorlis, jazz musician


  • Miyamoto Musashi, samurai


  • Megumi Fujii, MMA Fighter


  • Masaki Kajishima, creator of Tenchi Muyo!


  • Morihiro Hashimoto, darts player


Notes




  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okayama-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 745, p. 745, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.


  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Okayama" at p. 745, p. 745, at Google Books.


  3. ^ abc "Okayama Prefecture". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-01..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  4. ^ ab "岡山（県）" [Okayama Prefecture]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-15.


  5. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.


  6. ^ Okayama official website Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine accessed Nov. 2007


  7. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. 1 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2015.


  8. ^ "岡山県作陽高等学校". www.sakuyo-h.ed.jp. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


  9. ^ "Okayama History". Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.


  10. ^ "Shin Koyamada's IMDB Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-03-27.


  11. ^ "Yuko Arimori's profile".


  12. ^ "Masashi Kishimoto's Biography on TV.com". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17.



References


  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5;
    OCLC 58053128.


External links






  • Official website

  • Official tourism site


  • Official account's channel on YouTube




Coordinates: 34°42′N 133°51′E / 34.700°N 133.850°E / 34.700; 133.850







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