Okayama Prefecture
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| Okayama Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Okayama (city) | ||||||||
| Region | Chūgoku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Masahiro Ishii | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 7,112.32 km² (15th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.3% | ||||||||
| Population (October 2005) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,957,056 (21st) | ||||||||
| - Density | 275 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 10 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 27 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-33 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.okayama.jp/ kikaku/kokusai/momo/e/ |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Peach blossom (Prunus persica var. vulgaris) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Red pine (Pinus densiflora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
 Symbol of Okayama Prefecture |
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Okayama Prefecture (岡山県 Okayama-ken) is a Japanese prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshū.[1] The capital city is Okayama.[2]
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History[change]
During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.[3]
Geography[change]
Okayama Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture its the west, Tottori Prefecture on its north and Hiroshima Prefecture on its east. It faces Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku to the west across the Seto Inland Sea. The prefecture includes 90 islands.
Cities[change]
There are 15 cities in Okayama Prefecture:
- Akaiwa
- Asakuchi
- Bizen
- Ibara
- Kurashiki
- Maniwa
- Mimasaka
- Niimi
- Okayama (capital)
- Setouchi
- Sōja
- Takahashi
- Tamano
- Tsuyama
National Parks[change]
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples[change]
Kibitsuhiko jinja and Kibitsu jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[5]
Related pages[change]
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Fagiano Okayama
- Okayama Prefectural Museum
References[change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okayama-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 745; "Chūgoku" at p. 127.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Okayama" at p. 745.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-8-26.
Other websites[change]
Media related to Okayama prefecture at Wikimedia Commons- Okayama Prefecture (English); (Japanese)
- Official tourism site
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