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Okayama Prefecture (岡山県)

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Okayama Prefecture (岡山県) is a prefecture of Japan in the Chugoku region of Honshu. It covers 7,112.32 sq km and has a population of close to two million people (2011 estimate). The capital and biggest city is Okayama City.

Kurashiki City, Okayama PrefectureKurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
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Okayama Prefecture is bordered by Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyogo Prefecture to the east and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the south, across which lies the island of Shikoku. It was formed during the Meiji Restoration by merging Bitchu Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.

Shimotsui-Seto Bridge, Okayama PrefectureShimotsui-Seto Bridge, Okayama Prefecture
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Okayama Prefecture is one of the prefectures in Japan to suffer from urban drain, with the rural areas ageing and decline in population.

Planning your trip to Okayama Prefecture

The most practical way to reach Okayama Prefecture is to take the train. The Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train stops at the Okayama Station between Kyushu and Osaka. Alternatively, you can reach Okayama City by flight from Tokyo within an hour, arriving at the Okayama Airport (OKA).

Okayama City, JapanOkayama City, Japan
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Shrine in Soja, Okayama PrefectureShrine in Soja, Okayama Prefecture
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Cities of Okayama Prefecture

  1. Okayama City

  2. Akaiwa

  3. Asakuchi

  4. Bizen

  5. Ibara

  6. Maniwa

  7. Mimasaka

  8. Niimi

  9. Setouchi

  10. Soja

  11. Takahashi

  12. Tamano

  13. Tsuyama

Tourist Attractions of Okayama Prefecture

  1. Bikan Historic District, Kurashiki

  2. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle

  3. Bizen Osafune Museum

  4. Ikura Ravine and Maki Cave, Niimi

  5. Korakuen Gardens, Okayama

  6. Kurashiki

  7. Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki

  8. Ojigatake Hill, Tamano

  9. Okayama Prefectural Museum of Bizen Pottery, Bizen

  10. Saijo Inari Shrine, Okayama

  11. Seto Ohashi Bridge

  12. Shizutani School

  13. Washuzan Hill, Kurashiki

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