Prefecture of Japan
Prefecture in Chūgoku, Japan
Okayama Prefecture (岡山県 Okayama-ken is aprefecture ofJapan located in theChūgoku region ofHonshu .[ 2] km2 (2,746sq mi ). Okayama Prefecture bordersTottori Prefecture to the north,Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, andHiroshima Prefecture to the west.
Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities includingKurashiki ,Tsuyama , andSōja .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Seto Inland Sea coast across fromKagawa Prefecture on the island ofShikoku , which are connected by theGreat Seto Bridge , while the north is characterized by theChūgoku Mountains .
Prior to theMeiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided betweenBitchū ,Bizen andMimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of the large-scale administrative reforms of the earlyMeiji period (1868–1912), and the borders of the prefecture were set in 1876.[ 4] [ 6]
Map of Okayama Prefecture Government Ordinance Designated City City Town Village Okayama Prefecture bordersHyōgo Prefecture ,Tottori Prefecture , andHiroshima Prefecture .[ 4] Kagawa Prefecture inShikoku across theSeto Inland Sea and includes 90 islands in the sea.
Okayama Prefecture is home to the historic town ofKurashiki . Most of the population is concentrated around Kurashiki andOkayama . The small villages in the northern mountain region are aging and declining in population - more than half of the prefecture's municipalities are officially designated as depopulated.[ 7]
As of 1 April 2014, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated asNatural Parks , namely theDaisen-Oki andSetonaikai National Parks; theHyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park ; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks.[ 8]
Okayama City Tsuyama Takahashi Niimi Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture:
Name Area (km2 ) Population Map Rōmaji Kanji Akaiwa 赤磐市 209.43 44,498 Asakuchi 浅口市 66.46 35,022 Bizen 備前市 258.23 35,610 Ibara 井原市 243.36 41,460 Kasaoka 笠岡市 136.03 50,160 Kurashiki 倉敷市 355.63 483,576 Maniwa 真庭市 828.43 44,265 Mimasaka 美作市 429.19 28,502 Niimi 新見市 793.27 30,583 Okayama (capital)岡山市 789.92 720,841 Setouchi 瀬戸内市 125.51 37,934 Sōja 総社市 212 67,059 Takahashi 高梁市 547.01 31,556 Tamano 玉野市 103.61 60,101 Tsuyama 津山市 506.36 102,294
These are the towns and villages in eachdistrict :
Name Area (km2 ) Population District Type Map Rōmaji Kanji Hayashima 早島町 7.62 12,671 Tsukubo District Town Kagamino 鏡野町 419.69 14,651 Tomata District Town Kibichūō 吉備中央町 268.73 11,989 Kaga District Town Kumenan 久米南町 78.65 4,962 Kume District Town Misaki 美咲町 232.15 17,776 Kume District Town Nagi 奈義町 69.54 5,861 Katsuta District Town Nishiawakura 西粟倉村 57.93 1,437 Aida District Village Satoshō 里庄町 12.23 11,204 Asakuchi District Town Shinjō 新庄村 67.1 951 Maniwa District Village Shōō 勝央町 54.09 11,237 Katsuta District Town Wake 和気町 144.21 14,191 Wake District Town Yakage 矢掛町 90.62 14,041 Oda District Town
Okayama prefecture population pyramid in 2020 Per Japanese census data,[ 9] [ 10]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1920 1,218,000 — 1930 1,284,000 +5.4% 1940 1,329,000 +3.5% 1950 1,661,000 +25.0% 1960 1,670,000 +0.5% 1970 1,707,000 +2.2% 1980 1,871,000 +9.6% 1990 1,926,000 +2.9% 2000 1,950,828 +1.3% 2010 1,945,276 −0.3% 2020 1,920,739 −1.3%
Okayama Kurashiki Soja Tsuyama Niimi OkayamaKurashiki High School Okayama Asahi Senior High School Okayama Takahashi High School Okayama Ichinomiya Senior High School Okayama Hosen Senior High School Okayama Joto Senior High School Okayama Sakuyo High School[ 11] Okayama Sozan Senior High School JR Okayama Station Okayama Momotarō Airport Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery)Bizen Osafune/Bitchu Aoe swords [ edit ] Okayama Prefecture is closely associated with the folklore hero,Momotarō . This tale is said to have roots in the legendary story ofKibitsuhiko-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 annualMomotarō-matsuri , or Momotarō Festival.[ 5] [ 12]
City Light Stadium .The sports teams listed below are based in Okayama.
Okayama Korakuen Park and Okayama Castle Hiruzen Plateau and Hiruzen Joyful Park in Maniwa Hinase Island and Seto Inlandsea in Bizen Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in Takahashi Some tourist attractions are:
Bikan Historical Area (倉敷美観地区 Kurashiki Bikan Chiku , Kurashiki Bisei Astronomical Observatory (美星天文台 Bisei Tenmondai ) , Ibara Town (following dissolution of Bisei Town) Bitchu Matsuyama Castle , TakahashiBrazilian Park Washuzan Highland , KurashikiKakuzan Park , TsuyamaKoraku-en Japanese garden in OkayamaKi Castle , SōjaMaki-do Cave , in NiimiOhara Museum of Art , KurashikiOkayama Castle , OkayamaShizutani School , BizenYuko Arimori (born 1966), marathon runner[ 13] Kenji Doihara (1883–1948), army officerTesshō Genda (born 1948), voice actorMorihiro Hashimoto (1977–2017), darts playerNaoki Hoshino (1892–1978), politicianKoshi Inaba (born 1964), singerMasaki Kajishima (born 1962), creator ofTenchi Muyo! Shiro Kawase (1889–1946), admiralSadahiko Miyake (1891–1956), generalChiura Obata (1885–1975), artistMori Takashi, former member ofGentouki Yōji Takikawa (born 1949), pedagogistMutsuo Toi (1917–1938), perpetrator of theTsuyama massacre Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855–1932), formerPrime Minister of JapanJiro Watanabe (born 1955), boxerTakeo Yasuda (1889–1964), lieutenant generalEisuke Yoshiyuki (1906–1940), authorFujii Kaze (born 1997), singerNishimura Riki , also known as Ni-ki ofENHYPEN (born 2005), K-pop idol,[ 14] Issei Mamehara (born 2002), singer, dancer, member ofJO1 ^ "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府" .内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese).Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved18 May 2023 .^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okayama-ken" inJapan Encyclopedia, p. 745 , p. 745, atGoogle Books ; "Chūgoku" atp. 127 Google Books . ^ Nussbaum, "Okayama" atp. 745 Google Books . ^a b c "Okayama Prefecture" .Encyclopedia of Japan . Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC 56431036 . Archived fromthe original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved1 August 2012 .^a b "岡山（県）" [Okayama Prefecture].Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC 153301537 . Archived fromthe original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved15 August 2012 .^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" atp. 780 Google Books . ^ Okayama official website Archived 2 January 2013 at theWayback Machine accessed November 2007^ "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. Retrieved19 February 2015 .^ "Okayama (Japan): Prefecture, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information" .www.citypopulation.de .Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved2022-05-12 .^ "Japan Prefectures Population from 1920 and Area" .www.demographia.com .Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved2020-11-25 .^ "岡山県作陽高等学校" .www.sakuyo-h.ed.jp .Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved24 April 2018 .^ "Okayama History" . Archived fromthe original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved24 June 2012 .^ "Yuko Arimori's profile" .Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved2013-05-31 .^ "ENHYPEN's profile" .Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved2024-01-28 .
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