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Okayama prefecture

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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 symbol
     Okayama prefectural symbol
   
CapitalOkayama
Region:Chugoku
Island:Honshu
Area
      
 - Total
      
 - % water
    
Ranked 15th
      
7,008.63 km²
      
0.3%
    
Population
     
 - Total (2000)
     
 - Density
Ranked 21st
     
1,950,656
     
278/km²
   
Districts:18
Municipalities:78
:JP-33
Symbols
Pref. Flower:Peach blossom
(Prunus persica var. vulgaris)
Pref. Tree:Red pine
(Pinus densiflora)
Pref. Bird:Lesser cuckoo
(Cuculus poliocephalus)
Image:Japan_okayama_map_small.png

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Geography

Okayama prefecture borders Hyogo, Tottori and Hiroshima prefectures.

Okayama prefecture is home to the historic town of Kurashiki.

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links


Prefectures of Japan
Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi