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Everything about Okayama Prefecture totally explained is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.
History
During the Meiji Restoration; Bitchu Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province were combined to form Okayama Prefecture.
Geography
Okayama Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture. 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.
Cities
Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture:
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each district:
Mergers
Economy
Demographics
Transportation
Railways
List of railway stations in Okayama Prefecture
Culture
Pottery
Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery).
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Okayama.
Association Football (soccer)
Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. (Kurashiki)
Volleyball
Okayama Seagulls (Okayama city)
Tourism
Some tourist attractions are:
located in Okayama City.
located in Okayama City.
, located in Bizen City.
, located in Kurashiki City.
, located in Kurashiki City.
, located in Ibara Town (following dissolution of Bisei Town).
Miscellaneous topics
Anime and manga
The anime and manga series Tenchi Muyo! take place in this part of Japan, and many characters are named after geographical features and landmarks of the area.
In the anime and manga series "Nerima Daikon Brothers," the character Mako speaks with an Okayama accent.
Notables
Yuko Arimori, marathon runner.
Naoto Fujiki, actor.
Tesshō Genda, voice actor.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Kiichiro Hiranuma and Inukai Tsuyoshi, former Prime Ministers of Japan.
Sen'ichi Hoshino, baseball manager.
Koshi Inaba, singer.
Keizo Nakanishi, singer.
Joe Odagiri, actor.
Sesshu Toyo, suiboku master.
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, boxer.
Nobuo Yana, actor.
Haruka Fukushima, mangaka.
Masashi Kishimoto, mangaka.
Seishi Kishimoto, mangaka.
Daisuke Takahashi, Olympic figure skater.
Dorlis, jazz musician.
Michio Maeda, Koi breeder.
Megumi Fujii, MMA Fighter.Further Information
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