Okayama Prefecture
Okayama
岡山県 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Okayama-ken |
 Flag  Symbol | |
 Location of Okayama in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°42′N 133°51′E / 34.700°N 133.850°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku |
| Island | Honshū |
| Capital | Okayama |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Masahiro Ishii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,112.32 km2 (2,746.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Population (October 2005) | |
| • Total | 1,957,056 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-33 |
| Prefectural flower | Peach blossom (Prunus persica var. vulgaris) |
| Prefectural tree | Red pine (Pinus densiflora) |
| Prefectural bird | Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| Number of districts | 10 |
| Number of municipalities | 27 |
| Website | www.pref.okayama.jp/ kikaku/kokusai/momo/e/ |
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]
History
[change | change source]During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.[3]
Geography
[change | change source]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 | change source]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 | change source]National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Kibitsuhiko jinja and Kibitsu jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[5]
Related pages
[change | change source]- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Fagiano Okayama
- Okayama Prefectural Museum
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-26.
Other websites
[change | change source]
Media related to Okayama prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
