Okayama Prefecture (岡山県, Okayama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[1] Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west.
Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided between Bitchū, Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of the large-scale administrative reforms of the early Meiji period (1868–1912), and the borders of the prefecture were set in 1876.[3][5]
Geography
Map of Okayama Prefecture Government Ordinance Designated CityCityTownVillage
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 prefecture's municipalities are officially designated as depopulated.[6]
As of 1 April 2014, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Daisen-Oki and Setonaikai National Parks; the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks.[7]
Cities
See also: List of cities in Okayama Prefecture by population
Okayama Prefecture is closely associated with the folklore hero, Momotarō. This tale is said to have roots in the legendary story of Kibitsuhiko-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 annual Momotarō-matsuri, or Momotarō Festival.[4][11]
Tryhoop Okayama (B3 League, Okayama city)[citation needed]
Tourism
Okayama Korakuen Park and Okayama CastleHiruzen Plateau and Hiruzen Joyful Park in ManiwaHinase Island and Seto Inlandsea in BizenBitchu Matsuyama Castle in Takahashi
Some tourist attractions are:
Koraku-en Japanese garden in Okayama
Okayama Castle, Okayama
Ki Castle, Sōja
Shizutani School, Bizen
Bikan Historical Area (倉敷美観地区, Kurashiki Bikan Chiku), Kurashiki
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Takahashi
Kakuzan Park, Tsuyama
Bisei Astronomical Observatory (美星天文台, Bisei Tenmondai), Ibara Town (following dissolution of Bisei Town)
"岡山(県)"[Okayama Prefecture]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC153301537. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
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