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Yakage (矢掛町, Yakage-chō) is a town located in Oda District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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Yakage 矢掛町
Town
Yakage-juku
Flag Seal
Location of Yakage in Okayama Prefecture
Yakage Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°38′N 133°35′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'yō
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Oda
Area
• Total	90.62 km2 (34.99 sq mi)
Population  (june 1, 2020)
• Total	14,041
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.yakage.lg.jp

As of june 1 2020, the town has an estimated population of 14,041 and a density of 147 persons per km².[1] The total area is 90.62 km².

The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-honjin from the Edo period. A samurai parade (大名行列) is held every November in commemoration of the town's history as a major stopping point on the daimyō's trip to Edo during the era of sankin-kōtai.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

• Kurashiki
• Asakuchi
• Ibara
• Kasaoka
• Soja

Transportation

Railway

• Ibara Railway: Ibara Line
  • Mitani - Yakage - Oda

Highway

• Japan National Route 486

Notable people from Yakage

• Okanoyama Yoshiro, former sumo wrestler
• Go Ibuki , Japanese actor.

References

External links

• Media related to Yakage, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Yakage official website
• Tourist Guide(in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Yakage, Okayama

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[ru] Якаге

Якаге (яп. 矢掛町 Якагэ-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Ода префектуры Окаяма. Площадь посёлка составляет 90,62 км²[1], население — 14 467 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 159,64 чел./км².

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