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Encyclopedia > Okayama, Japan

Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 633,705 and the density of 1,234.62 persons per kmē. The total area is 513.28 kmē.


The city was founded on June 1, 1889.


The city is known as the site of the Korakuen Garden and the striking black Okayama Castle. The popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro may have originated there.


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  Okayama Prefecture Symbol of Okayama Prefecture
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SJSU -- Study Abroad Programs - Bilateral, Okayama (834 words)
Okayama City is the capital of Okayama Prefecture and is located in the southwest region of the largest island, Honshu.
Okayama, one of the major educational and cultural centers of the Chugoku-Shikoku area, has a population of approximately 630,000.
Okayama University has 11 faculties, 7 graduate schools, 1 attached research institute, 3 university libraries, 1 national joint-use research institute, 6 campus-wide facilities for education and academic studies, 7 joint-use facilities, a health and medical center and various research and educational institutions belonging to each faculty.
OKAYAMA HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE (494 words)
Okayama (岡山) is a city in the Chugoku region of Japan, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu.
Okayama's main sights are all clustered in a large park on the eastern side of the side.
Okayama is a good place to launch day-trips to most of western Honshu and even Shikoku as it is the regional transportation hub.
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