Okayama Prefecture: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Okayama prefecture (岡山県)

Okayama prefectural symbol
Capital	Okayama
Region:	Chugoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 15th 7,008.63 km² 0.3%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 21st 1,950,656 278/km²
Districts:	18
Municipalities:	78
:	JP-33
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Peach blossom (Prunus persica var. vulgaris)
Pref. Tree:	Red pine (Pinus densiflora)
Pref. Bird:	Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Okayama prefecture (岡山県; Okayama-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Okayama.

History

Okayama prefecture borders Hyogo, Tottori and Hiroshima prefectures.

Okayama prefecture is home to the historic town of Kurashiki.

Cities

• Bizen
• Ibara
• Kasaoka
• Kurashiki
• Niimi
• Okayama (capital)
• Soja
• Takahashi
• Tamano
• Tsuyama

Districts

• Aida
  • Aida
  • Higashiawakura
  • Mimasaka
  • Nishiawakura
  • Ohara
  • Sakuto
• Akaiwa
  • Akasaka
  • Kumayama
  • Sanyo
  • Seto
  • Yoshii
• Asakuchi
  • Funao
  • Kamogata
  • Konko
  • Satosho
  • Yorishima
• Atetsu
  • Osa
  • Shingou
  • Tessei
  • Tetta
• Jobou
  • Hokubou
  • Kayo
  • Ukan
• Katsuta
  • Katsuta
  • Nagi
  • Shoboku
  • Shoou
• Kawakami
  • Bicchu
  • Kawakami
  • Nariwa
• Kibi
  • Mabi
• Kojima
  • Nadasaki
• Kume
  • Asahi
  • Chuou
  • Kume
  • Kumenan
  • Yanahara
• Maniwa
  • Chuka
  • Katsuyama
  • Kawakami
  • Kuse
  • Mikamo
  • Ochiai
  • Shinjo
  • Yatsuka
  • Yubara
• Mitsu
  • Kamogawa
  • Mitsu
  • Takebe
• Oda
  • Bisei
  • Yakage
• Oku
  • Oku
  • Osafune
  • Ushimado
• Shitsuki
  • Yoshii
• Tomata
  • Aba
  • Kagamino
  • Kamisaibara
  • Kamo
  • Okutsu
  • Tomi
• Tsukubo
  • Hayashima
  • Kiyone
  • Yamate
• Wake
  • Hinase
  • Saeki
  • Wake
  • Yoshinaga

Prefectures of Japan

Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi