Okayama Prefecture, Prefecture region in western Honshu, Japan
Okayama Prefecture stretches from the Seto Inland Sea coast in the south to the Chugoku Mountains in the north, encompassing 90 small islands.
The territory transformed from three distinct provinces - Bitchu, Bizen, and Mimasaka - into a unified prefecture during the Meiji Restoration in 1871.
The region maintains the traditional craft of Bizen pottery production, dating back centuries and recognized nationally for its earth-toned ceramics without glazing.
The prefecture connects to major cities through Okayama Airport, multiple train lines at JR West Okayama Station, and the Chugoku Expressway network.
The Saidai-ji Temple holds an annual festival where 9,000 men in loincloths compete for sacred wooden sticks thrown by priests.
Location: Japan
Inception: August 29, 1871
Capital city: Okayama
Website: https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/298936.html
Shares border with: Hiroshima Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Hyōgo Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture
Website: https://pref.okayama.jp/page/298936.html
GPS coordinates: 34.66167,133.93472
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:05
Kōraku-en
668 m
Okayama Castle
422 m
Great Seto Bridge
31.5 km
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle
33 km
Fukuyama Castle
55.9 km
Marugame Castle
43.6 km
Kurashiki Tivoli Park
16.9 km
Takamatsu Castle
36.3 km
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
16.7 km
Ohara Museum of Art
16.7 km
Kibitsu Shrine
7.7 km
Ritsurin Garden
38.3 km
Okayama International Circuit
38.5 km
Takamatsu Castle
10.8 km
Yashima
37.4 km
Ki Castle
17 km
Shizutani School
30.1 km
Tsuyama Castle
45.1 km
Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland
27.1 km
Akō Castle
42.6 km
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
32.6 km
Chichu Art Museum
24 km
Saijō Inari
10.7 km
Hiruzen
77.9 km
Gold Tower
40.7 km
Kibitsuhiko Shrine
6.7 km
Himesakakanachiana Limestone Cave
46.7 km
Kōsetsu Samonji
56.1 kmReviews
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