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Okayama city
岡山市
alternative words: Okayamashi city, Okayamashi, Okayama-shi, Okayama shi, Okayama
keywords:
town
related topics:
Okayama prefecture
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Korakuen garden
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Inland sea
related web sites:
http://www.city.okayama.okayama.jp
explanation: Capital of Okayama prefecture. Located on the shore of Inland sea, it had developed as a castle of Ukita family then Ikeda family. Reclaiming continuously Kojima bay in order to increase rice fields, the city is now distant from the shore. Textile, electronics and metal industries are prosperous. Korakuen garden located near Okayama castle is one of the 3 most famous Japanese gardens. Okayama owns an airport and an university, too. Its population is 572,000.
Okayama Prefecture
岡山県
alternative words: Okayama, Okayamaken, Okayama ken
keywords:
prefecture
related topics:
Okayama city
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Setoohashi bridge
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Kurashiki city
related web sites:
http://www.pref.okayama.jp
explanation: Okayama prefecture occupies the south-eastern part of Chugoku region, facing Inland Sea. Its surface is 7,089km2 and the population 1.9 million. The prefectural office is at Okayama City. The northern region is mountainous and the people are living with dairy farming and forestry, while on the southern plain the farmers are producing rice and fruits like peach and grapes. The petro-chemical, shipyard and steel industries are developing on the southern coastal area
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