Okayama
city in Okayama prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Okayama is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Okayama draws 5,848 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #14 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Okayama Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kojima Bay[5], Asahi River[6], Seto Inland Sea[7]
- Head of government: Ōmori Masao[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[10], big city[11], city[12], city of Japan[13]
- Capital: Kita-ku[14]
- Shares border with: Kurashiki[15], Tamano[16], Sōja-shi[17], Bizen[18], Setouchi[19], Akaiwa[20], Kibi-chūō Chō[21], Kumenan[22], Misaki[23], Hayashima[24], Tonoshō-chō[25]
- Anthem: Okayama Shiminka[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kita-ku[27], Naka-ku[28], Higashi-ku[29], Minami-ku[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Bucheon[31], Konya[32], Leskovac[33], San Jose[34], San José[35], Plovdiv[36], Luoyang[37], Hsinchu City[38], Kanpur[39], Kushiro[40]
- Legislative body: 岡山市議会[41]
- Commons category: Okayama[42]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[43]
- Inception: June 1, 1889[44]
- Located in/on physical feature: Okayama Plain[45]
- Official website: https://www.city.okayama.jp/[46]
- Foods traditionally associated: Kibi dango[47], Ōte Manjū[48], demi-glace sauce katsudon[49], Ebimeshi[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Okayama[51]
- Commons gallery: 岡山市[52]
- Population: 720,043[53], 719,474[54], 709,584[55]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Okayama[56]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[58]
- Replaces: Mino[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Okayama include Okayama Prefecture[60], a prefecture of Japan[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1871[63] and Okayama Airport[64], an airport[65], in Japan[66].
Why It Matters
Okayama has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Okayama is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Okayama include Okayama Prefecture[60], a prefecture of Japan[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1871[63] and Okayama Airport[64], an airport[65], in Japan[66].