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14-501: Ibara is located in west-central Okayama Prefecture. The Oda River, a tributary of the Takahashi River , flows from north to south from Hiroshima Prefecture, and changes its flow eastward in the center of the city. It forms a basin sandwiched between mountains and hills to the north and south, which is where the main urban concentration of the city is located. The northern part of the city has numerous hamlets villages spread out on

28-760: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Ibara, together with the municipalities of Oda District , contributes two members to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Then economy of Ibara is primarily based on light industry. Textiles, automobile parts, electronic parts, food container manufacturing, mining, are major contributors. Ihara Seiki, an automobile parts manufacturer,

42-684: A limestone karst plateau at an elevation of 400 to 500 meters. Hiroshima Prefecture Okayama Prefecture Ibara has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Ibara is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1289 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C. Per Japanese census data,

56-773: Is a Class A major river in the western part of Okayama Prefecture . It acts as the main drainage for the Takahashi River Drainage System, and is one of the three main drainage rivers in Okayama Prefecture (the others being the Yoshii River and the Asahi River ). The Takahashi River originates from Akechi Pass near Hanamiyama in Tottori Prefecture , 1,188 m (3,898 ft) above sea level . It flows through

70-527: Is headquartered in Ibara. Ibara has 13 public elementary schools, five public junior high schools and one public high school operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. [REDACTED] Ibara Railway Company - Ibara Line Ibara is twinned with: Takahashi River The Takahashi River ( 高梁川 , Takahashi-gawa )

84-677: Is located on the Seto Inland Sea coast across from Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku , which are connected by the Great Seto Bridge , while the north is characterized by the Chūgoku Mountains . Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided between Bitchū , Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of

98-509: The Chūgoku region of Honshu . Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km (2,746 sq mi ). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west. Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kurashiki , Tsuyama , and Sōja . Okayama Prefecture's south

112-591: The Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park ; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks. Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture: These are the towns and villages in each district : Per Japanese census data, and, Okayama prefecture has had continual negative population growth since 2005 Okayama Prefecture is closely associated with the folklore hero, Momotarō . This tale is said to have roots in

126-671: The Kanto region from his stronghold at Odawara Castle . During the Edo Period , it was largely divided between the holdings of Fukuyama Domain and direct territory of the shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration , the area was organized into villages within Shitsuki District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ibara was elevated to town status on February 26, 1896. The city of Ibara

140-672: The cities of Niimi , Takahashi , Sōja , and Kurashiki , eventually flowing into the Mizushimanada area of the Inland Sea . The mouth is located between the Mizushima and Tamashima areas of Kurashiki. Reconstruction and repairs in 1907 created the eastern and western branches of the Takahashi River. Okayama Prefecture Okayama Prefecture ( 岡山県 , Okayama-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in

154-468: The large-scale administrative reforms of the early Meiji period (1868–1912), and the borders of the prefecture were set in 1876. Okayama Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture , Tottori Prefecture , and Hiroshima Prefecture . It faces Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea and includes 90 islands in the sea. Okayama Prefecture is home to the historic town of Kurashiki . Most of

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168-463: The population is concentrated around Kurashiki and Okayama . The small villages in the northern mountain region are aging and declining in population - more than half of the prefecture's municipalities are officially designated as depopulated. As of 1 April 2014, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Daisen-Oki and Setonaikai National Parks;

182-578: The population of Ibara is as follows. The Ibara area is part of ancient Bitchū Province and was the site of a shōen landed estate ruled by the Nasu clan . In the Muromachi period , the lord of Ibara-shō, Ise Moritoki, went to Suruga Province in 1476 to assist his nephew Imagawa Ujichika succeed to the head of the Imagawa clan . Ise Moritoki later changed his name to Hōjō Sōun and seized control of

196-434: Was established on March 30, 1953, from the merger of the three towns of Ibara, Nishiebara, and Takaya and the five villages of Ebara, Kinoko, Kenshu, Aono, Yamanoue plus the villages of Itakura and Oe from Oda District, Okayama . (Akaiwa)|Yoshii]] (all from Akaiwa District ). On March 1, 2005, the town of Yoshii (from Shitsuki District ), and the town of Bisei (from Oda District ) were merged into Ibara. Ibara has

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