Okayama Prefecture ( 岡山県 , Okayama-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in 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.
5-623: The Yoshii River is a river in Okayama Prefecture , Japan. This article related to a river in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Okayama Prefecture Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kurashiki , Tsuyama , and Sōja . Okayama Prefecture's south is located on the Seto Inland Sea coast across from Kagawa Prefecture on
10-469: 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 the population is concentrated around Kurashiki and Okayama . The small villages in
15-620: 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 the large-scale administrative reforms of the early Meiji period (1868–1912), and
20-703: 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; the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park ; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks. Fifteen cities are located in Okayama Prefecture: These are
25-512: 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 the legendary story of Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto and Ura which explains that the Prince Ura of Kudara used to live in Kinojo (castle of
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