Okayama (岡山市, Okayama-shi) - The capital
city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
As of March 2007, the city has an estimated population of
698,946 and the density of 884.87 persons per km². The total
area is 789.88 km². On January 22, 2007, the towns of Seto
and Takebe merged into Okayama. The city was founded on June
1, 1889.
The city is known as the site of the Korakuen Garden and the
black Okayama Castle, which is a modern reconstruction. The
popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro may have originated
there.
Sogenji is a very large zen monastery belonging to the
Rinzai sect in the centre of the city. It has produced
several of the abbots of the major monasteries in Kyoto and
is now a training centre for foreign practitioners.
The city is one of few Japanese cities to have kept an
operational tram system. It is a major rail interchange as
trains from Shikoku connect with the Sanyō main line here.
The city became a core city in 1996. Later in March 22,
2005, the towns of Mitsu in Mitsu District and the town of
Nadasaki from Kojima District were merged into the city, and
on January 22, 2007, the town of Takebe from Mitsu District
and Seto from Akaiwa District were also merged into the
city. All three districts have since been dissolved.
After the merger and part of the negotiation with the
Okayama Prefecture, the city slated to becoming a designated
city in 2009.
Okayama Airport serves the city.
Okayama University is located in the city.
Information source: “Okayama, Okayama.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 26 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Okayama, Okayama>. |
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