Katakami

This is the central district of Bizen City in the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. Formerly Katakami-cho, it is where the city hall is located. The port at the back of Katakami Bay is recorded as Katakaminotsu in the Engishiki, and in the Muromachi period, the Sanyo Road passed through it, making it a key location for land and sea transport. In the early modern period, Nishikatakami was the location of the head inn, wholesaler, and Okayama Domain storehouse. The town fell into some decline when the JR Sanyo Main Line was diverted, but it grew as a fireproof brick manufacturing town and a town for its shipment. It was the starting point of the Katakami Railway (closed in June 1991). The JR Ako Line, National Route 2, and National Route 250 pass through the area.

[Shogo Yuihama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

岡山県南東部、備前(びぜん)市の中心地区。旧片上町。市役所が置かれる。片上湾奥にある港は『延喜式(えんぎしき)』に方上津(かたかみのつ)と記され、室町時代には山陽道が通じ、海陸交通の要地になった。近世には西片上に本陣、問屋、岡山藩蔵屋敷が置かれた。JR山陽本線が迂回(うかい)したためやや衰微したが、耐火れんが工業やその積み出しの町として成長した。片上鉄道（1991年6月廃止）の起点であった。JR赤穂(あこう)線、国道2号、250号が通じる。

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