Okayama [city] - Okayama

Japanese: 岡山[市] - おかやま

Okayama City is located in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture, in the Okayama Plain and part of the Kibi Plateau in the lower reaches of the Asahi River. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. It is the prefectural capital and the political, economic and cultural center of the prefecture. During the Sengoku period, Ukita Naoie built Okayama Castle and the castle town, and during the Edo period, it developed as a castle town of the Ikeda clan with 315,000 koku of rice. The Sanyo Main Line was opened in 1891, and the Tsuyama Line, Kibi Line, Uno Line, Ako Line and Sanyo Shinkansen were also opened, making it the transportation and economic center of the Sanyo region. With the completion of the Seto Ohashi Bridge in 1988, the Seto Ohashi Bridge Line and the Setouchi Chuo Expressway were opened, and New Okayama Airport was opened in the same year, and in 1993 the airport was expanded, the Sanyo Expressway was opened, and in 1997 the Okayama Expressway was fully opened, and the development of a wide-area transportation network has further enhanced Okayama's position as a transportation hub in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. Since early modern times, Okayama has had a strong commercial character. In addition to the textile industry, which began with the founding of Okayama Spinning, the food, electrical and machinery industries are also active, and large factories are concentrated in the Okayama South area. Okayama is home to Okayama University, Okayama Airport, Okayama Castle (historic site), Korakuen, the former Okayama Domain School (historic site), and Kibitsuhiko Shrine. In March 2005, Mitsu-cho in Mitsu-gun and Nadasaki-cho in Kojima-gun were incorporated, and in January 2007, Seto-cho in Akaiwa-gun and Takebe-cho in Mitsu-gun were incorporated. In April 2009, it became a designated city. Kita-ku, Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, and Minami-ku were established. Area: 789.96 ^km2 . Population: 709,584 (2010).
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Japanese:

岡山県南部，旭川下流域の岡山平野と吉備高原の一部にある市。1889年市制。県庁所在地で，県の政治・経済・文化の中心。戦国時代宇喜多直家が岡山城と城下町を建設，江戸時代池田氏31万5000石の城下町として発達した。1891年山陽本線が開通，さらに津山線，吉備(きび)線，宇野線，赤穂線，山陽新幹線が通じ，山陽地方の交通・経済の中心となった。1988年瀬戸大橋完成で瀬戸大橋線，瀬戸中央自動車道が開通，同年新岡山空港開港，1993年同空港の拡張，山陽自動車道の開通，さらには1997年岡山自動車道が全通するなど，広域交通網の整備により，中国・四国地方の交通拠点としての地位がより高まっている。近世以来，商業都市的性格が強い。岡山紡績の創業に始まる繊維工業のほか，食品・電気・機械工業が行われ，岡南(こうなん)地区には大工場が集中している。岡山大学，岡山空港，岡山城（史跡），後楽園，旧岡山藩藩学（史跡），吉備津彦神社などがある。2005年３月御津郡御津町，児島郡灘崎町を，2007年１月赤磐郡瀬戸町，御津郡建部町を編入。2009年４月，政令指定都市に移行。北区，中区，東区，南区を設置。789.96km²。70万9584人（2010）。
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