17 Facts About Okayama

Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.

Okayama joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.

Okayama became the political and economical capital of Bizen Province.

Okayama became one of the most important places in western Japan for transportation and education.

City of Okayama is located in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture, which in turn is located in western part of the island of Honshu.

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Since Okayama became a designated city in 2009, the city has been divided into four wards .

Okayama is often called "Land of Sunshine" because of its low number of rainy days per year.

Okayama is the core of the Okayama metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Kurashiki and Soja.

Every August since 1994 Okayama has seen the Momotaro Matsuri, which is an amalgam of three different festivals, including the 'ogre' festival, which is a kind of Yosakoi dance.

In 2009, Fagiano Okayama FC gained promotion to the J League, the highest football league in Japan.

Okayama was the birthplace of the 31st Yokozuna, Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, in 1896.

Okayama won 10 championships, 8 during his time as a Yokozuna.

Okayama University, founded as a medical school in 1870 and established in 1949 as a national university, is in the city.

Today, Okayama University is one of Okayama's largest universities, with 11 faculties and six graduate schools.

JR West's Okayama Station is a major interchange, with trains from Shikoku, Sanin and Sanyo connecting to the Sanyo Shinkansen.

Okayama has kept an operational tram system since the Meiji period.

Okayama Airport, located in the northern part of the city, provides domestic service to Tokyo-Haneda, Sapporo-Chitose, Okinawa-Naha, and Kagoshima.