Okayama (prefecture)
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Okayama prefecture (岡山県 Okayama-ken) is in the western Chugoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
Contents |
Understand
Cities
- Okayama — The prefectural capital
Other destinations
- Bizen — Rice paddies and expensive pottery
Talk
Get in
By plane
Okayama airport (OKA) has flights to Tokyo (1 hr), Sapporo (2 hrs) and Naha on Okinawa (2 hrs). There are also international flights to Shanghai and Seoul (both 1.5 hrs).
By train
Okayama is a hub for trains: it's a station of the San'yo Shinkansen line connecting Kyushu and Hiroshima towards Osaka, and there are frequent departures south across the Seto Inland Sea to Takamatsu and other points in Shikoku.
By bus
Get around
See
Okayama's most famous sight is Okayama's Koraku-en Garden, one of Japan's Top 3. Kurashiki is also a well-preserved (if touristy) chunk of old Japan.
Do
Eat
Okayama's Muscat grapes and peaches are famous.
Drink
As you might expect from a grape-growing region, Okayama is famous for wine (at least in Japan). There is "Sapporo Okayama winery" that represents West Japan.
Get out
External links
WikiPedia:Okayama Prefecture ja:岡山県
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