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  Okayama Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okayama Prefecture was formerly divided into Bitchu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province until the Meiji Restoration.
Okayama Prefecture borders Hyogo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture.
The towns of Katsuta, Ohara, Mimasaka, Sakuto, and Aida and the village of Higashiawakura were merged to form the city of Mimasaka.
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 Kurashiki, Okayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurashiki (倉敷市; -shi) is a historic city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 433,477 and the density of 1,450.14 persons per km².
Kurashiki is the home to Japan's first Western art museum, the Ohara Museum of Art.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurashiki,_Okayama   (261 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Okayama prefecture
Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
The city of Takahashi and the towns of Ukan, Nariwa, Kawakami, and Bitchu were merged to form the new city of Takahashi.
The towns of Hokubo, Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara, and Kuse and the villages of Mikamo, Kawakami, Yatsuka, and Chuka were merged to form the city of Maniwa.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Okayama-prefecture   (5137 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Okayama Prefecture
The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts: for example, maps and geography textbooks divide Japan into the eight regions, weather reports usually give the weather by region, and many businesses and institutions...
Yoshii, Okayama may refer to more than one place in Japan: Yoshii, Akaiwa, Okayama Yoshii, Shitsuki, Okayama This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
Koshi Inaba Koshi Inaba (稲葉浩志, Inaba Kohshi, born in Tsuyama, Okayama, September 23, 1964) is a Japanese vocalist.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Okayama-Prefecture   (5137 words)

  
 Okayama prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Okayama Prefecture Contains outline of Okayama, administration topics, news bulletin, press releases.
Okayama Central A website for residents of Okayama Prefecture, including tips for getting a driver's license in Japan.
The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Okayama_prefecture.html   (233 words)

  
 Okayama Prefecture . Okayama, Okayama . Peach . Shikoku . Kurashiki, Okayama . Takahashi, Okayama . Tsuyama, Okayama . ...
Okayama 岡山市 -shi is the capital cities of Japan city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
Kurashiki 倉敷市 -shi is a historic cities of Japan city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.
Kume 久米郡 -gun is a districts of Japan district located in Okayama Prefecture Okayama, Japan.
www.uk.knowledge-info.org /Okayama_Prefecture-UK-4282442-em   (437 words)

  
 Okayama Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Okayama University of Science is breeding 3 000 clown fish monthly, but is...
The Nikko Maru was heading from the port of Mizushima in Okayama Prefecture to a port in Chiba Prefecture.
In Okayama Prefecture, rice growth has been slow in nearly 60 percent of paddies in southern part of the prefecture, according to officials of the Okayama...
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 Candy And Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The prefecture of Okayama includes the cities of Okayama and Kurashiki, as well as other interesting towns and tourist attractions.
The Okayama Prefectural Museum showcases displays of local history and is located next to the main entrance of Koraku Garden.
West of Okayama is the textile-producing city of Kurashiki.
www.candyandroses.com /asianokayama.htm   (675 words)

  
 Ohara, Okayama - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, ...
Ohara, Okayama - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer,...
Ohara, Okayama, Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, Population density...
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,630 and a density of 84.99 persons per kmandsup2.
www.thebestlinks.com /Ohara__2C___Okayama.html   (98 words)

  
 Ohara, Okayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town in Okayama.
There is another town with the same name in Chiba, Japan, see Ohara, Chiba.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,630 and a density of 84.99 persons per km².
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohara,_Okayama   (79 words)

  
 asahi.com : English
Though nowadays it houses an extensive and diverse collection, the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, has another claim to fame: Founded in 1930, it was the first major museum in Japan to specialize in Western art.
Ohara opened the museum in honor of Torajiro Kojima (1881-1929), a pioneer of Western painting in Japan who had died the year before.
Later, in the hands of Ohara's son, Soichiro (1909-68), the museum expanded its collection to cover diverse styles and forms of artwork, from Western to Oriental, ancient to contemporary and crafts to oil paintings.
www.asahi.com /english/nation/TKY200501110122.html   (582 words)

  
 Ohara, Chiba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is another town with the same name in Okayama, Japan, see Ohara, Okayama.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 20,094 and a density of 301.67 persons per km².
As of December, 2005 the town of Ohara will merge with the towns of Misaki and Isumi to form Isumi City.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohara,_Chiba   (100 words)

  
 2345 Friendship City, Ohara-cho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ohara-cho in Okayama Prefecture (Okayama-ken) is famous as the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi, a great swordman of 17th century.
Ohara Village (Ohara-mura) became legitimately a town, Ohara Town (Ohara-cho) in 1921 (the 11th year of Taisho Emperor).
Ohara Honjin was used as the accommodation of the Lord Ikeda of Tottori Clan with 320,000 goku (unit of rice, 180 litter / koku) in Edo period.
www.opas.gr.jp /neyagawa/sankakokugo/e/e23/e234/e2345.htm   (588 words)

  
 Aida District, Okayama - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, ...
Aida District, Okayama - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer,...
Aida District, Okayama, Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, Population...
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,845 and a density of 79.65 persons per kmandsup2.
www.thebestlinks.com /Aida_District__2C___Okayama.html   (97 words)

  
 Kurashiki City
The town is most famous for its western influenced canal district, Tivoli Park and the Ohara Museum of Art.
Ohara Magosaburo sent him on trips to Europe on three occasions to study art and bring back examples.
Upon Kojima's death in 1929, the Ohara Museum of Art was designed by Ohara Magosaburo as a tribute to his friend.
apike.ca /japan_kurashiki.html   (523 words)

  
 Kurashiki
Kurashiki is an historic town to the west of Okayama[?], in Okayama prefecture in Japan.
Established in 1930 by Magosaburu Ohara[?], it contains masterpieces by El Greco, Monet, Matisse, Gaugin[?], and Renoir.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ku/Kurashiki.html   (217 words)

  
 Okayama Prefectures Japan Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ohara Museum of Art - Includes news, collections, museum history, web gallery, features, and user information.
Okayama Central - A website for residents of Okayama Prefecture, including tips for getting a driver's license in Japan.
The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art - Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
www.24up.org /Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Okayama   (218 words)

  
 Kokusai Kurashiki hotel reservations.
There are lots of sightseeing spots within only half an hour drive from hotel,Korakuen Garden in Okayama City, Seto-ohashi bridge, the largest bridge in the world.
The hotel is situated at west of Okayama and stands right in the historical district of Kurashiki.
Also the Ohara Museum of Art housing one of the finest collections of Impressionist paintings and modern art in Japan.
reservations.lodging.com /servlet/reservations.PropertyInformationXML/GTA_252929/byguide   (316 words)

  
 KURASHIKI
Kurashiki Città del Giappone situata vicino a Okayama nell'isola di Honshu.
La città è di notevole interesse storico poiché conserva pressochè intatti gli antichi quartieri dei mercanti, con case basse situate lungo il canale che costituiva la principale via di trasporto delle merci.
Altra attrattiva è costituita dal museo Ohara, fondato nel 1930 da Magosaburu Ohara, che è il più importante museo di arte occidentale del Giappone.
www.24pm-affiliation.com /encyclopedia/K/Kurashiki   (134 words)

  
 Seto Oohashi Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The completion of Seto Ohashi Bridge in 1989 linking the main Honshu island and Shikoku island made Okayama a hub of the transportation system in Japan.
Okayama Castle has stood out among Japanese medieval castles for its striking fl exterior for more than 400 years.
Okayama city is very conveniently located to access to these historical places.
eisei.med.okayama-u.ac.jp /WOPS2005/e/sightseeing.htm   (370 words)

  
 Directory - Regional: Asia: Japan: Prefectures: Okayama
Okayama Thumbnails   ·  cached  · Photos and guides to interesting places in Okayama City.
Okayama, Land of Sunshine   ·  cached  · Intro to Okayama industry, tourism, products, and events.
The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art   ·  cached  · Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=83207   (115 words)

  
 OISR.ORG_English Top Page
Ohara Institute for Social Research, founded in 1919, is one of the oldest research institutes in the fields of social science in Japan.
In addition to research activities, Ohara Institute runs a library specializing in books and journals in the fields of social and labor issues as well as archives of primary materials of social and labor movements.
In the last ten years, the institute has spent much of its resources on constructing one of the most comprehensive databases in Japan of labor and social publications and on digitalizing primary materials of historical value.
oohara.mt.tama.hosei.ac.jp /english/toc06test.html   (333 words)

  
 Okayama prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Okayama prefecture (岡山県; Okayama-ken) is located in the region on Honshu island Japan.
Okayama prefecture is home to the historic of Kurashiki.
Compound Semiconductors 1998: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors Held in Nara, Japan, 12-16 October 19...
www.freeglossary.com /Okayama_prefecture   (89 words)

  
 Weekly News 61   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For the first time ever, Princess Sayako visited Okayama this afternoon and took in the sights including Ikeda Zoo.
After lunch at an Okayama restaurant, Princess Sayako visited Ikeda Zoo in Okayama City with Ms Ikeda Atsuko, her aunt and the fourth daughter of the former Emperor Showa.
After also looking at the Ohara Museum of Art, she departed back for Tokyo.
www.ksb.co.jp /new_ksb/weekly/02-01-21.html   (264 words)

  
 Patent 4160221: Unique timing device construction
A motor driven timing device is provided with a molded plastic frame having an electromagnet, a motor, a contact assembly, and a contact actuator attached thereto.
839,304 filed Oct. 4, 1977 in the name of OHARA et al entitled "Timing Device Utilizing a Unique Clutch Assembly".
This invention relates to a motor driven electrical timing device utilizing an improved arrangement of components and mounting structures.
www.freepatentsonline.com /4160221.html   (2384 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There is another town with the same name in Chiba, Japan, see Ohara, Chiba.}} '''Ohara''' (大原町; -cho) is a towns of Japan town located in Aida District, Okayama Aida District, Okayama Prefecture Okayama, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,630 and a population density density of 84.99 persons per square kilometer km².
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Ohara, Okayama.
www.mauspfeil.net /Ohara,_Okayama.html   (134 words)

  
 i-une.com: Prefectures > Okayama
A message board for foreign residents of Okayama Prefecture.
Preparing chiral compounds using supramolecular chemistry: Dr Fumio Toda of Okayama University of Science explains his research group's work in an alt...
Special Functions: Proceedings of the Hayashibara Forum 1990, Held in Fujisaki Institute, Okayama, Japan, August 16-20, 1990 (Icm-90 Satellite Conference Proceedings)
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 Vagabond Warrior | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) is one of the most famous swordsmen in Japanese history, and he is known to many people outside Japan as well.
Areas connected with Musashi, such as the locations where he is believed to have been born and died, are stressing their links with the great swordsman in order to attract visitors.
Three places lay claim to the title of Musashi's birthplace (one in Okayama Prefecture and two in Hyogo Prefecture), and each emphasizes the truth of its claim and promotes itself as the genuine article.
web-japan.org /trends/arts/art030424.html   (849 words)

  
 Okayama (on AsiaFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Photos and guides to interesting places in Okayama City.
Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
TownNet directory of Okayama, General information, travel, regions, events, shopping, and business.
www.asiafizz.com /Japan/Prefectures/Okayama   (153 words)

  
 Kurashiki - city located to the west of Okayama, Japan
Kurashiki - city located to the west of Okayama, Japan
Kurashiki ( 倉敷市 ; -shi) is a historic city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, siting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.
Look forward to more links, resources, and shopping information as we are currently updating this section.
www.japan-101.com /geography/kurashiki.htm   (279 words)

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