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	Okayama, Okayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 633,705 and the density of 1,234.62 persons per km².
		The city is known as the site of the Korakuen Garden and the striking fl Okayama Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okayama,_Okayama (96 words)

	Okayama - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Okayama (岡山) is the capital of Okayama prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu.
		Okayama's main sights are all clustered in a large park on the eastern side of the side.
		Okayama Castle (岡山城 Okayama-jo) is popularly known as Crow Castle (鴉城 U-jo), so named because unlike every other castle in the country (except Matsumoto's, which shares the nickname) it has been painted a striking fl, only a few protruding bits and the occasional lucky fish-gargoyle (金鯱 kinshachi) gilded.
	wikitravel.org /en/Okayama (805 words)

	Page 19 - JAPAN 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is a postcard view of the inside of the Okayama Symphony Hall.
		Another postcard view of the hall in Okayama.
		Unfortunately the castle was closed and there was all kinds of nasty-looking
	www.acoustix.com /photo_gallery/page19.htm (145 words)

	Japanese castles
		The need for castles arouse after the central government's authority had weakened in the 15th century and Japan had fallen into the chaotic era of warring states (sengoku jidai).
		Unlike the earlier castles, they were built in the plains or on small hills in the plains, where they served as a region's administrative and military headquarters, and became the centers of "castle towns".
		The typical castle gate consists of two gates which are placed in a 90 degree angle to each other, creating a small inner yard which is heavily defended from all sides.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2296.html (502 words)

	Okayama thumbnails
		Okayama is a pleasant and very livable-seeming (well, I had just come from Tokyo) city in the Kansai on the way from Osaka to Hiroshima.After I left Ushimado, I spent a night in Okayama before heading back to the wilds of Tokyo.
		Okayama is the prefectural capital of the like-named prefecture, and that government was the sponsor of the International Villas at Hattoji and Ushimado.
		Okayama prefecture clearly has a bunch of powerful Dietmen, because the evidence of rampant government spending is all over the prefecture -- whether it's the International Villas, the incredible number of nearly-unused highways crisscrossing the area, or the museums, they've got the funding.
	www.stoneschool.com /Japan/Okayama (487 words)

	Okayama Travel: Okayama Castle (Okayamajo)
		The castle's interior is modern and houses a museum.
		The castle is on the opposite side of the Asahi River from Korakuen.
		Okayama Castle stands 1.5 kilometers east of JR Okayama Station.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e5702.html (105 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The cunning part is this: Ieyasu managed to retreat into his castle, but ordered the gates left open and bonfires lit, to help his scattered troops to find their way back.
		Hideyoshi took Miki Castle from Bessho Nagaharu, a retainer of the Mōri.
		Terumoto was in ōsaka Castle at the time and surrendered to Ieyasu soon after Sekigahara.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/m.html (1568 words)

	Japan Travel Guide - with Wired Destinations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Highlights include: The Nagoya Castle, which was built in the beginning of the Edo Period for the Owari.
		Okayama is the capital of Okayama Prefecture and a major transportation hub of the Chugoku Region.
		Okayama Castle, also known as "crow castle" due to its fl exterior, was built in 1597.
	www.wired-destinations.com /guide/Japan/intro/index.htm (1473 words)

	KONETA News Agency
		The Okayama Prefectural-Police Katsuhide station arrested the boy student (14) of the second-year student in a junior high school in Okayama on suspicion of vessel destruction by the 8th for breaking the glass of a police box entrance.
		The Okayama castle disguises itself as a haunted house - The Okayama sightseeing association etc. opens the event entitled "Hazama [ who does not Okayama castle castle-tower large haunted-house mysterious open ] ?" from the 24th to August 22 using one corner of the Okayama castle castle tower of Okayama-shi.
		It is said that it is new to use the castle tower of a castle as a haunted house also in the whole country.
	koneta.blogspot.com (2145 words)

	Discover Japan - Chugoku region, Tottori, Yamaguchi, Okayama, Shimane
		Okayama is situated in the southeastern Chugoku region (the southwest end of Japan's main island) and faces the Seto Inland Sea.
		Okayama is endowed with abundant natural beauties, including the islands in the Seto Inland Sea, the Seto-ohashi Bridge that spans Honshu (the main island of Japan) and Shikoku Island, Mt. Washu-zan that overlooks them, and the Hiruzen Heights in the Daisen-Oki National Park.
		Hagi that overlooks the Japan Sea is a castle town established in the early 17th century and also known as "Little Kyoto" of the San-in region (The Japan Sea Coast), and the city still embraces ancient paths and storehouses with namako, walls covered with square tiles joined with raised plaster.
	www.discover-japan.info /japan_regions_chugoku.htm (945 words)

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		Okayama is about 50 minutes west of Osaka by shinkansen/bullet train.
		She did recommend I see Himeji castle which would be on my way back to Osaka, but I wanted to get home as quick as possible on Saturday night.
		She said HImeji castle was much bigger, and authentic.Saturday before I left Okayama ECC called me to offer some real overtime in Osaka on Sunday, and that hurt cause I was tired, and had made plans for Sunday, but its aight no biggie.
	www.melounge.net /viewContent.php?SectID=81&ContID=1658 (507 words)

	Castle Interior Japanese
		castle's interior is luxuriously decorated with a large but incoherent collection of valuable antiques from all over the world, such as a 18th century Japanese...
		Schloss Miramar - Castle of Miramare - Castello di Miramare / Trieste and its Riviera
		The gate to the castle interior lies behind a draw bridge made of wide planks, next to a broad...
	www.1st-home-decorating.com /82/castle-interior-japanese.html (363 words)

	Japanese Pottery - Okayama Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Okayama Prefectural Museum was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Okayama prefecture's founding.
		The Okayama Oriental Art Museum was established in 1979 to exhibit oriental art which was donated by the Okayama School.
		The Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramic Museum was founded in 1979 to preserve and exhibit traditional Bizen-yaki.
	www.e-yakimono.net /html/okayama-museums.html (588 words)

	Japan's Prefectures: Okayama
		The best thing about Okayama is most of the cultural sites to see are all in close proximity and this 'Culture Zone' is only about 15 minutes or so by foot from the station!
		When arriving at Okayama City's station, go by the information desk and ask for a sightseeing map.
		Ibaraki Prefecture) and the third being Kourakuen in Okayama.
	www.thejapanesepage.com /okayama.htm (227 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sightseeing - Chugoku Area - San-yo
		It includes three prefectures: Yamaguchi, Hiroshima and Okayama (it actually extends to Hyogo Prefecture, which is covered in the North Kinki section).
		This castle town's heyday was from the 14th to the 16th century, when it was the home of the warlord Ouchi family.
		Okayama Castle was first built in 1573 but today the modern reconstruction, known as Ujo (Crow Castle) for its fl color, is a side attraction for visitors to the Korakuen park.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/chugoku_s.shtml (884 words)

	Okayama Japan - Okayama City guide and Okayama destination guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Okayama is situated at the center of the Chugoku region (the southwest of main island of Japan).
		Okayama Castle, the Koraku-en Garden, one of the three major gardens in Japan, and a number of art museums and science museums are to be found here.
		Okayama Castle, built in the 16th century, has another name: Ujo, or Raven Castle, because its exterior painted in fl is associated with ravens.
	www.hoteljump.com /okayama-_-japan-tourist-information.phtml (443 words)

	AllRefer.com - Okayama, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		593,730), capital of Okayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Inland Sea.
		Machinery, cotton textiles, chemicals, and rubber goods are produced in Okayama.
		The city has a 16th-century feudal castle, an 18th-century park, and Okayama Univ., which has a famous medical college.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Okayama.html (163 words)

	Marimari.com : Japan - Okayama
		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.
	marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/western_japan/okayama.html (737 words)

	Randy's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan' p 5
		Okayama is the gateway to many of these spots, and is a main stop on the bullet train.
		Okayama Castle, just east of the Koraku-en has a colorful history, dating from the 16th century.
		Okayama is also noted as the home of Bizen-yaki porcelain ware, but the real pottery center is in Bizen-cho, 45 minutes by regular train back east from Okayama.
	ease.com /~randyj/rjjapan2.htm (4765 words)

	June 29
		The guide told us that this hut was built for the lord of the castle and visiting lords to sit and watch the water.
		Once through the gate, the guide told us that Okayama castle was originally built in 1597, but was destroyed during the Second World War.
		Inside the castle was filled with museum pieces: weapons, suits of armor, and artifacts of daily life in and around the castle.
	home.earthlink.net /~fliegs/japan/june29.html (516 words)

	Okayama Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The main reason for stopping off in the capital of Okayama-ken, OKAYAMA, 730km west of Tokyo, is to stretch your legs in its famous garden, Korakuen, considered one of Japan's top three.
		The spacious gardens are overlooked by the reconstructed castle Okayama-joi, around which the city developed in the Edo period, but aside from the intriguing Okayama Orient Museum there's little else of note in this modern town.
		Okayama, with its trams and riverside walks, is a transport hub for trips out to surrounding attractions.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Okayama (278 words)

	Zegrahm Expeditions - Reports From The Field: Treasures of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		We would see more of Okayama in the afternoon, but now we were heading for the small town of Bizen — one of the oldest pottery areas in Japan.
		The gardens spread beneath the foot of the castle, Okayama-jo, which the Japanese call "the crow castle" because of its fl color, and contain some of the most stunning views and examples of the simple but elegant garden structures that exist in Japan.
		The walk around the grounds, typifying Edo Period landscaping and overlooked by Okayama Castle, was pleasant and relaxing.
	www.zeco.com /travel-reports/dayreports.asp?id=22 (526 words)

	Extravagance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The castle was smaller than I had thought, and I had no guarantee that what I pinpointed was the right city.
		Where beautiful Korakuen and Okayama castle laid was darkened right by the river that meandered through the city.
		As I envied Okayama's people of their peace of land my commute to work flew directly over Seto-ohashi, leaving me only a glimpse of what could have turned out a wonder of all views engineering.
	individual.utoronto.ca /gershom/extravagance.htm (495 words)

	Himeji Castle
		Himeji castle is probably the most famous castle site in Japan, and one of the few to survive WWII in its original state (most Japanese castles were destroyed either at the Meiji restoration or by American bombing during WWII).
		The castle totally dominates the town, sitting on the largest hill in sight.
		One of the neat things about Himeji castle is that it really was built with defense in mind (Okayama castle, for instance, was clearly built after the wars had mostly ended).
	www.stoneschool.com /Japan/Himeji (576 words)

	Okayama on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Okayama court rules against firm on wage discrimination
		Le Français Frantz Granvorka, mardi à Okayama L'équipe de France de volley-ball ne peut plus compter que sur un petit mira.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Okayama.asp (450 words)

	日記 / ni.k.ki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The walk back to the train station was marked by butterflies in the pavement, and we all decided to ruin Jeannine's picture when she tried to photo the purdy butterflies.
		I didn't think Okayama Castle was all that interesting, partly because I was tired and all the signs were in Japanese, but the top floor did have a neat view of Okayama, as well as golden fishie dragon thingies on the edges of the roof, and the gardens across the river were amazing.
		The castle itself is incredible, probably the most famous castle in Japan, and one of the niftiest things I've ever seen.
	www.sundark.com /nikki/archives/2004_02.html (3182 words)

	Okayama Plaza Hotel. Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan - Discounted rates at www.bookings.org
		Okayama Ko-rakuen Garden is one of the three largest gardens in Japan.
		In the evening, both the garden and nearby Okayama Castle create a mystical atmosphere in the moonlight.
		The hotel combines the functionality of a city hotel with peace and serenity to produce a memorable stay.
	www.bookings.org /hotel/jp/plaza-okayama.html?id=300620 (469 words)

	Sightseeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With Okayama Castle nearby, both are located in the culture zone along with Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama Prefectural Museum, Okayama Orient Museum, and the Hayashibara Museum of Art.
		The Okayama Castle, constructed by Naoie and Hideie Ukita, was the house for the feudal lord of Okayama, Mr.
		Transportation: From the Okayama JR Train Station, take tram headed for the Higashiyama and get off at Shiroshita, then it is about a ten-minute walk.
	www.pref.okayama.jp /kikaku/kokusai/momo/e/kankou/kankou.html (649 words)

	Okayama : Planning a Trip \| Frommers.com
		The office is well-prepared for foreign visitors, supplying maps in English of Okayama and Kurashiki as well as brochures.
		To find the center, take the west exit of the station and turn right (north) onto the main street running in front of the station until you come to a 7-Eleven, where you should turn left; the center is the big building on your right.
		The easiest way to sightsee is to board a streetcar from Okayama Station's east side bound for Higashiyama (platform 1) and disembark about 8 minutes later at the Shiroshita streetcar stop (the 3rd stop; to your right will be the very noticeable Okayama Symphony Hall building).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/okayama/2932010002.html (580 words)

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