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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.
		Most of the population is concentrated around Kurashiki and Okayama, and the northern mountains are declining in population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okayama_Prefecture (644 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, Okayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 (106 words)

	ipedia.com: Okayama prefecture Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Okayama prefecture is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
		Okayama prefecture Okayama prefectural symbol Capital Okayama Region : Chugoku Island :...
		Okayama prefecture borders Hyogo, Tottori and Hiroshima prefectures.
	www.ipedia.com /okayama_prefecture.html (92 words)

	Okayama Brochure
		Okayama University is one of the largest universities in Japan, located in the suburbs.
		Okayama City is the capital of the Okayama Prefecture and has a population of approximately 610,000
		Okayama is one of the major commercial, educational, and cultural centers of the Chugoku-Shikoku (southern) region of Japan.
	www.engr.uiuc.edu /international/aybrochures/okayama.htm (771 words)

	Maryland Sea Grant: Blue Crab Stock Enhancement Lessons - Three Case Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ishigeta dredge diagram.The dredge is the principal gear used in Osaka Bay and Okayama Prefecture fisheries.
		Since 1990, Okayama Prefecture has released ~ 1 X 106 C-4 juveniles each year (Figure 18; data on releases after 1993 are not shown but have continued at a nearly constant level during most of the last decade [Fukuda, pers.
		Secondary rearing in Okayama occurs in 0.8 ha coastal impoundments that are also used for secondary rearing of Japanese prawn and juvenile marine fishes.
	www.mdsg.umd.edu /crabs/stock_enhance/studies.html (2905 words)

	TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Okayama
		Okayama is famous for having many ancient mounds.
		Okayama Prefecture, located in western Japan, is also referred to as the Land of Sunshine.
		Mimasaka districts is located in the northeast of Okayama Prefecture.
	www.townnet.com /world/asia/japan/okayama.html (119 words)

	Delays in Evacuation Orders Led to Deaths of Elderly in Typhoon
		In nine of the 20 typhoon-hit prefectures, the Meteorological Agency warned that the risk of landslides have risen to the highest level in several years.
		In the prefecture city of Shikoku-Chuo, a 69-year-old man and his 70-year-old wife were buried alive after their home was hit by a landslide.
		The Tamano Municipal Government in Okayama Prefecture issued evacuation recommendations to the entire city on Wednesday afternoon, some 40 minutes after a local fire station received a report that Kenji Uemizo, 52, was buried alive after his house was crushed by a landslide.
	www.globalaging.org /elderrights/world/2004/led.htm (487 words)

	Construction of Okayama information highway
		The Okayama information highway project is the first case where the prefecture government constructed the optical fiber cables for the Internet communication in Japan.
		In this paper, the Okayama information highway project is shown as a case with Japan where the prefecture government handled the construction of the optical fiber infrastructure to their region.
		The Okayama prefecture is construction of the optical fiber from the Route 2 to the Kurashiki promotion bureau and the prefecture public office building.
	www.isoc.org /inet99/proceedings/posters/401 (3754 words)

	Okayama : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Okayama is a major gateway to the island of Shikoku, thanks to the Seto Ohashi Bridge, which measures almost 9.5km (6 miles) in length and connects Okayama Prefecture on Honshu island with Sakaide on Shikoku.
		Okayama city, with a population of 1.9 million, boasts one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan.
		And scattered through Okayama Prefecture are so-called International Villas, built by the prefecture especially for foreigners and located primarily in rural areas, with amazingly low rates.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2932&catID=2932010001 (202 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.
	www.marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/western_japan/okayama.html (737 words)

	ophold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Time Capsule is in a rural area of Okayama city and was established 4 years ago by four housewives to provide 24-hours and 365-days care to those who are in need.
		Their motto is “to provide necessary care in whenever and for whomever” and they accept people in all ages, with problems, with disabilities.
		Okayama is a convenient city as it is the gateway to the Chugoku and Shikoku regions and is a hub of transportation and tourism.
	www.mstravels.dk /2-6ugers/japan/right_ophold_11.htm (331 words)

	Study Abroad Bilateral Program in Japan, Cal State East Bay Center for International Education
		Okayama University is one of the largest universities in Japan.
		Okayama City is the capital of Okayama Prefecture populated by approximately 610,000 people.
		Okayama is also a hop to Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands.
	www.csuhayward.edu /CIE/studyabroad/bilateral/japan.html (762 words)

	Japan Policy & Politics: Katayama leases house to gangster in Okayama Pref
		Katayama leases house to gangster in Okayama Pref
		Katayama, a House of Councillors member from the Okayama electoral district, has been leasing a one-story house in the town of Sanyo in the prefecture to a 38-year-old senior member of a crime syndicate affiliated with Yamaguchi-Gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate.
		According to the sources, the house in Okayama, built in 1976, is about 65 square meters and the land, including a garden and parking space, is about 309 sq.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2002_March_11/ai_84336172 (494 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 (172 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 (554 words)

	Pike's Western Japan Guidebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiroshima Prefecture is opposite Shikoku on the south side of Honshu between Yamaguchi Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.
		Tottori Prefecture is on the north side of Honshu between Shimane Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture.
		Located on the north side of Honshu and west of Tottori Prefecture, Shimane is one of the least densely populated prefectures in Japan.
	apike.ca /japan.html (399 words)

	Bizen - Wikitravel
		Bizen (備前; [1]) is the eastern part of Okayama prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu.
		Modern day Bizen is in legal fiction a "city" (shi), but in practice an expanse of Okayama's suburbs and rice paddies.
		The JR Akō line connects Imbe to Okayama, where connections to the Shinkansen network are available.
	wikitravel.org /en/Bizen (372 words)

	SGI News February 19, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On February 17, Governor Masahiro Ishii of Okayama Prefecture, Japan, presented a letter of appreciation to Okayama Soka Gakkai youth members for their humanitarian relief activities.
		Okayama Soka Gakkai youth sent to Russia in 1992 some 310,000 syringes for inoculating children and delivered basic relief supplies to assist victims during a strong earthquake in Yunnan Province, China (1996).
		At the request of the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), which is based in Okayama, Soka Gakkai youth recently collected 1,000 woolen blankets and 400 cotton blankets, to support Okayama’s project for collecting and storing international relief goods against emergencies.
	www.sgi.org /english/News/nb/0402/nb040219.htm (152 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A province on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today Okayama Prefecture.
		A province on the Inland Sea side of Honshū, in what is today Okayama Prefecture.
		Domains (feifs) include Nakatsu, worth 120,000 koku and held by Kuroda Nagamasa prior to the Battle of Sekigahara (he was moved to a bigger domain after that battle).
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/b.html (808 words)

	Okayama on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Le Français Frantz Granvorka, mardi à Okayama L'équipe de France de volley-ball ne peut plus compter que sur un petit mira.
		KAZUHIRO NOGI Agence France Presse 11-24-2003 Chinese Chu Hui (C, #15) hits the ball during a match against France in the World Cup men's volleyball tournament at the Okayama general andamp; cultural gymnasium, Okayama Prefecture, 24 November 2003.
		KAZUHIRO NOGI Agence France Presse 11-23-2003 Brazilian Dante Amaral (#18) celebrates with teammates their point against China during a match in the World Cup men's volleyball tournament at the Okayama general andamp; cultural gymnasium, Okayama Prefecture, 23 November 2003.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Okayama.asp (785 words)

	Search Results for Okayama - Encyclopædia Britannica
		city, Okayama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on a channel of the Inland Sea, opposite Takamatsu, on Shikoku.
		The city is composed of the former towns of Tama, Hibi, and the port of Uno.
		Japanese religious movement founded in the 19th century, a prototype of the “new religions” that proliferated in post-World War II Japan.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Okayama&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (293 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Okayama
		Okayama-ken: Japan – prefectures and prefecture capital cities (table)
		Kurashiki, city on southwestern Honshū Island, Japan, in Okayama Prefecture, an industrial center on the Inland Sea.
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Okayama.html (83 words)

	Okayama Travel Guide
		Okayama is the capital of Okayama Prefecture and a major transportation hub of the Chugoku Region.
		The city is most famous for Korakuen, known as one of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens.
		Okayama is a major station on the Sanyo Shinkansen, about four hours from Tokyo (16,160 Yen) and 50 minutes from Osaka (5,660 Yen) by hikari shinkansen.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e5700.html (95 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Konkokyo
		Neill McFarland has described Konkokyo as "a gentle, noncompulsive religion." Characterized by "lively folk tradition," the group is centered in Okayama Prefecture in Southwestern Honshu (Japan's main island).
		While the prefecture is close to several major urban centers including Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto, it is not dominated bythese metropolitan neighbors (McFarland 97).
		Within this prefecture was born the Konkokyo religion and its founder.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/konkokyo.html (1823 words)

	Kagawa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The climate is warm with little rain; the prefecture is drained by numerous rivers (including the Koto and Doki) and is dotted with lakes.
		Much of the island's 7,063 square miles (18,292 square km) is mountainous, and the population is concentrated in urban areas along the coast.
		The island is divided into the prefectures of Ehime, Kagawa, Kochi, and Tokushima.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9044307?tocId=9044307 (395 words)

	Kyodo World News Service: Murderer Death 2 19 0146 --Okayama exec who shot 3 dead succumbs to liver cancer@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dateline: OKAYAMA, Japan, Feb. 19 A 58-year-old Okayama Prefecture man sentenced to die for fatally shooting three people in 1992 succumbed to liver cancer Monday at a local hospital, court sources said Tuesday.
		Former company president Haruyoshi Nishimoto was appealing his district court sentence at the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court.
		He was moved to the hospital Jan. 22 from an Okayama prison because his...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:50859978&refid=holomed_1 (214 words)

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