Japanese regional information

Okayama Prefecture

What is Okayama Prefecture

Okayama is best known for the cultivation of fruits, particularly grapes, pears and peaches, but the prefecture's city of Kurashiki grew out of the former textile industry and is still a big producer of jeans and school uniforms.

Total area：

71.13(100km²）
Proportion of forested land：

68.0%
Average annual temperature：

16.4°C

Maximum temperature

34.1°C

Minimum temperature

-0.1°C
Total population：

1,930,000people
Population density：

271people/km²
No. of foreign students：

2,327people

Momotaro

Muscat grapes

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