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OKAYAMA - JAPAN
Okayama 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 km˛. The total area is 513.28 km˛.
The city was founded on June 1, 1889.
The city is known as the site of the Korakuen Garden and the striking black
Okayama Castle. The popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro may have
originated there.
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