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Okayama

Population 720,043 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Naked Man Festival

    February

    During the coldest month of the year, men wearing only fundoshi (traditional Japanese loincloths) fight to obtain one of two lucky sticks thrown by the temple priests.

    Official site

  2. Cherry Blossom Festival

    April

    One of Okayama's most popular destinations in cherry blossom season (usually about two weeks at the beginning of April) is along the Asahi River, which is on the east side of Korakuen Park.

  3. Momotarō Festival

    August

    Held annually in commemoration of the lead character of the children's fairytale and his rival, Ura the ogre.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Okayama); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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