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Okayama

Okayama is a city in western Honshu, Japan, and the capital of Okayama Prefecture, near the Inland Sea coast. It grew around Okayama Castle, completed by Ukita Hideie in the late 16th century, and from 1632 was the seat of the Ikeda daimyo of the Okayama Domain. Its Kōraku-en garden is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.

Okayama
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Okayama DomainTottori Domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Okayama. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/okayama
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