Mimasaka, Okayama

Mimasaka

美作市
Mimasaka 美作市
City
	Main street in Ohara Mimasaka
	Flag
	Location of Mimasaka in Okayama Prefecture
	Mimasaka Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°0′31″N 134°8′55″E / 35.00861°N 134.14861°ECoordinates: 35°0′31″N 134°8′55″E / 35.00861°N 134.14861°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Seiji Hagiwara <萩原誠司>　(from March 2014)
Area
• Total	429.19 km2 (165.71 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2017)
• Total	28,502
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	38-2　Sakaemachi, Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken; 707-8501
Website	www.city.mimasaka.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Tree	Prunus mume

Mimasaka (美作市, Mimasaka-shi) is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 28,502 (34,338 in 2004) and a population density of 66 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 429.19 km².

History[]

Miyamoto Musashi Budokan.

The 16th century village Miyamoto, considered the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi, is part of present-day Mimasaka.

The modern city of Mimasaka was founded on March 31, 2005 by the merger of the former town of Mimasaka, absorbing the towns of Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō, the village Higashiawakura (all from Aida District), and the town of Katsuta (from Katsuta District).

Geography[]

Mountains: Mount Ushiro (the highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture)
Rivers: Yoshino River, Kajinami River

Adjoining municipalities[]

Okayama Prefecture
- Bizen
- Wake
- Misaki
- Shōō
- Nagi
- Nishiawakura
Hyōgo Prefecture
- Shisō
- Sayō
Tottori Prefecture
- Chizu

Transport[]

Mimasaka city hall

Railways[]

Road[]

Expressways:
- Chūgoku Expressway
  - Sakutō Interchange - Narahara Parking Area - Mimasaka Interchange
National highways:
Main prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 5 (Sakutō-Ōhara)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 7 (Chizu-Katsuta)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 46 (Wake-Sasame-Sakutō)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 51 (Mimasaka-Nagi)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 86 (Sakutō Interchange)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 90 (Akō-Saeki)

Official document. Sister-City, Mimasaka - Gleizé.

Sister and Friendship cities[]

Former Ōhara town
- Echizen (Former Imadate town), Fukui, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1990
- Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1991
- Gleizé, France - Sister city agreement concluded on March 4, 1999
Former Sakutō town
- Saint-Valentin, France - Sister city agreement concluded on April 6, 1988
- Sankt Valentin, Austria - Sister city agreement concluded on October 25, 1994
- Saint-Valentin, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded on October 24, 1997