Yakage, Okayama
Yakage
矢掛町 | |
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Town | |
 Yakage-juku | |
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 Location of Yakage in Okayama Prefecture | |
  Yakage Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°38′N 133°35′E / 34.633°N 133.583°ECoordinates: 34°38′N 133°35′E / 34.633°N 133.583°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
| District | Oda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.62 km2 (34.99 sq mi) |
| Population (june 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 14,041 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Yakage (矢掛町, Yakage-chō) is a town located in Oda District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of june 1 2020, the town has an estimated population of 14,041 and a density of 147 persons per km².[1] The total area is 90.62 km².
The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-honjin from the Edo period. A samurai parade (大名行列) is held every November in commemoration of the town's history as a major stopping point on the daimyō's trip to Edo during the era of sankin-kōtai.
Geography[]
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Transportation[]
Railway[]
- Ibara Railway: Ibara Line
Highway[]
Notable people from Yakage[]
- Okanoyama Yoshiro, former sumo wrestler
References[]
- ^ "Official website of Yakage city" (in Japanese). Japan: Yakage City. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links[]
Media related to Yakage, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons- Yakage official website (in Japanese)
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