ana's japan destination guide

kanji		This name ("oka" means hill[s]; "yama"
means mountain[s]) seems to be an accurate reference to the prefecture's hilly topography, whether or not this is the name's origin or not.
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Total Area
Okayama Pref.: 513.26 km2

Population
Okayama City: ~ 616,000 		Major Industries
Agriculture
Tourism
Petrochemical
Machinery 		Major Products
Fruit
Igusa reeds
Bizen pottery
Geography
Facing the Seto Inland Sea on the south and ascending into the Chugoku Mountains on the north, Okayama lies in the central area of southwestern Honshu, adjacent to Hiroshima Prefecture. The prefecture contains portions of two national parks and has seven prefectural parks. The south has subtropical flora, while the mountain heights are a temperate ecological zone.

Climate
Along with the other prefectures on the north shore of the Seto Inland Sea, the weather is mild and pleasant. The average annual temperature is 15.6°C (highest temperature 36.7°C and lowest -2.8°C). Annual rainfall is to 1,028mm. The prefecture boasts 277.6 days a year with rainfall less than 1mm (with the national average being 246.5 days), making it a salubrious place to live.


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Portions originally appeared in the May '97 issue of WINGSPAN, the inflight magazine of ANA.