is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

located in Oda District,

Okayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the nor ...

, Japan. As of june 1 2020, the town has an estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ...

of 14,041 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ...

of 147 persons per km². The total area is 90.62 km². The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-''

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'' from the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional ''daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

. 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 were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominall ...

''s trip to Edo during the era of ''

sankin-kōtai ''Sankin-kōtai'' ( ja, 参覲交代/参覲交替, now commonly written as ja, 参勤交代/参勤交替, lit=alternate attendance, label=none) was a policy of the Tokugawa shogunate during most of the Edo period of Japanese history.Jansen, M ...

''.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

Kurashiki is a historic Cities of Japan, city located in western Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, Inland Sea. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 483,576 and a populat ...

Asakuchi is a Cities of Japan, city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Asakuchi was established on March 21, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Kamogata, Okayama, Kamogata, Konkō, Okayama, Konkō and Yorishima, Okayama, Yorishim ...

* Ibara *

Kasaoka is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952. The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands group. As of February 28, 2017, the city ...

* Soja

Transportation

Railway

* Ibara Railway: Ibara Line **

Mitani Mitani may refer to: * Mitani (surname), a Japanese surname (see for a list of people with that name) * 3289 Mitani, a minor planet * Mitani Station (Okayama), a train station in Japan * Mitani Station (Yamaguchi) is a passenger railway stati ...

Yakage 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. The total area is 90.62 km². The town is home to a former post st ...

- Oda

Highway

* Japan National Route 486

Notable people from Yakage

* Okanoyama Yoshiro, former sumo wrestler * Go Ibuki , Japanese actor.

References

External links

*
Yakage official website

Tourist Guide
Towns in Okayama Prefecture {{Okayama-geo-stub