Okayama

Prefecture capital and Designated city in Chūgoku, JapanOkayama 岡山市Prefecture capital and Designated cityOkayama City(From top, left to right : Okayama Castle • Okayama Kōraku-en Garden • Kibitsu Jinja • Kibidango • Omote-chō shopping arcade • Nishigawa Green Park) FlagSealLocation of Okayama in Okayama PrefectureOkayamaLocation in JapanShow map of JapanOkayamaOkayama (Okayama Prefecture)Show map of Okayama PrefectureCoordinates: 34°39′N 133°55′E / 34.650°N 133.917°E / 34.650; 133.917CountryJapanRegionChūgoku (San'yō)PrefectureOkayamaGovernment • MayorMasao OmoriArea • Total789.95 km2 (305.00 sq mi)Population (February 1, 2023) • Total700,940 • Density887.32/km2 (2,298.2/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)City hall address1-1-1 Daitomo, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-8544WebsiteOfficial websiteSymbolsBirdRed-crowned craneFlowerChrysanthemumTreeIlex rotunda; Lagerstroemia indica Okayama (岡山市, Okayama-shi; Japanese: [okaꜜjama]) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J