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Okayama

American  
[aw-kah-yah-mah] / ˈɔ kɑˈjɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.


Okayama British  
/ ˌɒkəˈjɑːmə /

noun

  1. a city in SW Japan, on W Honshu on the Inland Sea. Pop: 621 809 (2002 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Nagi Notes", starring Takako Matsu and Shizuka Ishibashi, explores the overlapping lives of a cast of characters in rural Okayama Prefecture, each lonely in their own way.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

She is prepared to take a plane to Okayama, Japan, where they live and where she was born, at a moment’s notice.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

Okayama, appearing at a Women's Open for the first time since 2018, did not drop a shot after a bogey at the first hole and made six birdies in her round of 67.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2025

The Okayama Family Court’s Tsuyama Branch said Tacaquito Usui, 50, could get the gender listed for him in his family registry updated to male.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2024

Some of the "Kobe beef" comes from the prefectures of Hiroshima and Okayama.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

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