Mimasaka, Okayama
Mimasaka is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 28,502 and a population density of 66 persons per km2. The total area is 429.19 km2.History
The 16th century village Miyamoto, considered the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi, is part of present-day Mimasaka.
The modern city of Mimasaka was founded on March 31, 2005 by the merger of the former town of Mimasaka, absorbing the towns of Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō, the village Higashiawakura, and the town of Katsuta.Geography
- Mountains: Mount Ushiro
- Rivers: Yoshino River, Kajinami River
Adjoining municipalities
- Okayama Prefecture
- *Bizen
- *Wake
- *Misaki
- *Shōō
- *Nagi
- *Nishiawakura
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- *Shisō
- *Sayō
- Tottori Prefecture
- *Chizu
Transport
Railways
- West Japan Railway Company
- *Kishin Line
- **Mimasaka-Doi Station - Mimasaka-Emi Station - Narahara Station - Hayashino Station
- Chizu Express
- *Chizu Line
- **Miyamoto Musashi Station - Ōhara Station
Road
- Expressways:
- *Chūgoku Expressway
- **Sakutō Interchange - Narahara Parking Area - Mimasaka Interchange
- National highways:
- *Route 179
- *Route 373
- *Route 374
- *Route 429
- Main prefectural roads:
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 5
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 7
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 46
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 51
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 86
- *Okayama Prefectural Route 90
Sister and Friendship cities
- Former Ōhara town
- * Echizen, Fukui, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1990
- * Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1991
- * Gleizé, France - Sister city agreement concluded on March 4, 1999
- Former Sakutō town
- * Saint-Valentin, France - Sister city agreement concluded on April 6, 1988
- * Sankt Valentin, Austria - Sister city agreement concluded on October 25, 1994
- * Saint-Valentin, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded on October 24, 1997
Notable places and events
- Miyamoto Musashi Budokan
- Yunogo Onsen
- Okayama International Circuit
- Village of Miyamoto Musashi
- Ōhara-shuku
- Valentine Park Sakutō
- Chōfukuji Temple
- Japan museum of contemporary toy & Hall of music box
Notable people from Mimasaka
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Tomoji Abe
- Doshin So
- Atsuko Asano
