Flag of Okayama
Officially Okayama Prefecture
Locally Okayama-ken · 岡山県
What the flag looks like
A yellow ring on a dark purple field, with a wing-like bar across the top: the kanji 岡 (oka) drawn in a circle.
What it means
岡 is the first character of Okayama, rounded into a ring for unity and progress.
How to remember it
Okayama's
yellow emblem on dark purple is 岡 (oka) bent into a ring with wings.
Fun facts
- Kōraku-en in Okayama is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
- Okayama is the home of the folk hero Momotarō, the Peach Boy.
Okayama at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Okayama
- Region
- Chūgoku
- Population
- 1.8 million
- Area
- 7,114 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1967