Okayama Castle is seen in Okayama's Kita Ward on Oct. 31, 2022, after major renovations. (Mainichi/Yasuaki Hiramoto) OKAYAMA -- Large-scale renovations at this western Japan city's Okayama Castle had ...

TSUYAMA, Okayama -- A "modern castle" with an inverted trapezoid shape, built in this western Japan city in 1965 on the former site of a real castle, continues to capture attention while serving the ...

Boasting the fewest number of rainy days in Japan, Okayama is known as the land of sunshine. Located in the Chugoku region at the westernmost end of Honshu, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, ...

Home to one of the three ‘great gardens’ of Japan, Okayama is steeped in history and has a mild climate considered ideal for growing fruit. The historic townscape of nearby Kurashiki, once a busy rice ...

With its array of public exhibit spaces, Okayama is paradise for art lovers. Among the noteworthy artistic attractions is the ready-made artwork of Peter Fischli and David Weiss, a Swiss duo who ...