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Asakuchi City
Okayama Prefecture · City
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Asakuchi City is the smallest city in Okayama Prefecture by area and is known as an "astronomy town" with several astronomical facilities. The Okayama Astronomical Museum stands on Mt. Chikurinji, which has many clear days. The city is the birthplace and headquarters of the Konkokyo religion, and local industries such as Kamogata hand-stretched somen noodles remain.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Okayama Prefecture
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