is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in Okayama

Okayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

, Japan

Japan

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As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 53,806, with 22,413 households

Household

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 and the density

Population density

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 of 395.55 persons per km². The total area is 136.03 km².

Crime and safety

The Asano-gumi

Asano-gumi

The is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan. The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 130 active members.-History:The Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as the Asano-gumi with the head of Shin'ichi Asano in...

 yakuza

Yakuza

, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...

 syndicate is based in Kasaoka. The Asano-gumi is the only designated yakuza group based in Okayama Prefecture.

Sister cities

Kasaoka is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Ōda, Shimane

Oda, Shimane

is a city located in Shimane, Japan.As of April 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 40,614 and the density of 90.2 persons per km². The total area is 436.11 km²...

, Japan Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu

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, Kelantan

Kelantan

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, Malaysia Mörbylånga

Mörbylånga

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, Sweden

Notable residents

The famous Nihonga

Nihonga

or literally "Japanese-style paintings" is a term used to describe paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials...

 artist Ono Chikkyo (小野竹喬 1889-1979) was born here, and there is a museum exhibiting his works.

External links

• Kasaoka official website in Japanese