Wake, Okayama
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Wake District
, Okayama
, Japan
.
As of March 2011, the town has an estimated population
of 15,560. The total area is 144.23 km².
The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that takes place every year on August 15th during the Obon
period, and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria
park in Japan
.
On March 1, 2006 Wake was officially merged with the neighboring town of Saeki
, also from Wake District
. The newly merged town retains the name 'Wake'.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Wake District
Wake District, Okayama
Wake is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a density of 112.02 persons per km². The total area is 268.79 km².-History:...
, 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 March 2011, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 15,560. The total area is 144.23 km².
The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that takes place every year on August 15th during the Obon
Obón
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period, and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria
Wisteria
Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...
park in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
On March 1, 2006 Wake was officially merged with the neighboring town of Saeki
Saeki, Okayama
was a town located in Wake District, Okayama, Japan.On March 1, 2006, Saeki was merged into the expanded town of Wake.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,024 and a density of 66.69 persons per km². The total area was 60.34 km²....
, also from Wake District
Wake District, Okayama
Wake is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a density of 112.02 persons per km². The total area is 268.79 km².-History:...
. The newly merged town retains the name 'Wake'.