Bizen, Okayama
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| Bizen 備前市 |
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| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | |
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture | |
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| • Total | 258.23 km2 (99.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (March 22, 2005[1]) | ||
| • Total | 41,954 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| Website | www |
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Bizen (備前市 Bizen-shi?) is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city is particularly famous for its Bizen-yaki pottery. It is also home to literary critic Hakuchō Masamune's birthplace, which is now a museum. The city was founded on April 1, 1971.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 28,030 and a population density of 209.71 persons per km². The total area was 133.66 km².
On March 22, 2005, the towns of Hinase and Yoshinaga (both from Wake District) were merged into Bizen. As of this merger, the total area became 258.23 km², and the population was 41,954.[1]
File:Masamune Hakucho birthplace 02.JPG
Hakuchō Masamune's birthplace
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Bizen#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Bizen]]. |
| Wards of Okayama (capital city) |
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| Aida District | ||
| Asakuchi District | ||
| Kaga District | ||
| Katsuta District | ||
| Kume District | ||
| Maniwa District | ||
| Oda District | ||
| Tomata District | ||
| Tsukubo District | ||
| Wake District | ||
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