Kurashiki倉敷市

Kurashiki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kurashiki (倉敷市, Kurashiki-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 474,592 (2020 census), area 355.63 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Okayama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

倉敷市

Reading

Kurashiki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

474,592 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 477,118

Area

355.63 km²

Density

1,335 people per km²

Households

199,082

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

6,347 (1.3%)

Code

33202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kurashiki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Okayama)
• Minami Ward南区(Okayama)
• Tamano City玉野市
• Soja City総社市
• Asakuchi City浅口市
• Hayashima Town早島町
• Yakage Town矢掛町

Questions about Kurashiki

Is Kurashiki a city or a prefecture?

Kurashiki (倉敷市) is a city (市, shi) in Okayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kurashiki?

Kurashiki is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kurashiki?

474,592 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 477,118 in 2015. The area is 355.63 km², which is 1,335 people per km². 199,082 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kurashiki?

Seven: Kita Ward (北区) of Okayama, Minami Ward (南区) of Okayama, Tamano City (玉野市), Soja City (総社市), Asakuchi City (浅口市), Hayashima Town (早島町), and Yakage Town (矢掛町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kurashiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kurashiki written in Japanese?

倉敷市, read Kurashiki-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kurashiki begin?

岡山県倉敷市… (Okayama-ken, Kurashiki-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.