Okayama, Okayama

Okayama, Okayama is the capital of Okayama Prefecture.

People born here

• Ryosuke Aizawa, Japanese national team outfielder
• Noboru Akiyama, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Kiyoshi Doi, NPB catcher
• Yudai Fujioka, NPB infielder
• Akira Hishikawa, NPB outfielder
• Nana Ishimura, Japanese women's national team pitcher
• Masahiro Kawai, NPB infielder
• Kei Nomoto, NPB outfielder
• Hideyuki Okue, NPB pitcher
• Saburo Omura, NPB outfielder
• Keita Sano, NPB outfielder
• Naotaka Takehara, NPB outfielder

Educational establishments located here

• International Pacific University
• Kanzei High School
• Okayama Asahi High School
• Okayama Gakugeikan High School
• Okayama Higashi Shogyo High School
• Okayama Joto High School
• Okayama Minami High School
• Okayama University of Science
• Okayama University of Science High School

Teams that have played here

• Hankyu Braves, Pacific League (1963-1981)