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Okayama 5th district was a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature) from 1996 to 2024. It was located in Okayama Prefecture.
The district was abolished in time for the 2024 Japanese general election. [1]
Representative | Party | Dates | |
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Yoshitaka Murata | LDP | 1996 – 2009 | |
Katsunobu Katō | LDP | 2009 – 2024 |
Okayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2. Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west.
Takahashi is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 27,538 in 13,678 households. and a population density of 50 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 546.99 square kilometres (211.19 sq mi). Bitchū Matsuyama Castle overlooks the town. Another significant location is Raikyū-ji, a Buddhist temple with a historic garden.
Wake is a town located in Wake District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2022, the town had an estimated population of 13,833 in 6353 households and a population density of 96 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 144.21 square kilometres (55.68 sq mi). The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that takes place every year on August 15 during the Obon period, and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria park in Japan.
Kume is a district in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a 3.703 km (2.301 mi) private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. TI was the abbreviation of "Tanaka International" after the name of the golf club owner, Hajime Tanaka, though the name of the circuit was officially "TI Circuit Aida".
Okayama Airport is an airport in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Okayama Momotaro Airport.
Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of February 2023, the city has an estimated population of 700,940 and a population density of 890 persons per km2. The total area is 789.95 square kilometres.
Okayama University is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.
Ukita Naoie was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. He was born in Bizen Province, to Ukita Okiie, a local samurai leader and head of the Ukita clan.
Fagiano Okayama is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system.
Ciaotou District is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Gangshan District, is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,532 inhabitants in October 2023. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area.
Okayama 2nd district was a multi-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Imperial Diet of Japan. Between 1928 and 1942 it elected five representatives by single non-transferable vote (SNTV).
Okayama 4th district is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. It is located in central coastal Okayama and covers the city of Kurashiki and the town of Hayashima. As of September 2012, 367,702 eligible voters were registered in the district, giving it slightly below average vote weight.
Kurashiki is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 478,651 and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 355.63 square kilometres (137.31 sq mi).
Kazunari Ichimi is a Japanese football player who currently plays as a forward for Fagiano Okayama.
Ryosuke Kawano is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kagoshima United, on loan from Fagiano Okayama.
Okayama at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan. It currently elects 2 members to the House of Councillors, 1 per election. The current representatives are:
The 2020 Pirelli Super Taikyu Series was the twenty-ninth season of the Super Taikyu Series endurance racing championship. It began with the Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours at Fuji Speedway, which was postponed to 5-6 September due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It ended on 13 December at Autopolis, after five out of six scheduled rounds.
Early general elections are scheduled to be held in Japan on 27 October 2024, due to the early dissolution of the House of Representatives by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Voting will take place in all constituencies including proportional blocks, to elect Members of Diet to seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.