Bizen, Okayama - Definition and Overview

Bizen (備前市; -shi) is a city located in Okayama, Japan. The city is particularly famous for its Bizen-yaki pottery.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 28,030 and the density of 209.71 persons per km². The total area is 133.66 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1971.

External links

• Official website (http://www.city.bizen.okayama.jp/) in Japanese
• Wikitravel: Bizen (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Bizen)

Bizen was also an old province of Japan.

Okayama Prefecture
Cities
Bizen | Ibara | Kasaoka | Kurashiki | Niimi | Okayama (capital) | Setouchi | Soja | Takahashi | Tamano | Tsuyama
Districts
Aida | Akaiwa | Asakuchi | Atetsu | Jobou | Katsuta | Kawakami | Kibi | Kojima | Kume | Maniwa | Mitsu | Oda | Oku | Shitsuki | Tomata | Tsukubo | Wake