Kasaoka, Japan
笠岡市
Kasaoka is a town of 50,160 people in Okayama, Japan, founded in April 1, 1952.
Why visit Kasaoka
Townapedia lists 63 museums and landmarks, 73 parks and trails, 136 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 29 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Fukuyama City University, 鴨山, Kasaoka City Horseshoe Crab Museum and Tsukumo Shell Mound.
Weather in Kasaoka
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About Kasaoka
Kasaoka (笠岡市, Kasaoka-shi) is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 45,404 in 21,987 households and a population density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). The total area of the city is 136.24 square kilometres (52.60 sq mi). The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea.
From the Wikipedia article Kasaoka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kasaoka on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do29
Fukuyama City University
School · 11.6 km
Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
17 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks63
Tsukumo Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Archaeological site in Kasaoka, Japan
51 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds73
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61 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes136
124 more on the map.
History
The Kasaoka area is part of ancient Bitchū Province and numerous shell middens from the Jōmon period confirm that the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The place name 'Kasaoka' is said to have been derived from the area of influence of the 'Kasaomi clan' of the ancient Kingdom of Kibi. Kasaoka Castle, was built by Murakami Takashige at the end of the Muromachi period and was controlled by the Mōri clan during the Sengoku period. Under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate, the area became part of the territory of the Mizuno clan of Fukuyama Domain. The Mizuno invested vast sums of money in civil engineering projects to promote the development of new rice fields in Kasaoka, which originally had little flat land. However, the domain fell to attainder in the middle of the Edo period, and the Kasaoka area was ruled as tenryō territory about 170 years until the end of the Edo period.
Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Kasaoka was established within Oda District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on June 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on October 23, 1891 and to city status on April 1, 1952. Due to its strong historical, cultural and economic ties with Fukuyama, proposals have been made for a merger between the two municipalities.
From the History section of Kasaoka on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship57
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Place of worship · Jehovahs Witness · 5.8 km
Shopping46
Gas and EV charging18
Schools, colleges and libraries83
Healthcare39
Map of Kasaoka
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Getting there and nearby towns
Okayama Airport (OKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Fukuyama 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Yakage 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Kurashiki 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Fuchūchō 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Sōja 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Takahashi 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Marugame 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Sakaidechō 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Utazu 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Mihara 40 km west, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kasaoka port, tatushin, Public domain
- Kasaoka City - Jul 31, 2009, vaboo.com, CC BY 2.0
- Kasaoka sta gate 20240407, Keeteria, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kasaoka Credit Cooperative, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sanyo Main Line Kasaoka Station (3936143833), m-louis .® from Osaka, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Okayama family court Kasaoka branch, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kasaoka police station, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fukuyama City University, Wing Sky Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tsukumo Kaizuka, gaikan, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Youme Town Zao in Fukuyama, Carpkazu, Public domain
- Kasaoka City Horseshoe Crab Museum - Apr 12, 2007, Sander van Malssen, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eishuu Gakan, Sky Wing Sky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fukuyama Ginga High School, Carpkazu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aibara park, Ibara, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kitagistone, Masamiokamoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JRF EF210 ECO-POWER Momotaro wrapping (3926151272), m-louis .®, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 古城山公園より - panoramio, pikotyan, CC BY 3.0
- ISS022-E-99716 - View of Japan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-259780 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-259778 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-259779 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 笠岡陸上競技場 0077, Tatushin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fukuyama 20210227203415 (51335114870), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- JRW 115EMUSeriesD-24編成湘南色, EF600EF610, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JRW EC 105系 岡山色, EF600EF610, CC BY-SA 4.0
- かぶとバイオファーム, Tamachan2020, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 道の駅笠岡3, キアラア, CC0
- 道の駅笠岡ベイファーム, キアラア, CC0
- 道の駅笠岡ベイファーム2, キアラア, CC0
- Satosho Station platform, もんじゃ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monument commemorating the electrification of 3000km of JNR, もんじゃ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 岡山県境 標札, Puchi-masashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Satosho post office, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Satosho town office, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shinosaka PA, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 篠坂パーキングエリア（下り） - panoramio, OS6, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 英数学館, Carpkazu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 兎兎兎兎 兎兎 兎 兎兎・・・ (5424684927), m-louis .® from Osaka, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- JFE STEEL RAILWAY, Carpkazu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Asakuchi city office, Phronimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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