Kurashiki (倉敷市 Kurashiki-shi) is the central city in Japan, located in Okayama Prefecture. The area of ​​the city is 354.72 km², the population is 478,591 people (August 1, 2014), the population density is 1349.21 people / km².

Geographic location
The city is located on the island of Honshu in the Okayama Prefecture of the Chugoku region. It borders the cities of Okayama, Tamano, Soja, Asakuchi, Sakaide, Marugame and the villages of Yakage, Hayashima.

Symbols
The tree of the city is the camphor tree, the flower is the wisteria, and the bird is the common kingfisher.

Shogi
The 15th lifetime meijin shogi, Yasuharu Oyama, was born and raised in the city. In memory of him, the Oyama Memorial Museum was opened in the memorial city complex, in which one of the 6 main female titles, Kurashiki Toka, is played every autumn.