Place:Yakage, Oda, Okayama, Japan

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NameYakage
TypeTown
Coordinates34.617°N 133.583°E
Located inOda, Okayama, Japan
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is a town located in Oda District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of june 1 2020, the town has an estimated population of 14,041 and a density of 147 persons per km². The total area is 90.62 km².

The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-honjin from the Edo period. A samurai parade (大名行列) is held every November in commemoration of the town's history as a major stopping point on the daimyōs trip to Edo during the era of sankin-kōtai.

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