Okayama
Okayama City is the capital of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan about half way between Kobe and Hiroshima. It was founded in 1889. In March 2007 the city had an estimated population of 699,000 after the towns of Seto and Takebe merged together with Okayama.
Okayama is located on the shores of the Inland Sea and is connected to the island of Shikoku by bridge which makes it a transportation hub. The city is famous for the Korakuen Garden and the black Okayama Castle. The caste is a reconstruction.
Sogenji is a very large Zen monastery belonging to the Rinzai sect of Buddhism. It is located in the center of the city and affects much influence on the cultural climate of the city itself. It has produced several of the abbots of the major monasteries in Kyoto and is now a training center for foreign practitioners.
Getting closer
Here is a note from Dana and Amy Shadburne who will be arriving in Japan in the fall to work in Okayama. It is nice to be writing our first blog on the team website. It has been a long process getting... [more]
New Laborers
Today we received news that the couple mentioned in the last update on Okayama, Dana and Amy, were approved to come to Okayama to reach the people there for Christ. Rejoice with us that these new laborers... [more]
Still working
We’re still working on our site and we apologize for taking so long. Our webmaster is overloaded and since I am a computer illiterate, it has to come in steps!!! Thanks for being patient. We hope... [more]
