Bizen-shi

 Name: ● ● ● Bizen (備前・びぜん)  Prefecture: ● Okayama-ken (岡山県)  Population: ● ~37,000  JET count: ● ~2 ※  Website: ● ● [|click here] ※ //This number is an estimation based on the previous year, and does not account for any positions newly added.//

=Features= Bizen City is on the south eastern border of Okayama prefecture. It is an amalgamation of multiple towns with some only added in 2005. Bizen city is known for Bizen-yaki, a traditional pottery style that features iron rich clay, long baking time and doesn't use a glaze. Additionally, Bizen city is home to Shizutani gakko the first 'public school' in Japan.

Towns of interest in Bizen city include: Inbe - Yoshinaga - Hinase - Katakami -

=Festivals= Hinase Port festival Hinase Oyster festival Hinase Sawara festival Hinase fireman's water fight festival Hinase Seaside Festival Bizen Katakami festival Bizen-yaki festival

=Places of Interest= Shizutani gakko Hinase Gominoichi fish market Bizen Latin American Museum Yudachiukeyama lookout Hinase Okonomiyaki restaurants

=External Links= stuffles mcgillicutty